2023-12-18, 02:09 AM
Well that wholly depends on your needs. I usually keep a mix of H264 and H265(HEVC). That is mainly because i dont want to spend the effort of pre-transcoding anything and (had) the space that i have not cared about it.
A few limitations: HVEC is required for anything "big". Speaking 4K HDR. But HVEC is usually also a good chunk more space efficent then H264. On the other hand H264 can be usually played by anything*
* there are some other factors like encoder level and profile.
In the end, it sounds like you have quite a few high resolution videos so you could just reencode them with a lower bitrate (what bitrate exactly, do you have to decide to get the best visual fidelity vs space) or you are actually getting into the "need-to-know" rabbithole that is a media server and why some people build 100TB nas servers.
A few limitations: HVEC is required for anything "big". Speaking 4K HDR. But HVEC is usually also a good chunk more space efficent then H264. On the other hand H264 can be usually played by anything*
* there are some other factors like encoder level and profile.
In the end, it sounds like you have quite a few high resolution videos so you could just reencode them with a lower bitrate (what bitrate exactly, do you have to decide to get the best visual fidelity vs space) or you are actually getting into the "need-to-know" rabbithole that is a media server and why some people build 100TB nas servers.
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