Does the audio suffer? I’m already sacrificing a lot by getting Yify/YTS stuff, the audio for those is piss poor as ot is
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chandz05@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Also check out Tdarr! I convert everything to HEVC using that. Shrinks down some files to literally 50% of their original size
Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug@lemmy.world 5 months ago
chandz05@lemmy.world 5 months ago
The audio should not be affected, as far as I’m aware. I get all my stuff from Usenet
gdog05@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I use tdarr on my gaming machine and use the higher end GPU to do the work. I also use the trash guide for getting the audio profile I want in my downloads. Then in tdarr, I strip away audio and subtitle languages I don’t want and use the highest quality audio source to add a simple 2 channel audio to make it more compatible for more devices. That way I’m not needlessly transcoding 5.1 Dolby for people who are just watching on TV audio.
jalsk@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yep, this is a good option for reducing file size at the expense of compatibility and CPU time. Every time OP downloads a file they’ll then have to reencode the file, which can take significant time, depending on the CPU of their NAS box, the file size, etc. It’s also worth noting that reencodes are lossy, so some amount of quality will be lost (although the quality difference may be imperceptible).
If disk space is the only variable we’re optimizing for, then you’re 100% correct, but I think it’s worth calling out that this definitely isn’t without tradeoffs.
It might also be worth considering how they’re consuming this media. If the client isn’t capable of playing back h265 then this will need to be transcoded again to play it back. Many media servers (like Plex) handle this automatically, but it’s definitely worth testing this out with your setup on a couple of files before doing this on your whole media collection.
chandz05@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Thanks for calling those points out! You are 100% correct. I think I take it for granted that at this point, all of this “just works” on my setup :)