video_transcoding 0.12.2 → 0.12.3

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data/README.md

@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ On Windows, it's best to search the Web for the appropriate binary or add-on pac
 
 When installing `HandBrakeCLI` or other downloaded programs, make sure the executable binary is in a directory listed in your `PATH` environment variable. On Unix-style systems like macOS and Linux, that directory might be `/usr/local/bin`.
 
+If you're comfortable using [Docker virtualization software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docker_(software)), a pre-built container with everything you need, plus installation instructions, is available here:
+
+<https://hub.docker.com/r/ntodd/video-transcoding/>
+
 ## Rationale
 
 ### Why `transcode-video`?
@@ -446,27 +450,22 @@ I have four rules when preparing my own media for transcoding:
 
 The `--preset` option in `transcode-video` controls the x264 video encoder, not the other preset system built into HandBrake. It takes a preset name as its single argument:
 
-    transcode-video --preset fast "/path/to/Movie.mkv"
+    transcode-video --preset slow "/path/to/Movie.mkv"
 
 The x264 preset names (mostly) reflect their relative speed compared to the default, `medium`.
 
-Preset name | Note
---- | --- | ---
-`ultrafast` | not recommended
-`superfast` | not recommended
-`veryfast` | use with caution
-`faster` | use with caution
-`fast` | good but you might want to use `--quick` instead
-`medium` | default
-`slow` | &#8203;
-`slower` | &#8203;
-`veryslow` | &#8203;
-`placebo` | not recommended
-
-Presets faster than `medium` trade precision and compression efficiency for more speed. That tradeoff is acceptable for the `fast` preset. But you may notice occasional quality loss problems when using the `faster` or `veryfast` presets.
+Presets faster than `medium` trade precision and compression efficiency for more speed. You may notice quality loss problems when using these presets, especially as speed increases.
+
+However, you can increase encoding speed by 70-80% with no easily perceptible loss in video quality by using the `--quick` option instead:
+
+    transcode-video --quick "/path/to/Movie.mkv"
 
 Presets slower than `medium` trade encoding speed for more precision and compression efficiency. Any quality improvement using these presets may not be perceptible for most input.
 
+A faster and more perceptible way to improve quality is to simply raise the target video bitrate 50% by using the `--target big` option and argument macro:
+
+    transcode-video --target big "/path/to/Movie.mkv"
+
 ### Recommended `transcode-video` usage
 
 Use the default settings whenever possible.
@@ -663,6 +662,15 @@ For a few problematic videos, I have to apply options like `--force-rate 23.976
 
 ## History
 
+### [0.12.3](https://github.com/donmelton/video_transcoding/releases/tag/0.12.3)
+
+Tuesday, December 6, 2016
+
+* Increase the speed and quality of the `--quick` option. Encoding is now _70-80% faster_ than the default setting with _no easily perceptible loss in video quality_. The improvement is so good that I no longer recommend using x264 presets to speed things up. Via [ #104](https://github.com/donmelton/video_transcoding/issues/104).
+* Update the "README" document to:
+    * Revise the "Understanding the x264 preset system" section to suggest using `--quick` or `--target big` instead of faster or slower presets.
+    * Add Docker virtualization software installation instructions. Via [ #98](https://github.com/donmelton/video_transcoding/issues/98) from [@ntodd](https://github.com/ntodd).
+
 ### [0.12.2](https://github.com/donmelton/video_transcoding/releases/tag/0.12.2)
 
 Sunday, November 6, 2016

data/bin/transcode-video

@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ Quality options:
                       or target for specific input resolution
                       (can be exceeded to maintain video quality)
                       (can be used multiple times)
-    --quick         trade some precision for 45-50% increase in encoding speed
-                      (more than 15% speedier than x264 encoder "fast" preset)
-                      (avoids quality loss of "faster" and "veryfast" presets)
+    --quick         increase encoding speed by 70-80%
+                      with no easily perceptible loss in video quality
+                      (avoids quality problems associated with x264 presets)
     --preset veryfast|faster|fast|slow|slower|veryslow
                     apply x264 encoder preset
 
@@ -964,9 +964,8 @@ HERE
       if  @quick and
           @handbrake_options.fetch('encoder-preset', 'medium') == 'medium' and
           encoder == 'x264'
+        encoder_options['partitions']   = 'none'
         encoder_options['ref']          = '1'
-        encoder_options['weightp']      = '1'
-        encoder_options['subme']        = '6'
         encoder_options['mixed-refs']   = '0'
         encoder_options['rc-lookahead'] = '30'
       end

data/lib/video_transcoding/version.rb

@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 #
 
 module VideoTranscoding
-  VERSION = '0.12.2'
+  VERSION = '0.12.3'
 end

metadata

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
 name: video_transcoding
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
-  version: 0.12.2
+  version: 0.12.3
 platform: ruby
 authors:
 - Don Melton
 autorequire: 
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
-date: 2016-11-06 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+date: 2016-12-07 00:00:00.000000000 Z
 dependencies: []
 description: |2
       Video Transcoding is a package of tools to transcode, inspect
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
       version: '0'
 requirements: []
 rubyforge_project: 
-rubygems_version: 2.5.1
+rubygems_version: 2.5.2
 signing_key: 
 specification_version: 4
 summary: Tools to transcode, inspect and convert videos.