What is currently the best codec for 4k video??
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Assuming you have a HUGE display or monitor and a DAMN-FAST multicore machine, then HEVC is (or will be) the way to go.
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"Best"? Means many things to different people. If you mean "highest quality for lowest bitrate, regardless of complexity", the CURRENT best codec is h.264/AVC. A few years from now it would likely be h.265/HEVC, but not yet for everyday consumer use.
Scott
Btw, do you have a 4k monitor with which to view & evaluate? -
mp4, mpeg and avi are video containers.
h264/avc and h265/hevc are video codecs. -
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Well it is better for 4k than a 19" to 24" monitor this thread was has nothing to do with my monitor it is just a general question
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Your question has already been answered. The current best codec is AVC or VP9. mp4 and mpg are containers and have nothing to do with codecs aside from containing them.
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Some folks swear by redcode or blackmagic raw. But you don't actually mean BEST, do you?
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It probably defaulted to Mpeg2 because of the resolution. It gave a bunch of buffer underflow errors while encoding.
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Below are two UHD MPEG-1 still pictures Sample #2 used an "ALL-8" intra matrix.
They were generated with the olde TMPGenc Plus, of course
I tried mpeg2enc as well, however it has some stupid limitation on the max VBV buffer size (1024kB for MPEG-1)
Besides, VirtualDub cannot open the samples, and says "No video stream!" -
That's a common issue when just outputting video only,the track info isn't present so most apps will report no track found,ffmeg command line fixes that issue.
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Geez, I do need more , how in the world did I forget Motion JPEG 2000
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Prores uses motionjpeg 2000, and what does that have to do with mpeg-1.....
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Oops, I forgot about the original question....
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@racer-x, prores does NOT use mjpeg nor mjpeg2000 (at least not standard version), it's Apple proprietary.
As I said earlier, depends on one's definition of "best". If best is meant in terms of "quality regardless of bitrate or complexity", then uncompressed, lossless compressed, or raw formats would top the list.
This, however, sounds like a hypothetical posed by someone with little invested in the answer, or even a full understanding of the variables involved, so that's enough effort for me for now.
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The prores version I use is from ffmpeg and that one uses mjpeg 2000 according to Virtual dub anyway...
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I just demuxed the Scorpion.mpg and ran it through DGindex. It reported the stream was indeed Mpeg-1
Stream Type: Elementary
Profile: [MPEG1]
Frame Size: 3840x2160
Display Size: [not specified]
Aspect Ratio: 1:1
Frame Rate: 24.000000 fps
Video Type: NTSC
Frame Type: Progressive
Coding Type: P
Colorimetry: BT.470-2 B,G*
Frame Structure: Frame
Field Order: Bottom
Coded Number: 174
Playback Number: 174
Frame Repeats: 0
Field Repeats: 0
VOB ID:
Cell ID:
Bitrate: 16.200 Mbps
Bitrate (Avg): 12.458 Mbps
Bitrate (Max): 16.200 Mbps
Timestamp:
Elapsed: 0:00:15
Remain: FINISH
FPS: 10.80
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Vegas reports ffmpeg Prores as Apple Codec. Here's what Virtualdub says about ffmpeg Prores. I'm probably wrong here.
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Yes, there is a bug, but I can't determine where it is exactly
As far as I knEw, ProRes is not MJP2.Last edited by El Heggunte; 14th Jul 2014 at 18:54.