What is the best free h.265 software?

[shlosi]

Hi All!

I am trying to convert a video I got from a studio with 4K resolution (3840*2176) with a few softwares and got fails and errors every single time.
I got the best results using Vidcoder but again- the video wasn't good enough.

Do you have any recommendations maybe?

If not, what softwares do you use?

Thank you!

[hech54]

42

[shlosi]

42?

[Baldrick]

Use any x265 frontend...

[LigH.de]

42?

Help us to help you. Give us details, facts, log files. You are complaining about bad quality but omit all the constraints; maybe it's all your fault because you chose the wrong bitrate control mode or a way too low bitrate. In this case it doesn't matter which (frontend) software you use; most converters will use the same (backend) encoder (= x265), and you may use them all wrong if you believe in miracles, regarding the relation between bitrate and frame dimensions (did you ever calculate the "pixel bitrate" = bppf for your target?).

[pandy]

42?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrases_from_The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Answ...thing_.2842.29

alternative answer can be: my crystal ball is broken or GIGO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_in,_garbage_out