Tools
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This section covers the software you actually run: encoders, the frameworks that drive them, filtering, muxing and inspection tools, and players.
Where to start
Section titled “Where to start”- FFmpeg decodes, filters, encodes and muxes almost anything, and most other tools rely on it.
- Av1an runs encoders in parallel on scene-based chunks; it is the usual way to use slow, high-quality AV1 settings on a many-core CPU.
- MKVToolNix assembles the finished Matroska file from video, audio, subtitles and fonts. MP4Box does the same job for MP4 and streaming packages.
- VapourSynth is the filtering framework behind denoising, debanding and other source cleanup.
- Video players covers checking your encodes, frame by frame if needed.
Sections
Section titled “Sections”- Software encoders: the encoders themselves, such as SVT-AV1, aomenc, x264 and x265, plus community forks.
- Hardware encoders: GPU and SoC encoders such as NVENC, Quick Sync and VideoToolbox.
- Filtering: VapourSynth and the common filtering tasks.
- Utilities: muxers, analysers, metric tools and encoding front ends.
Each encoder page ends with a full option table for the release it covers; see Reading option tables for how to read them.