What is the the "right" preset? SVT-AV1 has a wide range of presets, from being about as fast as x264 veryfast onwards. And for any given speed level it should provide significantly lower bitrates at the same quality than x264, x265 or libvpx.
For example if you pick speed 6 on SVT-AV1 it should take about as much time as x264 veryslow while still being 30-40% lower bitrate at the same quality.
For example if you pick speed 6 on SVT-AV1 it should take about as much time as x264 veryslow while still being 30-40% lower bitrate at the same quality.
Have you tried the faster presets of SVT-AV1?