Re-encoding videos in AV1 without quality loss

Last update: 2024-11-07

I'm trying to find out how to re-encode videos with AV1 to save storage without reducing quality, even in places where AV1 and SVT-AV1 usually have troubles. There are a few corner cases which make things more difficult and I'll try to solve them.

AV1 re-encoding without quality loss

Last update: 2024-11-07.

The AV1 video codec yields better-looking and smaller videos compared to H265, the incumbent in the domain of video on the Internet. I wanted to re-encode my video collection in AV1 to save storage space but without losing quality in the process. Turns out it isn't simple and I'm exploring solutions.

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