Archiving Best Practices for Compressed Video
Updated: 4/18/2026
Archiving Best Practices
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Targets
Keep original resolution
CRF ~20
Preset slow
Audio
Bitrate 160–192k
Consider lossless for masters
Keep channels
Notes
Store metadata/subtitles
Keep checksums
Use reliable storage
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