Add -preset medium to balance speed vs. compression (default is medium anyway).
Wanted to share a quick ffmpeg win. Grabbed Abbott Elementary S01E07 (the “Gifted Program” episode – peak Ava chaos). Original file was ~1.2 GB (H.264). Ran it through ffmpeg with libx265, CRF 28, kept original audio (copy) and subs. abbott elementary s01e07 ffmpeg
Re-encoded Abbott Elementary S01E07 – quality still good, size cut by 60% Add -preset medium to balance speed vs
Command I used: ffmpeg -i abbott.s01e07.mkv -c:v libx265 -crf 28 -c:a copy -c:s copy abbott.s01e07.small.mkv abbott elementary s01e07 ffmpeg
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