ME's 3, 4, and 5 compared.
Commands used:
--crf 22 --preset slow --tune ssim --profile main10 --output-depth 10 --min-cu-size 16 --ctu 32 --no-strong-intra-smoothing --no-constrained-intra --ssim
Star
encoded 4329 frames in 1138.22s (
3.80 fps), 4239.98 kb/s, Avg QP:26.59, SSIM Mean Y: 0.9778734 (
16.551 dB)
Start: 8:13:58 PM
End: 8:32:57 PM
Duration:
00:18:58
HEVC :
91.3 MiB 1920*1080 (16:9), at 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS, HEVC (Main 10@L4@Main)
SEA
encoded 4329 frames in 3069.85s (
1.41 fps), 4236.64 kb/s, Avg QP:26.58, SSIM Mean Y: 0.9778637 (
16.549 dB)
Start: 2:55:52 PM
End: 3:47:03 PM
Duration:
00:51:10
HEVC :
91.2 MiB 1920*1080 (16:9), at 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS, HEVC (Main 10@L4@Main)
Full
encoded 4329 frames in 15629.88s (
0.28 fps), 4237.87 kb/s, Avg QP:26.59, SSIM Mean Y: 0.9778782 (
16.552 dB)
Start: 3:51:22 PM
End: 8:11:53 PM
Duration:
04:20:30
HEVC :
91.2 MiB 1920*1080 (16:9), at 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS, HEVC (Main 10@L4@Main)
Sample Clips
Star -
https://mega.nz/#!t8tAVIxB!ymjIIy21U...ZO_4JS1U2P1ZwM
SEA -
https://mega.nz/#!og80HBia!gpV7atvaB...bHZANPw7dFV2TU
Full -
https://mega.nz/#!J48T3YaR!QSm3uVZTN...BPWwl3ZbnxCLaU
Not worth it. In all scenarios for best results/encoding times, continue use me star on. Thanks.