{{ _('Only relevant for H.264/H.265 — decides whether the transcode runs immediately after each download (part of the download queue) or later in its own separate queue, so a heavy re-encode never holds up other downloads.') }}

{{ _('Overwrite original or create new file with a codec suffix.') }}

Stream Copy

{{ _('Video is always copied') }} — {{ _('no re-encoding, no quality loss, fastest possible. Audio can optionally be re-encoded, e.g. for better compatibility.') }}

Copy AAC AC3

CPU (libx264) NVENC VAAPI VideoToolbox

{{ _('Checks which encoders actually work on this system. Green = available, grey = unavailable.') }}

{{ _('Speed vs. compression. Slower = smaller files at the same quality.') }}

{{ _('0 = lossless, 51 = worst quality. Default: 23. Recommended: 18–28.') }}

(0–51)

Audio

Copy AAC AC3

CPU (libx265) NVENC VAAPI VideoToolbox

{{ _('Checks which encoders are available on this system. Green = found, grey = not present.') }}

{{ _('Speed vs. compression. Slower = smaller files at the same quality.') }}

{{ _('0 = lossless, 51 = worst quality. Default: 28. Recommended: 24–30.') }}

(0–51)

Audio

Copy AAC AC3

{{ _('Enter FFmpeg flags directly in standard style. Examples:') }}
Video: -c:v libx265 -preset slow -crf 18
Audio: -c:a aac -b:a 192k
{{ _('If nothing is entered,') }} copy {{ _('is used as fallback.') }}

{{ _('Anime4K GLSL shaders are applied to every video via mpv encode mode or ffmpeg libplacebo. Upscaling is CPU/GPU-intensive — plan accordingly.') }}

{{ _('Overwrite original or create new file with') }} (upscale) {{ _('suffix.') }}

Anime4K Shader

{{ _('A = fastest / D = best quality. Each mode uses a different shader combination.') }}

{{ _('Shaders are included in the package — no download needed.') }}

1080p 1440p 4K (2160p) {{ _('Original size') }}

{{ _('Auto detects what is available automatically. libplacebo requires ffmpeg with libplacebo support.') }}

Auto mpv libplacebo

{{ _('H.264 recommended. Copy keeps the original codec (not always possible).') }}

H.264 H.265 Copy

{{ _('Lower value = better quality, larger file. Recommended: 16–22.') }}

(0–51)

{{ _('Encoding') }}