> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://beta.thewiki.moe/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Encoding

> Welcome to the home of your new documentation

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None of the maintainers of this wiki know how to encode, so we won't be covering this topic. Best we can do is redirect you to other resources.

| Resource                                                                                               | Description                                                                               |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Vapoursynth's Documentation](https://www.vapoursynth.com/doc/)                                        | The official VapourSynth documentation. Covers basic usage and function reference.        |
| [Arch1t3cht's Encoding Resources](https://gist.github.com/arch1t3cht/ef5ec3fe0e2e8ae58fcbae903f32cfe5) | List of encoding-related resources together with basic instructions. Actively maintained. |
| [guide.encode.moe](https://guide.encode.moe/encoding/preparation.html)                                 | Encoding guide. Still under construction but sparsely updated.                            |
| [Silentaperture's Guide](https://silentaperture.gitlab.io/mdbook-guide)                                | Encoding guide. Sparsely updated.                                                         |
| [Jaded Encoding Thaumaturgy](https://github.com/Jaded-Encoding-Thaumaturgy)                            | Actively maintained repository of Vapoursynth related packages.                           |
| [fieldbased.media](https://fieldbased.media)                                                           | An overview of different types of field-based video content.                              |
| [JET Encoding Guide](https://jaded-encoding-thaumaturgy.github.io/JET-guide/)                          | A collection of guides from JET related to multimedia, encoding, and VapourSynth.         |

<Warning>
  All of these guides assume you already know [Python](https://docs.python.org/3/).
</Warning>