The rumored leaks (and Season 4 implications) suggest Homelander creates a "clone" or a projection of himself to argue with. This is literal encoding. He is trying to fork his own consciousness to see if the clone can be "soft" while he remains "fixed." Spoiler: The clone usually dies.
Manually verifying the pixel aspect ratio and applying precise cropping coordinates in the encoding script. How to Check If Your Media Files Need a Fix homelander encodes fixed
Re-muxing the file with a specific millisecond audio delay or re-encoding with a Constant Frame Rate (CFR) to keep audio and video locked. 2. Broken HDR10+ and Dolby Vision Metadata The rumored leaks (and Season 4 implications) suggest