Manually Convert to HEVC?

[labyrinth153]

I have found I am able to export HD videos I open in quicktime to HEVC. This option is not available on SD videos and the like. Is there a manual way to convert any video to HEVC? As far as I can tell the command line avconvert program does not support HEVC.

 

[BLUEDOG314]

You could use the batch encode feature of Handbrake. This will give you some other options and tweaks beyond any built in Apple program I'm sure.

 

[labyrinth153]

Maybe, but I can’t be sure it has a top notch format, or has the hardware encoding capabilities. I’ll do some tests of apple vs handbrake.