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What file format do you store your media in? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    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%
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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago

    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!

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