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An open-source HEVC encoder that compresses video from the command line. Notes say what changes if you switch.
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Kvazaar
An open-source HEVC encoder that compresses video from the command line.
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x265
An open-source encoder library and command-line application that compresses video into H.265/HEVC streams.
x265 is an open-source command-line encoder for H.265/HEVC video across Windows, macOS, and Linux; Kvazaar is an open-source HEVC encoder for Windows and Linux.
uvg266
An open-source command-line encoder that compresses raw video into the VVC/H.266 format.
x264
A free command-line encoder and library for compressing video into the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC format.
rav1e
A command-line AV1 encoder that compresses Y4M video with configurable speed and quality settings.
FFmpeg
The command that converts, cuts, streams and inspects essentially any audio or video file in existence.
FFmpeg can encode video from the command line across Windows, macOS, and Linux; Kvazaar is a dedicated open-source HEVC encoder.
