H264 vs H265 for YouTube: Which Codec to use at 1080p, 1440p & 4K

Should you render in H264 vs H265 for YouTube? In this video I discuss both the render times and video quality on YouTube if you encode videos in H265 compared to H264. While HEVC is generally considered to be the better and more efficient codec, H264 still beats H265 encoded video on YouTube at a resolution of 1080p. At 4K and 1440p, you are better off rendering with H265 - both as its generally faster and because of much better visual quality

Timestamps:
00:00 H264 vs H265 for YouTube
00:44 Testing Methods
01:14 H264 vs H265 Render Times
03:45 How to play H265 videos on Windows
04:45 Best codec at 4K
06:23 Best codec at 1440p
07:48 Best codec at 1080p
09:21 Conclusions

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