X264 Profile reverts back

[smike]

I'm using X264.exe and I'm making sure that I have:

--profile baseline

However when the encoding starts, I noticed that it always says "Profile: Main, Level 3.0"


Is there a way to make the Baseline command actually stick?

[El Heggunte]

Please,

1) the entire command-line you're using,

2) version of x264 you have

[smike]

Here's my command line:

C:\Users\*******\x264\x264.exe --profile baseline --bitrate 1600 --threads 1
--fps 29.97 --video-filter resize:640,480 --output "test.mp4"
"C:\Users\*******\Documents\test.flv"

I'm not sure of the version. The zip extracted to a folder named "x264_2008_32"

[Vidd]

I'm not sure of the version. The zip extracted to a folder named "x264_2008_32"

You are using x264 revision 2008 32-bit.

That revision was released two and a half years ago. You should update.

[El Heggunte]

Here's my command line:

C:\Users\*******\x264\x264.exe --profile baseline --bitrate 1600 --threads 1
--fps 29.97 --video-filter resize:640,480 --output "test.mp4"
"C:\Users\*******\Documents\test.flv"

640x480 is beyond "baseline", so x264 is doing the right thing.

[smike]

Ah okay. Guess I'll have to stick with 320X240 then.

Here's my command line:

C:\Users\*******\x264\x264.exe --profile baseline --bitrate 1600 --threads 1
--fps 29.97 --video-filter resize:640,480 --output "test.mp4"
"C:\Users\*******\Documents\test.flv"

640x480 is beyond "baseline", so x264 is doing the right thing.

[poisondeathray]

You need to look at both profile and level

for example, baseline@L4.0 can go 2048x1024 at 30FPS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Levels

baseline@L3.0 would allow for 640x480 at 30FPS

[_Al_]

I tried your command line and it works, it encodes baseline, try to upgrade as it was suggested. I use baseline for SD, no problems.
ABR is not the best, you might try CRF and VBV method, compare result.

I tried this:

x264.exe --profile baseline --bitrate 1600 --threads 1 --fps 29.97 --video-filter resize:640,480 --output "test.264" "input.avs"

CRF method where buffer controls max bitrate (for 1600, you choose about 1400) try this:

C:\Users\*******\x264\x264.exe --crf=18 --profile baseline --level 3.0 --ref 1 --threads 1 --fps 29.97 --video-filter resize:640,480  --vbv-bufsize 1800 --vbv-maxrate 1400 --output "test.mp4" "C:\Users\*******\Documents\test.flv"

if you do not manually put --ref 1 default is 3 I think