Himechi | 55 points
I was considering posting this to the Discussion thread but I was afraid it would slip away, unnoticed by most visitors.
The poll is straightforward. 20-something questions and you can choose multiple answers. I'm doing this mainly to satisfy my own curiosity and hopefully this will help guide the choices of some of the encoders posting here.
https://strawpoll.com/c5871w17
Thank you for taking the time to do the poll.
[-] gazongagizmo | 21 points
too late to add an option? because audio is very important to some people, me e.g. - i care little about 720p or 1080p or x264 or x265, but i prefer 5.1 (or better) over 2.0 sound by a huge degree!
(reason in my specific case being that i sometimes cut out stuff from the audio track to sample into a DJ set at a later date, mostly cool quotes and speeches, and having a surround mix you can choose to include or exclude SFX or music if need be)
definitely 5.1, but I don't care so much about DTS or AC3 anymore. don't think i can hear the difference between that a properly encoded ~440kb/s AAC set, on my living room system anyway (rather old).
I didn't see an option to edit the poll when it was completed.
I thought about adding audio choices but there so many that I was worried I would blow up the poll and make it too long trying to pin down something that I suspect most users don't think about much. I wanted to keep the poll short.
This is getting some upvotes. Do you want to create a new strawpoll at that site and post the link here? I'll add it to the OP.
[-] Skullduggeryz | 3 points
I agree, 5.1 or better is more important to me. But i also prefer them in a 1GB-5GB size range
[-] NineFourSeven | 17 points
Where do i claim my free internet ?
You just used it to reply. Congratulations!
[-] Ed_ButteredToast | 3 points
r/bamboozle_insurance
[-] R3a1ityCheque | 13 points
1080p, x265, 3-5gb with good audio. Basically Tigole encodes.
This sub is already a goldmine for x265, keep it coming!
I prefer remuxes, not because I have lots of space, but because I can then encode them to 10 bit x265 with a good quality while keeping movies in a size they usually are subpar in many encodes (4-8GB) and get the choice to use a bigger filesize if it's the only way not to have bad quality video.
I have at most time to watch a movie a day. Even with Mega's data cap, there's more than enough time to DL that in the form of a remux (and reencoding it takes only a few hours). That's without VPNs or reseting your IP, which are both easy to do.
[-] PM-me-girl-nudes | 3 points
what do you use for 10bit encode? staxrip maybe? i haven't tried that yet, still using Handbrake :/
[-] ipaqmaster | 5 points
I spent my rent money on hard drives. Please stuff my face with remuxes.
Fuck they know who I am
as for x264 vs x265. I fucking Love x265 right, but I only see it used in cases where the movie's are already shit quality.
Like... I guess I'd rather a 40G bluray remux right, they're typically x264 and if you can get that to me as a 30G remux or lower in x265 of equal quality, fucking fantastic, no arguments here.
But I frequently see x265 content used as an excuse to push poor quality content. "It's so much smaller because it's a better encoder!" no it's because your source was trash or you bitcrushed this thing.
In Cartoons and Anime it's wonderful for size vs it's x264 counterpart, but for TV shows that are 1GB per episode in x265? I can't see even the x264, few-gigs-bigger version being any better for such a size loss. Like, I wouldn't grab either.
Idk. I love the format and how it helps here and there, but I only see the damn thing on shit tier uploads. (Torrent sites, Forums, Mega, etc).
Granted, in a 'remux' it means you aren't gonna.. well.. change any of the content, just package it's existing formats nicely for playback. But by damn if I started seeing good x265 remux>x265 movies that are smaller than their original-remux, 40g counterparts, but have not been crushed down to 4g. I'm absolutely all in. Even if it's like 35G. because that must be one fucking high quality file. Possibly means the source was more than 40G. But everything depends on the content it comes from.
You might also consider that how the rip is being encoded also affects the quality. x265 bring a choice between cpu and gpu encoding. GPU encoding is blazing fast but also takes an instant quality hit when compared to encoding using the same settings on a cpu. And if you're a busy encoder like the Tigole group you may be trying to crank out rips as fast as possible through gpu encoding and 'lenient' settings.
Not all <5GB x265 rips are built the same.
[-] hashtagpow | 5 points
i really prefer lower quality stuff just so i can jam as much as possible on to my tablet and phone. i found a download for 25 seasons of the simpsons that was something CRAZY like 30GB (i don't remember exactly) and it was like winning the lottery for me. i now have 25 seasons of the simpsons in my pocket 24 hours a day and it makes me so insanely happy. i feel like i'm in the minority in this, but i don't have anything to back that up with. i've always just assumed people like to have the absolute best quality possible. size doesn't STOP me from downloading things i want, though. i have a 2TB hard drive that i use just for media (comics, movies, tv, etc, etc).
[-] Pipedreamergrey | 4 points
Same here. I'm at the end of a DSL connection that goes on the fritz every time there's rain in a state known for its rain. Most of my downloads are small files I grab with my phone or tablet while ~~at work~~ out and about running errands.
So far as I'm concerned files should come in two varieties: large best possible quality for the stuff I want to keep forever and small smash-and-grab deals for day to day entertainment.
[-] KrangyKrangles | 3 points
You should look into Plex if you've got a computer on at home regularly. Your whole library at your fingertips, and it's free.
