Change threads option to min_threads

2020-01-20 17:23:57 -08:00
parent 6f3927b6ae
commit 460a45268b
4 changed files with 13 additions and 8 deletions
@@ -80,8 +80,11 @@ crf = 0
 # If crf != 0, then this parameter is ignored
 qp = 28

-# Number of threads used by ffmpeg to encode the video
-threads = 8
+# Minimum number of threads used by ffmpeg to encode the video.
+# Increasing the value slightly reduces encoding efficiency, but the tradeoff is usually
+# worth it to gain the use of more CPU cores for encoding. The ideal value is the lowest
+# value that can reliably encode at your desired streaming settings on your hardware.
+min_threads = 2

 # Allows the client to request HEVC Main or HEVC Main10 video streams.
 # HEVC is more CPU-intensive to encode, so enabling this may reduce performance.