H.265 Codec - does the container make a difference to the file size?

If you not changing the Codec then it would depend on what your asking handbrake to do to the file.
Handbrake is mainly used (afaik) for taking game footage that contains fluctuating fps and making it a constant fps.
So if is you take game play ~60fps and make it 24/30 fps then that will half the size.
 
If you not changing the Codec then it would depend on what your asking handbrake to do to the file.
Handbrake is mainly used (afaik) for taking game footage that contains fluctuating fps and making it a constant fps.
So if is you take game play ~60fps and make it 24/30 fps then that will half the size.
 
Would there be any size difference between mkv and mp4?
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mp4 usually indicates mpeg4 or sometimes h.264 files.
Container size differences will be marginal (1-2MB at most, assuming the video streams are the same).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_container_formats

The file name is not necessarily going to be correct anyway - lots of xxx.mp4 files are not actually mp4's for example.


If you are going to encode to h.265 you'll typically see about 60% of original file size assuming it was originally h.264 encoded.
It does take a lot longer to encode h.265 though, but the file savings are worth it.
 
I'll probably redo mine, I have 30TB or so to do at some point, getting more disk space is important!
I could delete stuff, but I am a packrat..

Its a shame that disk prices have pretty much kept static over the last few years (excepting the rand / dollar fiasco).
 
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