| Parameter | Value | |------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| | Container | MKV (or MP4 if direct download) | | Video Codec | hevc (Main 10, L5.1) or av1 (Main) | | Audio Codec | eac3 (Dolby Digital Plus) or aac | | Resolution | 1920x1080 (or 3840x2160 for 4K HDR) | | Bitrate (video) | ~4500-8000 kbps (1080p) / ~12-18 Mbps (4K) | | Color space | bt709 (SDR) or bt2020nc + smpte2084 (HDR10) | | Frame rate | 23.976 (24000/1001) | | Audio channels | 5.1 (side + LFE) | | Chapters | None (typical for streaming rips) | | Subtitles | eia_608 (closed captions) + optional SRT | Use ffmpeg’s bitstream filter to check for constant vs variable bitrate:
ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_format -show_streams "The.Pitt.S01E01.mkv" the pitt s01e01 ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i input.mkv \ -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0 -map 0:s? \ -c:v libx265 -preset slower -crf 22 -pix_fmt yuv420p10le \ -x265-params "aq-mode=3:no-sao=1:deblock=-1,-1" \ -c:a libopus -b:a 192k -c:s copy \ "The.Pitt.S01E01.hevc.opus.mkv" For HDR10 content, add: the pitt s01e01 ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i "The.Pitt.S01E01.mkv" -map 0 -c copy -f nut - | ffprobe -show_streams -show_format - This verifies container integrity and flags any unexpected streams (like extra subtitle or metadata tracks). the pitt s01e01 ffmpeg