Podcast video recording with a static background (talking head + slides). H.264 at 8 Mbps with veryfast preset for real-time encoding, -tune stillimage for slide content optimization, AAC for podcast distribution on Apple Podcasts.
| Video Codec | H.264 |
| Bitrate | 8M |
| Resolution | 1080p |
| Audio | AAC |
| Container | MP4 |
| Preset | veryfast |
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -b:v 8M -preset veryfast -tune stillimage -c:a aac -b:a 128k output.mp4The -tune stillimage flag optimizes for content with very little motion — like slides or screencasts. It increases I-frame quality and adjusts the rate control to allocate more bits to scene changes (slide transitions) and fewer to static frames.
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