Second this. It’s great. I’ll also add that if you have a meaty GPU, look into how to set up GPU-based encoding. This takes strain off the CPU and drastically reduces the time required per job.
Compress to a HEVC MKV codec and you can quite easily shrink a video down to a quarter of the original size and still have 1080p.
Have you tried handbrake?
Second this. It’s great. I’ll also add that if you have a meaty GPU, look into how to set up GPU-based encoding. This takes strain off the CPU and drastically reduces the time required per job.
Compress to a HEVC MKV codec and you can quite easily shrink a video down to a quarter of the original size and still have 1080p.