Description
Halving a video’s size without visible loss is where H.264 runs out of road. x265 is an open-source H.265/HEVC encoder that reaches similar quality at roughly half the bitrate.
It is a command-line tool and the encoder library behind HandBrake and FFmpeg, with presets from ultrafast to placebo. Only source is official, so Windows binaries come from third-party build sites.
H.265:Lower bitrate at equal quality.
Presets:ultrafast to placebo.
Rate control:CRF, ABR, two-pass.
Bit depth:8, 10 and 12 bit.
Library and CLI:Standalone or via FFmpeg.
It is a command-line tool and the encoder library behind HandBrake and FFmpeg, with presets from ultrafast to placebo. Only source is official, so Windows binaries come from third-party build sites.
Features
H.265:Lower bitrate at equal quality.
Presets:ultrafast to placebo.
Rate control:CRF, ABR, two-pass.
Bit depth:8, 10 and 12 bit.
Library and CLI:Standalone or via FFmpeg.
