Hi everyone,
I wanted to contribute to the community of people who like to legally hoard backups of their movies and TV shows.
I scoured the internet to find information on how to create very high-quality recordings without the file size getting too large. Audials Movie 2025 is the best software I could find to achieve this. Yes, it's pretty buggy. And yes, anything above 1x recording speed seems to not work at all for most people, which could be false advertising. However, as far as I know, it's still the best option.
What settings should I use to achieve the best balance between quality and file size?
Base Profile: H.264 High Quality [GPU] - slow, large file
Container: MKV
Video Properties
- Codec: H.264 (Yes, H.265 is more efficient, but it's pretty demanding on your system—impractical for background recording.)
- Frame size: Original
- Frame rate: Original
- Bit rate: Exact 8544 kbit/s (Uncheck VBR)
- GPU bit rate: Exact 8544 kbit/s (Uncheck VBR)
Audio Properties
- Codec: AAC
- Bit rate: Exact 320 kbit/s
- Channels: Original
Recording Settings
- Always use the internal Audials Movie 2025 web browser to record.
- Use 1x speed.
- Enable GPU encoding (if available).
If you have any questions regarding these settings, feel free to ask!