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sitman | 7 points | Dec 16 2016 20:49:12

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is Handbrake the best thing to use to convert H265 to H264?

[-] [deleted] | 2 points | Dec 16 2016 22:19:11

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[-] sitman | 2 points | Dec 16 2016 22:43:29

Lots of H265 here lately, but my stuff only plays 264.

[-] ironfist92 | 2 points | Dec 16 2016 22:59:50

Same here. And converting takes hours...

[-] morphagentOG | 2 points | Dec 17 2016 04:26:27

Have you tried playing with VLC? It plays 265 beautifully. I use it exclusively.

[-] sitman | 2 points | Dec 17 2016 14:47:22

I stream from Plex to tv or projector using Roku or Chromecast.

[-] spong_miester | 2 points | Dec 17 2016 02:53:14

Get yourself a FireTV and you won't need to convert ;)

[-] sitman | 2 points | Dec 17 2016 23:25:15

Don't care for Amazon's dislike of Google.

[-] TwoVexOneCup | 1 points | Dec 16 2016 21:09:36

No, but I find it's great for powerslides ;)

[-] sitman | 1 points | Dec 16 2016 21:53:06

I guess I should try again...

[-] SlapABiatch | -2 points | Dec 17 2016 00:51:20

best with a manual!!! ...but the kiddies don't know what that is... hehe

[-] sitman | 1 points | Dec 17 2016 01:10:12

Did my first one about this time of year and 50 years ago...

[-] SlapABiatch | -1 points | Dec 17 2016 01:50:53

:) You have me by two decades friend. What vehicle was kind enough to show you such fun?! I will never forget the first "pony car" that 'drifted' (kiddy lingo for sure!) wicked through mountain foothills. [left foot + right foot + FEEL + thought + thousands of hours under a hood = great time] [now = computers, computers, computers = rich kids not knowing a damn thing + losing on the track]

[-] scannerdarkley | 1 points | Dec 16 2016 23:06:00

I don't foresee Handbrake nor any other transcoder work well with this type of conversion without issues.

If you're hoping to convert x/h264 to x/h265 AND especially 265 to 264, you're going to lose a lot of quality, particularly if you're hoping to convert from one resolution to the same resolution. You might get away with say converting x264 1080p down to x265 720p though.

The best use for x265 and h265 right now is ripping or transcoding directly from source or the closest to source available.

[-] sitman | 1 points | Dec 16 2016 23:15:23

I want to go from 265 to 264.

[-] scannerdarkley | 1 points | Dec 16 2016 23:29:32

Same problem in either direction. You're going to lose a ton of quality moving from x265s extreme compression to x264's compression.

You could still do it if quality's not an issue. Handbrake is the best option with a ready to role GUI and presets. There are some other command line tools but probably too fiddly to work with. If you're using Plex server, it's able to transcode on the fly from what i've seen :)

[-] sitman | 1 points | Dec 16 2016 23:53:49

Not H265. At least not going to Chromecast 1gen or Roku 3.