I have been transcoding videos using HandBrake, FastFlix and other tools for many years now.

I generally use x264, high10, veryslow, animation/film, crf18 for things from DVD. Same settings for all episodes/movies.

What I don't understand is, when I encode the 1st (pilot) episode, the file size is generally much larger than expected. When I encode following episodes (same settings), they generally have smaller file sizes.

All episodes are ~40-45 minutes in length.

I have been transcoding videos using HandBrake, FastFlix and other tools for many years now.

I generally use x264, high10, veryslow, animation/film, crf18 for things from DVD. Same settings for all episodes/movies.

What I don't understand is, when I encode the 1st (pilot) episode, the file size is generally much larger than expected. When I encode following episodes (same settings), they generally have smaller file sizes.

All episodes are ~40-45 minutes in length.

I have been transcoding videos using HandBrake, FastFlix and other tools for many years now.

I generally use x264, high10, veryslow, animation/film, crf18 for things from DVD. Same settings for all episodes/movies.

What I don't understand is, when I encode the 1st (pilot) episode, it is generally rather larger than expected file size. When I encode following episodes (same settings), they generally have smaller file sizes.

All episodes are about 42 minutes in length.

Does anyone know if there is a way to make the Mastodon UI have more than 3 active rows?

With TweetDeck, I used to have about 30 rows open that showed posts in various lists in real time.

Here, I would like to follow all the hashtags and groups in the same manner. Is it possible?

I want to learn #python, but I'm not good at following reading on a website. I am a visual learner. I do learn by examples along with trial and error. I know there are sites out there that have good documentation and examples, but I have a hard time following.

I'm looking for slow #ELI5 video tutorials. I found a couple on YouTube, but they tend to speed through things like you've been programming since the 80s.

I wonder if AMD will continue to do 3 Zen architectures per motherboard socket.

For example:
AM4: Zen, Zen2, Zen3
AM5: Zen4, Zen5, ... Zen6?

If that's the case, and if the current leaked info about the Ryzen 9000 series Zen5 CPUs are to be even remotely trusted, I think I will wait until the Ryzen AI+blockchain 10000 series comes out before upgrading from my lowly Ryzen 5950x Zen3 CPU. ;->

If I had the money to fill my gas tank all the time, I would be out doing this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbb4w44bxqM

#vgmwednesday

I am really liking the whole aspect of #NixOS and the #Nix package manager. I kind of wish I knew about Nix before I found Arch a decade ago, but I like the rewards I get from these slightly challenging distros.

The Gentoo bug hasn't quite sunk its teeth into me yet. It...boots..., but that's about as far as I have gone with it so far.