Hi! I converted a 4K H.265 video with file size 255.4 MB to HAP and the new files are 7.27 GB (HAP) and 11.55 GB (HAP 7A). I used the AVF Batch Converter on Mac. Is this kind of huge file size difference normal?
Yes.
"On average file sizes for HAP and HAP Q are often comparable to ProRes 422 – sometimes they will be bigger, sometimes smaller. "
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Yes, and if the file size is smaller, then your CPU/GPU (APU) has to do more work to decode it on the fly. Try video editing H.265 4K files, it’s nearly impossible which is why most NLE’s do some sort of preview or conversion processing in the background to get them ready for editing.
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