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Use this code snip to get all encoders: https://stackoverflow.com/a/38954520

On a 13" MacBook Pro 2019 (with T2)

2019-08-23 16:20:04.737 print-encoders[26396:2240602]   1752589105  com.apple.videotoolbox.videoencoder.hevc.ave HEVC Apple HEVC (AVE) Apple HEVC (AVE)
2019-08-23 16:20:04.737 print-encoders[26396:2240602]   1752589105  com.apple.videotoolbox.videoencoder.hevc.gva HEVC Apple HEVC (HW) Apple HEVC (HW)
2019-08-23 16:20:04.737 print-encoders[26396:2240602]   1752589105  com.apple.videotoolbox.videoencoder.hevc.vcp HEVC Apple HEVC (SW) Apple HEVC (SW)

(showing HEVC-related only)

On a 7700K Mac

2019-08-23 23:14:25.678 print-encoders[2344:165092]   1752589105  com.apple.videotoolbox.videoencoder.hevc.gva HEVC	Apple HEVC (HW)	Apple HEVC (HW)
2019-08-23 23:14:25.678 print-encoders[2344:165092]   1752589105  com.apple.videotoolbox.videoencoder.hevc.vcp HEVC	Apple HEVC (SW)	Apple HEVC (SW)

TODO compare speed, quality

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