All Tools
X
OtherFreeOpen Source
X265
Open H.265/HEVC video encoder
GPL-2.0
ABOUT
4K and HDR video is huge as H.264. Closed HEVC SDKs add license friction. x265 is the open encoder so FFmpeg, broadcast, and archive pipelines compress HEVC without a proprietary stack.
INSTALL
brew install x265INTEGRATION GUIDE
1. Encode 4K or HDR video as HEVC from FFmpeg or the CLI
2. Shrink archival masters versus H.264 at similar quality
3. Build a streaming ladder with open HEVC instead of a closed SDK
4. Benchmark HEVC bitrate against VP9 or AV1 on the same source
TAGS
x265hevch265videoencodercodecvideolan