Best Compression Methods for 'Specific' Games. Q&A

[shazzla]

For the records:

I recommend use CRF (lets say ,its constant quality) instead of targeting bitrate.

[L33THAK0R]

Originally Posted by shazzla

For the records:

I recommend use CRF (lets say ,its constant quality) instead of targeting bitrate.

Constant Rate Factor (CRF) encoding is pretty much mandatory I'd argue for producing any quality lossy videos. You can still use the available switches cap the maximum bit-rate as well manipulating the VBV buffer. I'd also recommend testing the various available tuning profiles (not to be confused with H.264 profiles or ffmpeg encoding presets) within ffmpeg especially if you're dealing with 2D video, as you can get some noticeable ratio improvements for a slightly longer encoding time.