FastFlix is a GUI for H.264, HEVC and AV1 hardware and software encoding.
It needs FFmpeg under the hood for the heavy lifting, and can work with a variety of encoders.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports x265, x264, rav1e, AOM AV1, SVT AV1, VP9, and VVC.
- Easily extract / copy HDR10 data, which it can do with tx265, NVEncC, VCEEncC, QSVEncC.
- Supports using generated or extracted JSON HDR10+ Metadata with HEVC encodes via x265.
- On any 10-bit or higher video output, FastFlix will copy the input HDR colorspace.
- Passes through HLG color transfer information to everything except webp and GIF.
- Internationalization support.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/cdgriffith/FastFlix
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Developer: Chris Griffith
License: MIT License
FastFlix is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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