Every time I pirate something x265, it looks like somebody took the pixels and threw it in the blender. Like I could notice the degredation in quality and it irritates me since it’s supposed to be 1080p.
I download the normal x264 and everything looks fine.
The issue is that, while x265 is more efficient, it’s not THAT much more efficient until you get to 4k or high bitrates. Encoders using x265 tend to be overly focused on file size, and prioritize it over video quality. And that sort of makes sense - x265 needs a lot more decoding power, and excludes a lot of otherwise capable devices. Why would you do that to only save a small percentage of the space needed?
265 is more bandwidth efficient than 264. If you put two video streams next to each other, 100% identical, running at the same bitrate, except one is H.264 and one is 265, 265 will look better.
265 can achieve the same visual fidelity as 264 at 20-40% lower bitrate, depending on a few factors. The trade off is you need more processing.
If either are looking pixilated, you’re getting ones with to much compression. I still try and get ones at around a gig or larger. Especially if you’re watching on a big screen. And like I said, if your hardware will run it without getting all laggy, 10 or 12 bit is good for rgb color depth
It’s mostly handled with GPU acceleration, yes. But it’s a fairly recent addition. Certainly newer than my Shield Pro (which they don’t seem to have updated since).
CPU alone would require a decent processor. Certainly at 4K. It knows the format, but smooth playback either happens or it doesn’t depending on the file.
In this day and age of compression, you can get a very small file in good quality.
If your hardware will run it, MKV/265 is fantastic! Especially the 10 bit rips
Every time I pirate something x265, it looks like somebody took the pixels and threw it in the blender. Like I could notice the degredation in quality and it irritates me since it’s supposed to be 1080p.
I download the normal x264 and everything looks fine.
And I doing piracy incorrectly?
The issue is that, while x265 is more efficient, it’s not THAT much more efficient until you get to 4k or high bitrates. Encoders using x265 tend to be overly focused on file size, and prioritize it over video quality. And that sort of makes sense - x265 needs a lot more decoding power, and excludes a lot of otherwise capable devices. Why would you do that to only save a small percentage of the space needed?
265 is more bandwidth efficient than 264. If you put two video streams next to each other, 100% identical, running at the same bitrate, except one is H.264 and one is 265, 265 will look better.
265 can achieve the same visual fidelity as 264 at 20-40% lower bitrate, depending on a few factors. The trade off is you need more processing.
If either are looking pixilated, you’re getting ones with to much compression. I still try and get ones at around a gig or larger. Especially if you’re watching on a big screen. And like I said, if your hardware will run it without getting all laggy, 10 or 12 bit is good for rgb color depth
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does MKV combined with H265 really do a thing?
It do do dat thang
wat thang do it do, doe?
It do da thang it do, dawg
is it better than the H265 alone without changing the container format?
H.265 isn’t a container format, it’s a encoding format. You have to have a container to hold the encoded video stream, whether it be MKV, MP4, etc.
Or AV1
My Shield Pro shits itself trying to play those at 4K though.
I never play anything in 4k simply because my eyes can never tell the difference lol
Are they that heavy?
I don’t think it’s got a hardware decoder in it for AV1. Whether it can play is very much dependent on the file.
I can’t see the extra pixels, but they tend to be the only versions with Dolby Vision, etc. I do think the HDR version looks better.
I can’t think of any device with hardware decoder for AV1. I think it’s mostly by CPU with some GPU accel.
It’s mostly handled with GPU acceleration, yes. But it’s a fairly recent addition. Certainly newer than my Shield Pro (which they don’t seem to have updated since).
CPU alone would require a decent processor. Certainly at 4K. It knows the format, but smooth playback either happens or it doesn’t depending on the file.