For your Outlander archive, don't sleep on VP9. Episode S03E02 is the benchmark. If your encode survives the dark cells of Ardsmuir, it’ll survive any episode. Are you a Plex user or a disc ripper? What codec do you use for period dramas? Let me know in the comments!
If you’re watching on an iPad on a plane, the standard 720p H.264 is fine. But if you are projecting this episode onto a 65-inch OLED in a dark room, the libvpx encode will preserve the crushing despair of Jamie’s isolation and the sterile loneliness of Claire’s Boston apartment. outlander s03e02 libvpx
-c:v libvpx-vp9 -b:v 4000k -pass 2 -profile:v 2 -pix_fmt yuv420p10le -row-mt 1 Yes, but only if you care about the mood of "Surrender." For your Outlander archive, don't sleep on VP9
If you meant a different term (e.g., a character name or place), let me know, but this combines the fandom with a common digital media topic. We all remember the emotional gut-punch of Outlander Season 3, Episode 2: "Surrender." Are you a Plex user or a disc ripper