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# [FFmpeg at the speed of M5](https://yago.blog/ffmpeg-at-the-speed-of-m5?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Thanks to VideoToolbox GPU hardware support, encoding 4K HDR videos to HEVC 1080p SDR is extremely fast. My MacBook Air M5 is running the pipeline at 256fps. For Apple devices Hardware video encoding

Jul 21 · 3 min read · yago.blog  
Updated Jul 27  
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