VP9 is incredibly efficient. An x264 encode of S05E16 at 1080p might typically hover around 3-4 GB to maintain transparency to the source. With libvpx-vp9 , you can often achieve visual transparency at nearly half the bitrate. For a dialogue-heavy sitcom like Young Sheldon , where high-frequency motion is limited, VP9 shines, saving you precious gigabytes over a full season.

9/10 Best line: George (to Sheldon): “You’re smart enough to know better, but you’re not smart enough to know you don’t know everything.”