Pause at 23:14 – the wide shot of the Ridge. Compare a streaming screenshot to a VP9 encode. You’ll see the leaves individually instead of as a green blur.
If you or use Jellyfin/Plex with VP9 transcoding enabled: Yes. For dark, atmospheric shows like Outlander , libvpx (VP9) at ~30-40% bitrate of H.264 will give you near-lossless transparency. Final Take “Sticks and Stones” is one of the most emotionally punishing episodes of Outlander . Don’t let technical mediocrity ruin it. If you have control over your video files, a proper libvpx encode of S06E07 is the difference between watching Claire suffer and feeling like you’re in that cold, dark cell with her. outlander s06e07 libvpx
The libvpx-encoded version (2-pass, medium CPU, profile 2 for 10-bit color). Pause at 23:14 – the wide shot of the Ridge