Which resolution/encoding to download for the best quality?

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I am not technical enough to understand video encoding. I have already looked up the forum for an answer, it seems that H.265 is better than H264, but videos at the same level may still differ in bitrate. According to some fellow: "The smaller files have bitrates of max. 30 Mbps, while the 'original' can go up to 200 Mbps" (https://forum.sexlikereal.com/d/5337-what-is-different-about-h265-8k-and-original-8k/4). Does it mean that the original still has better quality even if it is in H264, but the size of the H264 file is significantly bigger?

So take this (https://www.sexlikereal.com/scenes/hardcore-directors-cut-while-waiting-for-your-treatment-38299?tab=downloads) as an example:

for better quality: should I go for 6K h.265, 4.65GB or ORIGINAL 6K h.264, 15.33GB?
or H265 encoding practically gives no-worse quality I should just go for H265 no matter what?

VRXVR

ferrelllink For best video quality:
1- Download the Original as long as it's in H.265/ HEVC format no matter what the resolution.
2- If the Original is in H.264/ AVC format download it as long as its resolution in 4K (4096x2048@60 FPS) Maximum.
3- If the original is in H.264/ AVC format and the resolution is higher than 4K (4096x2048@60 FPS) don't download it and download the H.265/ HEVC provided by SLR encoding instead which is mostly very good and almost close to the original source in terms of video quality.

VRXVR

Oh, BTW: As for the reason I don't recommend downloading the original videos if they are in H.264/ AVC format and their resolution is higher than 4K is because the hardware decoders can't handle/ play them smoothly because of the H.264/ AVC format limitations.

Hope this help.

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VRXVR Thanks for the tips!!

VRXVR

ferrelllink You're most welcome! Don't hesitate to ask for anything related 🙂