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Why does preset "veryfast" in FFmpeg generate the most compressed file compared to all other presets?

The FFmpeg wiki says that the best compression rate is by preset "veryslow". But when I am trying it with my video then preset veryfast provides the best compression in my case. The following is the ...
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Does an FFmpeg preset have any use if I'm using -crf 0?

I'm encoding a video for upload to YouTube and Facebook using libx264 and setting -crf 0. Is there any benefit to using a preset as well? My understanding is that the preset affects encoding speed/...
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FFmpeg CRF compression slower on master than old version

I use FFmpeg to compress videos (amongst other things) on Android. I have been using an FFmpeg build from 2015 for some time now and wanted to upgrade, preferably to the git master. I built FFmpeg ...
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