Outlander S01e13 Libvpx ((top)) Access

ffmpeg -i outlander_s01e13.mkv \ -c:v libvpx-vp9 -b:v 3500k -minrate 2000k -maxrate 5000k \ -pix_fmt yuv420p10le -profile:v 1 \ -cpu-used 2 -row-mt 1 -auto-alt-ref 1 -lag-in-frames 25 \ -aq-mode 2 -sharpness 3 -tune ssim \ -grain-level 8 -pass 1 -f webm /dev/null && \ ffmpeg -i outlander_s01e13.mkv \ -c:v libvpx-vp9 -b:v 3500k -minrate 2000k -maxrate 5000k \ -pix_fmt yuv420p10le -profile:v 1 \ -cpu-used 2 -row-mt 1 -auto-alt-ref 1 -lag-in-frames 25 \ -aq-mode 2 -sharpness 3 -tune ssim \ -grain-level 8 -pass 2 -f webm outlander_s01e13_vp9.webm

➜ but for S01E13’s dark/grained scenes, it beats x264 in retention of fine detail (lace, stitched fabric, sweat on skin). 6. Comparing to Source & Other Encodes | Feature | Original (Blu-ray) | x264 (crf=18) | libvpx-vp9 (4 Mbps) | |---------|--------------------|---------------|----------------------| | Dark scene blocking | None | Slight in blood | None (if aq-mode=2) | | Grain retention | Full | 70% | 90% (with grain synth) | | Banding in fog | None | Visible | Trace | | File size (1h) | ~20 GB | ~5 GB | ~1.8 GB | outlander s01e13 libvpx

libvpx is best for archival web distribution of this episode, provided you accept long encoding time and VP9-capable clients. 7. Debugging libvpx for This Episode If you’re encoding and see issues: ffmpeg -i outlander_s01e13