Buffering when transcoding to HVEC

[leelynds]

Maybe I’ve misunderstood this post, but I interpret it as transcoding to HEVC is actually a possibility for some devices and/or servers.

Transcode to HEVC/x265

No hoax. The HEVC codec as a transcoding target is currently only used if the client is a modern iOS device (iPhone 8) with a new(ish) version of iOS and the server has a working hardware encoder for HEVC. Mainly because these iOS devices have well-known specifications and there are relatively few variants. Which makes compatiblity testing faster.