Hi, i have recently switched from HEVC to AV1 due to lack of support on devices. First time encoding a movie. It says something like 110 hours to finish encode… is this normal? . specs are as follows: handbrake: apple M1 16gb ram software encode using handbrake 1080p slow preset 8.5mbps

• FastFlix

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  FastFlix is a free GUI for HEVC and AV1 encoding, GIF/WebP/AVIF creation, and more!

In the meantime, I'd recommend using FastFlix, but beware that we don't know what encoder version is being used there: https://github.com/cdgriffith/FastFlix/releases

• nmkoder

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  Media encoding, muxing, analysis toolkit for Windows

If you really want to try encoding directly with the encoders(which will allow you to update them separately), there is nmkoder: https://github.com/n00mkrad/nmkoder/releases

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• FFmpeg

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Have you tried VP9? I've found it to have a nice balance of support and efficiency. It's also easier to decode than AV1, with smooth playback at resolutions and frame rates that would end up choppy with AV1. After some experimentation to find decent settings with the free and open source FFmpeg, I developed this little bash script for a fire-and-forget solution. I use the webm container format, but mkv should work too. Since you're using mkv, you don't have to use Opus audio if that causes compatibility issues; you can use aac instead of libopus.

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