I appreciate Mack G4 for releasing raw video files in 4K (lot's of creators use constant bitrate 1 pass encoding which is horrible) but the file size is way too much for me.
So I've rendered all videos using a constant QP (qp 18), variable bitrate encoding with HEVC and 192k bitrate OPUS audio using the best available source videos while keeping fps and resolution the same. Here is a comparison between the same frame original vs encoded:
I would say the quality looks the same for me but feel free to compare my results for yourself.
The following command was used to encode all videos:
Bash:
ffmpeg -v warning -stats -i input.mov -c:v hevc_nvenc -preset:v slow -rc:v constqp -qp 18 -b:v 0 -c:a libopus -b:a 192k output.mkv
This resulted in a size reduction from ~60GB to ~12GB hope it helps someone else as well.
rf96 you can include it in the OP as well (I'll try to update it if new videos are released).
The torrent includes all videos and bonus material up to this post date (previous torrent is very outdated):
It has all content up to project 18