I've got a 4tb HD attached to my router, and a usually-on media PC running plex. It's neat. A lot of smart TVs have a Plex app as well, so I can pull up my library even if I'm at a friend's house or something.
I'm kind of a midpoint from you. I prefer decent quality, trending toward the lower end to fit stuff and save bandwidth. With animation you can get away with a hell of a lot with 265, though, so that's nice.
[-] hashtagpow | 3 points
Sounds cool! I've pretty much always got something playing on my laptop even if I'm not actively watching it. I like to just listen to tv shows as I do other things. I'll def check this out as it sounds really useful just from your post.
I love 720p x265 10bit files for their tiny file size, but I don't mind downloading 1080p files as long as it is x265.
x265 all the way. HEVC is so much better than x264, twice the quality in half the size. replaced my entire media collection this year, a good chunk of it from here. titles i couldn't find in x265, i grabbed a high bitrate x264 bluray rips and converted myself... but i'm still figuring that out, Handbrake isn't really sufficient for dialing in the best quality/size.
[-] TheVillentretenmerth | 3 points
1080p/x265
[-] GeneralMGS | 2 points
I really prefer 1080p 1.89GB+ rips, 5.1 is nice too
I understand the motivation behind this, but poll or not, at the end of the day, encoders will encode and upload whatever they like. Whatever resolution suits them. Whatever bitrate suits them. Whatever sources suit them.
My default assumption is that an encoder made the encoding choices that s/he made because
Encoders, thank you for everything you do. It takes so much more work to encode compared to all the other great folks who are "merely" uploading!
[-] madwilliamflint | 2 points
Don't much care for extras
Would love shows in single-season increments (either per submission or split within the repo.)
[-] doctorwho6904 | 2 points
For movies and tv showss MP4, AVI and MKV. And i like the quality to be either 360p or 480p. The reason why is because it takes less time to download and i usually upconvert it to 720p or 1080p for DVD's
And i like music in MP3, FLAC, M4A. WMA or WAV. And the quality either 64, 96 or 128 kbps. Plus the reason why i like the low quality is because at that quality the sound or video is'nt that bad. It's still watchable or audible. Plus it takes less storage space. Again i should also mention i never use torrents. I don't trust them.
[-] StillLoveCDs | 2 points
I prefer files above 2GB but under 5GB. My biggest concern when downloading is Mega's 5GB cap.
my main 2 things
As a free user, who doesn't trust third party software, I'd like to see more files under 5 GBs for the limit.
Or more people using zippyshare.
And maybe some x264 alternatives, cause smart tv's can't quite play x265 from an external source, just yet.
I happen to prefer x265 because of the smaller file sizes 5.1 is a bonus and 1080 or 720 isn’t important because 2 of my screens only reach 720
[-] itstaylorx | 2 points
NOT 10bit x265 because my fire tv can't play them well. it will play an 8bit usually.
i prefer mp4/mkv at x264. But i'm ok with 8bit x265 too. and often download those.
[-] KrangyKrangles | 1 points
You might wanna look into Plex if you've got a capable PC. It'll transcode them into something that your Fire TV can handle for the time being until you get a player that can handle it. It's quite handy.
[-] itstaylorx | 1 points
one, plex requires i run a computer 100% of the time which i won't cause i mostly use a macbook air now. I've used plex before but i have kodi now and it might be able to transcode but it's easier to use vlc on my firetv and to just get a working format initially. If it has to transcode it i'm not getting any benefit anyways. I just don't download ten bit files in the first place.
[-] KrangyKrangles | 1 points
Yeah, just figured I'd suggest it in case you had an extra computer you ran regularly.
Considering everything coming out from here on out, pretty much, will support full-on HEVC just fine, it's a good temporary solution for some people until they can get a more powerful stick - that way they don't have to re-download 10-bit rips or whatever when they've got a device that can handle it.
[-] Bjorn_Stronginthearm | 2 points
but if the content is good I'm willing to just reencode stuff
[-] LucentPhoenix | 2 points
MKV or MP4 1080 for most, 4k for certain things Overall bitrate at least 4,000 kbps for 1080 or 15,000 kbps for 4k (size is irrelevant; the bitrate is what matters) 5.1 audio (AC3/DTS highly preferred, but AAC is convertible, so I guess it's ok) x264/x265, x624 slightly preferring for maximum compatibility with my devices
[-] Immortallix | 2 points
In addition, I perfer 2.0 audio as I have nothing above stereo, but I still like some good ol high bitrate audio.
[-] letsnotreadintoit | 2 points
The absolute best quality for my favorites (that 28GB Dunkirk), but whatever for everything else (900mb-1GB)
[-] jaykhunter | 2 points
One internet please!
[-] KrangyKrangles | 2 points
I'm a fan of h265 here. Lower bitrates are much more acceptable for animation than live action, but depending on how important the visuals in a show are to me, I'm likely fine with the lower end of bitrate because I'm on capped internet (1TB a month).
[-] RCS47 | 31 points | Dec 12 2017 21:07:24
Movies: Any MP4 or MKV under 2GB
TV Episodes: Any MP4 or MKV under 1GB
Music: 320kps MP3s
I get it some of you seem to have boundless storage capacity but not all of us have dozens of TBs to work with.
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[-] LucentPhoenix | 2 points | Dec 13 2017 19:25:21
Storage is cheap, unless you're one of those people that just downloads everything under the sun, regardless of whether or not you'll watch it.
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