AV1
AV1 consists of the highest quality compression over any other codec in EncodeGUI. EncodeGUI uses the SVT-AV1 encoder which allows automatic hardware acceleration on most modern Intel GPUs.
Recommended for:
High resolution videos (up to 8192x4352), high video compression, ultra-fast encoding (with Intel hardware acceleration).
NOT recommended for:
Wide support; AV1 is a new codec and still doesn't have support on many video players or other platforms.
Usage
Encode Mode
This is the recommended option. The video bitrate is automatically adjusted during the encoding process in accordance with the CRF value to provide a high quality output while having a highly compressed video.
Lower values = better quality (min: 0).
Higher value = lower quality (max: 51).
Lossless quality = 0.
Recommend option = 17.
Average Bitrate (1 pass):
Encodes the video in a defined average bitrate (kbits/s). The required bitrate varies on the basis of the resolution of the video, the frame rate, and the colors.
Higher value = higher quality.
Lower value = lower quality.
Colors
Bit depth:
Sets the output video color bit depth.