Season 6 of Rick and Morty was a return to form. After the conceptual labyrinth of Season 5, the show went back to basics: high-concept sci-fi gags, serialized lore (hello, Rick Prime), and the revelation that the Smith family was living in a "Parmeesian" reality. But for the digital archivist—the fan who buys the Blu-ray, downloads the webrip, or wants to host a Plex marathon—a new villain emerged: .

The FFmpeg community on Reddit’s r/ffmpeg spent the first week of Season 6 arguing over the optimal for the show’s specific cel-shaded aesthetic. The answer, discovered by a user named "Pickle_Encoder," was:

If you are attempting to process Season 6 files, here are the standard commands used by the community: Convert Videos for FREE - FFMPEG