X265-man Guide

: Supports Main, Main 10, and Main 12 profiles, allowing for 8-bit or 10-bit HDR video. Common Command Examples

: x265 --bitrate 5000 --vbv-maxrate 5000 --vbv-bufsize 10000 input.y4m -o output.hevc x265-man

The basic command-line structure for using the x265 encoder is: x265 [options] infile [-o] outfile : Supports Main, Main 10, and Main 12

: x265 --preset slow --crf 22 input.y4m -o output.hevc : Supports Main

: Allows you to specify a target average bitrate (e.g., --bitrate 3000 ).

: For archiving where no data loss is acceptable, you can use the --lossless option.

For a complete technical deep-dive into every available flag, you can view the official x265 documentation or run x265 --help in your terminal. x265 - EasyBuild - building software with ease