For animation fans, the use of these advanced codecs is particularly important. Live-action footage tends to hide compression artifacts well because the "noise" of reality blends in. Animation, however, is unforgiving. A bad encode on a flat red background or a slow pan creates a jarring "stair-step" effect.
ffmpeg -i source.mkv -c:v libvpx-vp9 -b:v 2500k -minrate 1500k -maxrate 3500k -crf 30 -pix_fmt yuv420p10le -row-mt 1 -threads 8 -c:a libopus -b:a 128k output.mkv creature commandos s01 libvpx
VP9 supports high dynamic range, which makes the glowing effects of characters like Doctor Phosphorus pop. For animation fans, the use of these advanced