What file format do you store your media in?
Hello! I recently listened to a podcast that talked about how storing media files in .av1 format is very efficient and storage-friendly. I've been storing my files in .mkv format, but now I'm considering using Handbrake or a similar service to convert all my video files to .av1 if it's more compressed than .mkv. So;
- What format do you store your media?
- What is the optimal way of storing media?
- Do you use handbrake or similar services (feel free to suggest) to convert media files?
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I don't reencode anything, I keep the raw bdmv rip and remuxed mkv for jellyfin. Even if the difference is imperceptible, as long as I have the storage space there's no reason to spend time fiddling with conversion when it can only make things look worse.
As an experiment, take any remux from your collection and encode it by dividing the raw video bitrate by 2.5
What you'll invariably find:
Perceptible quality degradation at 100 per cent scale: 0%
" @ 200 per cent scale: <1%
Space saving: >50%
Yeah I simply wasnt aware of this, thought it was smart to change to the latest standards - but comments here have pointed out that its not worth chaning, plus it will change itself over time. Thanks anyways!