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docs/recording.md: embed the actual h264/h265 videos as inline players (#189/#190)

John Lauer ·9f377a4114 ·1mo ago ·parent a7bf6d1
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@@ -59,22 +59,24 @@ three times, changing only the codec and the target bitrate. Measured with | **B** | H.265 | 3.8 Mbps | **11.3 MB** | | **C** | H.265 | 1.9 Mbps | **5.6 MB** | -**A vs B — same bitrate, so the files are the same size; compare the picture.**-At a matched bitrate H.265 spends its bits more efficiently, so edges and-gradients on fast motion hold together a little better.+The three actual recordings play right here. They are the real MP4s Adom Bridge+produced (H.264 and H.265, one an HEVC take at half the bitrate), not stills: -| A — H.264 @ 3.8 Mbps (11 MB) | B — H.265 @ 3.8 Mbps (11 MB) |-|---|---|-| ![H.264 at 3.8 Mbps](docs/recording/crop-h264-3_8mbps.png) | ![H.265 at 3.8 Mbps](docs/recording/crop-h265-3_8mbps.png) |+**A — H.264, 3.8 Mbps, 11.2 MB** -**A vs C — the size win.** This H.265 take is at half the bitrate and is-**half the size of the H.264 file** — yet on the same scene it still holds its-detail. That is the everyday reason to pick H.265: the same recording, half the-bytes to store and move.+<video src="docs/recording/h264-3_8mbps.mp4" controls muted loop playsinline width="720" poster="docs/recording/crop-h264-3_8mbps.png"></video> -| A — H.264, 11 MB | C — H.265, 5.6 MB (half the size) |-|---|---|-| ![H.264 11 MB](docs/recording/crop-h264-3_8mbps.png) | ![H.265 5.6 MB](docs/recording/crop-h265-1_9mbps.png) |+**B — H.265, 3.8 Mbps, 11.3 MB** (same bitrate/size as A, so compare the picture: at a matched bitrate H.265 spends its bits more efficiently)++<video src="docs/recording/h265-3_8mbps.mp4" controls muted loop playsinline width="720" poster="docs/recording/crop-h265-3_8mbps.png"></video>++**C — H.265, 1.9 Mbps, 5.6 MB** (the size win: half the bitrate and **half the size of the H.264 file**, yet it still holds its detail on the same scene)++<video src="docs/recording/h265-1_9mbps.mp4" controls muted loop playsinline width="720" poster="docs/recording/crop-h265-1_9mbps.png"></video>++If your Markdown viewer does not play inline video, the files are at+`docs/recording/h264-3_8mbps.mp4`, `docs/recording/h265-3_8mbps.mp4`, and+`docs/recording/h265-1_9mbps.mp4` on this page.  (Honest note: at a generous bitrate H.264 and H.265 both look great — the codec gap is widest at low bitrates and, above all, in file size. Pick H.265 when you