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Originally Posted by Winston_Smith_101
Can we expect some large steps in terms of x265 encoding quality in general and necessary bitrate for a given visual quality in the coming months?
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http://x265.readthedocs.io/en/default/releasenotes.html
Stable releases come, on average, every 6 months. Every one brings some sort of "quality" improvement, especially v2.0. If you don't like x265's output now, wait 6 months.
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I ask because I have a lot of material to encode and would like to choose a good moment for that.
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Using the absolute latest x265 build, run some short test encodes of different sources at a simple baseline of CRF20, Preset Medium, Profile Main10, Tune Grain and see what you get.
Don't like the quality? Try CRF19 Preset Slow.
Don't like the size? Try CRF21 Preset Fast.
Don't like any of it? Wait 6 months.
Only YOU can decide what you want.