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		deadmutex on Aug 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How we scaled Google Meet during Covid-19 Note that H264 is not as efficient as VP9, so you may end up using more bandwidth or have lower quality because of this.

samoa42 on Aug 7, 2020 [–]

true but this is a favorable tradeoff.

i also recommend forcing mpv->ytdl to h264 for the same reason; fan keeps quiet while watching youtube.

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