alt Hacker NewsWhy not use x265?
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thunderfork • today at 5:23 PM
Some clients only take H264, depends on what you're delivering to. Often for web media you end up having to serve [h264, h265, av1], which is a real pain
Why not use x265?
Some clients only take H264, depends on what you're delivering to. Often for web media you end up having to serve [h264, h265, av1], which is a real pain
Often the increased encoding cost does pay for the reduced bandwidth cost. And that assumes you can navigate and afford the HEVC license.