For quick previews or mobile devices, a second FFmpeg pass with libx264 -crf 23 -preset veryfast is acceptable. Would you like an actual FFmpeg script to batch-encode all of Ghosts S04 , or a side-by-side comparison with x264?
: Ghosts Season 4 encodes exceptionally well with FFmpeg’s libx265 thanks to moderate motion and rich but not noisy visuals. Use 10-bit x265, CRF 18, slower preset, Opus 128k for near-lossless archiving at ~300–400 MB per episode. Avoid GPU encoding (NVENC/AMF) – software encoding retains subtle comedic facial reactions better.
