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benwaggoner · 16th September 2013, 19:21

Note that encoding to a lower bitrate/higher CRF with everything else the same will also encode somewhat faster. Fewer bits means less to run through CABAC, etcetera.

The original command line seems rather over-specified, though. Some unusual source or something?

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benwaggoner Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4,771	Note that encoding to a lower bitrate/higher CRF with everything else the same will also encode somewhat faster. Fewer bits means less to run through CABAC, etcetera. The original command line seems rather over-specified, though. Some unusual source or something? __________________ Ben Waggoner Principal Video Specialist, Amazon Prime Video My Compression Book