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Last active April 28, 2024 22:26
aomenc settings (Updated 2022-09-18)

Current aomenc recommended settings for sharpness and detail retention:

--cpu-used=4 --cq-level=16 --end-usage=q --lag-in-frames=48 --enable-fwd-kf=1 --aq-mode=1 --deltaq-mode=0 --enable-chroma-deltaq=1 --quant-b-adapt=1 --enable-qm=1 --min-q=1 --enable-keyframe-filtering=0 --arnr-strength=1 --arnr-maxframes=4 --sharpness=3 --enable-dnl-denoising=0 --disable-trellis-quant=0 --threads=64

General CQ guidelines:

  • 40: Youtube quality
  • 30: Watchable, fine for streaming or lower bitrate encodes
  • 20: Good quality