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Old 9th February 2021, 17:16   #8  |  Link
benwaggoner
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Originally Posted by YaBoyShredderson View Post
Thanks for all this advice. Last thing, should i leave it unrestricted then or lock to either 4.0 or 4.1? I will using 2 pass abr of 7mbits (im aware thats generally considered quite high for x265 1080p?) but am not sure if some content may come out with some scenes on the extremes, needing more than 12mbits.
There are some older devices with 4.0 but not 4.1 decoders, so I'd go for 4.0 unless you find content where the 4.0 limit has a quality impact if you're worried about broad compatibility. If you're only going to use it on 4.1+ devices, then no reason not to use the higher limit. I don't think anyone is still shipping 4.0 only hardware.
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