Shrinking X265 -

Leo couldn't bear it. The raw remux of Interstellar —an exact 1:1 copy of the Blu-ray—weighed in at 78 GB. It was a monument to Christopher Nolan’s IMAX obsession. But his network could barely stream it. His hard drives were groaning.

Now go forth and reclaim your terabytes—one intelligently shrunk frame at a time.

Why do it?

This method allows you to re-encode an existing HEVC file to a lower bitrate while keeping it in the x265 container. Step 1: Open the File

He learned the hard truth:

If you do not want to use CRF and strictly need a file to be under a specific size (e.g., to fit on a USB drive or meet an upload limit), you must use a .

The file shrank. 78 GB → 38 GB → 19 GB → . shrinking x265

: A powerful command-line tool for those who want total control or need to batch-process thousands of files.