Is HEVC (8-bit)/AAC a good, modern CODEC combination for reducing library size without compromising quality? I’m about to start a library re-encode and wanted some feedback.

  • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    Yeah it’s fine I reencoded almost my entire library into that as soon as my devices were able to play it.

    But if you can wait a couple more years AV1 will be better

    • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      If they can wait a couple more years I’m sure that in that time they’ll save up enough money to get a new HDD/SSD so there’s no need to reencode

      • DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        But if they expand their storage in the meantime then re-encode later, they’ll have even more space freed up. Something about stonks, I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️

        • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          It just might not be worth the quality loss. Though if space is tight then it’s tight

          • DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.caEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Some people priortise library quantity over image quality and with the standard living room setup of ~50" and 8-10’ gap between screen and sofa, a small decrease in quality would be negligible anyway.