munki

With standard formats it's absolutely not rocket science, with the intricacies allowed for within the mp4 codec there are a lot of things to take into account, which I prefer to A/B/C test for each implementation setup before laying down templates for all content.

Which level vs data rate vs screen size is going to give you best results given your server setup? Do you need to use a 2 pass encode, or are your raws clean off that it's wasted render time? Is a lower level, higher resolution encode giving you better stream times and bandwidth savings vs a higher level, lower resolution?

Love to help you through some testing if you want to get a hold of me, but with mp4 format especially I would be wary of broad stroke calculations.

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