gwutilz/gwencoder/docs/phases/PHASE5_PROGRESS.md

Phase 5 Testing Progress

Test Execution Status

Started: $(date)
Test File: testvid.webm (64.4 MB)
Test Suite: Comprehensive (10 tests)

Completed Tests

Test 1: Default Fast ✅

• Mode: --fast
• Flags: None (default settings)
• Duration: 144.5s (2m 24s)
• Output Size: 85.52 MB
• Compression: -30.0% (file size increased, expected for re-encoding)
• Status: ✅ Success
• Output: phase5_test_outputs/testvid-AV1-Fast-GWELL.mkv

Observations:

• Default settings working correctly
• Resolution-based CRF adjustment applied (28 → 26)
• Stream reordering enabled
• Encoding completed successfully

Test 2: Fast AV1 Advanced ⏳

• Mode: --fast
• Flags: --av1-preset 8 --av1-crf 30
• Status: ⏳ Running

Pending Tests

3. Fast Audio Options - --fast --audio-quality balanced --audio-stereo
4. Web Mode - --web
5. Web Maxrate - --web --av1-maxrate 5000
6. Tiny Mode - --tiny
7. HQ Mode - --hq
8. Fast Extract Subs - --fast --extract-subs
9. Fast Force Transcode - --fast --force-transcode
10. Fast Full Audio - --fast --audio-quality high --audio-create-downmix

Test Scripts Available

1. phase5_test.sh - Full comprehensive test suite (10 tests)

   • Tests all major features and combinations
   • Generates detailed results table
   • Logs all metrics

2. phase5_quick_test.sh - Quick validation (3 tests)

   • Fast validation of core features
   • Useful for quick checks

How to Run Tests

Full Test Suite

./phase5_test.sh

Quick Test

./phase5_quick_test.sh

Monitor Progress

tail -f phase5_test_results.log

Results Location

• CSV Log: phase5_test_results.log
• Results Table: PHASE5_TEST_RESULTS.md
• Test Outputs: phase5_test_outputs/
• Individual Logs: phase5_test_outputs/test*.log

Next Steps

1. ⏳ Complete comprehensive test suite
2. ⏳ Analyze all results
3. ⏳ Document findings
4. ⏳ Create final summary
5. ⏳ Identify optimizations if needed