Best transcoding software on Reddit

17 reviews from r/PleX, r/linuxmasterrace, r/editors and 1 more subreddit

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#1

HandBrake

4.3
(4)
"Handbreak is an excellent product and it's free!"
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"HandBrake is probably the easiest choice for reencoding files."
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"The TechReport wrote an excellent article on the current state of GPU video encoders last year."
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"I believe handbrake supports GPU encoding now via OpenCL."
#2

Lightworks

5.0
(3)
"Lightworks as other said here, for recording I recommend Obs with nvidia/amd encoder."
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"Definitely go for Lightworks."
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"Lightworks is the most robust non-FOSS video editor for Linux as far as I know."
#3

Blackmagic Design Resolve

5.0
(2)
"Resolve hands down. Utilizes hardware fully, handles any and all formats, lots of control over metadata..."
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"There's also Resolve (which gets the audio tracks right and aspect ratio.)"
#4

MKVToolNix

5.0
(2)
"MKVToolNix is 100% the right answer and best software to use for remuxing."
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"MKVToolNix is a powerful set of tools for creating and modifying Matroska files."
#5

ER2

5.0
(1)
"I'm a huge ER2 fan - it's very fast."
#6

Assimilate Scratch

5.0
(1)
"Resolve or Scratch"
#7

Kdenlive

4.0
(1)
"I've used it often for the last 2 years and development is still going great."
#8

Shotcut

4.0
(1)
"I think Shotcut is worth a mention, even though it may not qualify for 'professional' level at the moment."
#9

Remux

4.0
(1)
"Remux is great for reformatting containers and removing unnecessary streams."
#10

Freemake Video Converter

3.0
(1)
"I've read that Freemake can use DXVA and CUDA."

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