X265-man -

The x265 manual outlines several critical parameters to balance speed and quality:

: Supports Main, Main 10, and Main 12 profiles, allowing for 8-bit or 10-bit HDR video. Common Command Examples x265-man

: x265 --bitrate 5000 --vbv-maxrate 5000 --vbv-bufsize 10000 input.y4m -o output.hevc The x265 manual outlines several critical parameters to

: x265 --preset slow --crf 22 input.y4m -o output.hevc and Main 12 profiles

: The default and recommended method for high-quality encoding. Values usually range from 0–51, where lower values mean higher quality.

: For archiving where no data loss is acceptable, you can use the --lossless option.