AV{D,E} performance characteristics

perf.md

Testing was done using both hardware and software decode. All testing done using Homebrew ffmpeg.

Hardware decode

ffmpeg -hwaccel videotoolbox -i [path-to-file-used] -c:v [Encoder]_videotoolbox -c:a copy -b:v 15M -f null -

Testing matrices divided by input stream type

4K Rec. BT2020 (HDR10) HEVC

Encoder	Perf (fps)
h264	53
hevc	50
prores	300

4K ProRes 422

Encoder	Perf (fps)
h264	45
hevc	37
prores	115

1080p H.264

Encoder	Perf (fps)
h264	185
hevc	188
prores	175

Software decode

ffmpeg -i [path-to-file-used] -c:v [Encoder]_videotoolbox -c:a copy -b:v 15M -f null -

Testing matrices divided by input stream type

4K Rec. BT2020 (HDR10) HEVC

Encoder	Perf (fps)
h264	54
hevc	51
prores	115

4K ProRes 422

Encoder	Perf (fps)
h264	42
hevc	35
prores	36

1080p H.264

Encoder	Perf (fps)
h264	185
hevc	188
prores	630