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--- ffmpeg:encoding:h265:encode_video_as_x265_hevc_10bit [2023/11/01 10:44] – created peter
+++ ffmpeg:encoding:h265:encode_video_as_x265_hevc_10bit [2023/11/01 11:54] (current) – peter
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 ====== ffmpeg - Encoding - h265 - Encode video as x265 HEVC 10bit ======
+Do CRF 18 slow with x265 10 bit for high quality 1080p.
+----
+===== Encode video as x265 HEVC 10bit =====
+<code bash>
+ffmpeg -i "input.mkv" -pix_fmt yuv420p10le -c:v libx265 -preset slow -crf 28 -c:a copy -x265-params profile=main10 "output".mkv
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**
+  * CRF 20-23 for most 1080p videos is enough.
+  * x265 uses CRF 18 by default.
+  * Use CRF 23+ for videos in 4K.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Same as above, but as a two-pass x265 HEVC 10bit encode =====
+<code bash>
+ffmpeg -y -i "input".mkv -c:v libx265 -b:v 1500k -x265-params pass=1 -an -f null /dev/null && \
+ffmpeg -i "input".mkv -c:v libx265 -b:v 1500k -x265-params pass=2 -c:a copy "output".mkv
+</code>
+----