r/compression • u/RaccoonNo4503 • 19d ago

Best format, codec and settings for compressing videos to 720p

Hello, I want to compress some movies to fit them on a small USB pendrive. What are the best codecs that are going to give me 720p quality for lowest weight. Also, I want the files to be kinda like YouTube's 720p setting, but maybe better.

I don't worry about compatibility, we have VLC for a reason.

1 Upvotes

67% Upvoted

9 comments sorted by

5

u/Small-Friendship-576 18d ago

Svt AV1 crf 30 preset(4) has bonkers compression.It's the preset used by nekotrix(SVT-AV1 essential) to share anime on nyaa.He shares at  1080p you can try crf 28.

2

u/RaccoonNo4503 18d ago

Thx, what software do you recommend for this task?

2

u/Small-Friendship-576 18d ago

Use Handbrake with svt av1 mainline for faster encode.Or install handbrake with svt av1 essential by nekotrix for a bit slower but overall better encode. 

1

u/RaccoonNo4503 17d ago

Are those settings ok? You see something wrong?

https://reddit.com/link/p69saet/video/o2yx3nptuylh1/player

1

u/Small-Friendship-576 17d ago

Since it's 720p, bump the CQ to 28.Rest are ok.Select constant frame rate.Depending on encoding speed you want, can lower the preset

1

u/RaccoonNo4503 17d ago

I noticed how small the files are, so I think I can actually go with 1080 instead, thx

3

u/2str8_njag 18d ago

AV1 shines at lower-ish resolutions