x265 is designed to be slow . An Eternity encode can take 40 to 80 hours on a high-end Ryzen or Intel i9. While HEVC (x265) playback is standard on modern phones and TVs, trying to transcode an Eternity release on a cheap Android TV stick or an old laptop is a recipe for thermal throttling. The video stutters. The audio desyncs. The machine begs for death. The Aesthetic of the Void What makes Eternity controversial isn't the compression—it's the look .
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