suggest some good config for h264 codec

[jukos]

please suggest good config for h264 codec.. i have good computer and gpu to handle high compression, i also want quality.. thanks


what should i set vbvmaxrate, buffersize, ildc, consecutive frames and previous frames. thanks

[Baldrick]

Use profiles. Or else must you learn how every setting work, http://mewiki.project357.com/wiki/X264_Settings

[pandy]

x264.exe input.file --avcintra-compat -o out.h264

more details on http://pastie.org/private/pmu6fxzte34ihtl0sdzfuw

[jukos]

thank you very much..

1 more thing, can you tell me what FourCC is better? H264 or x264?

[jukos]

hello?

[_Al_]

What encoder are you using, why do you need to fix it for?
x264 writes avc1 as codec ID.

I would not use that pandy's command line, it says: "10-bit x264 is required to encode AVC-Intra" . Hardware players do not support playback of these videos.

Just use x264 default settings, you can choose preset slow or slower if you have time to encode but watch for number of reference frames in that case, you do not want them too high, slow or slower automatically raises number of reference frames, --preset slow (default is --preset medium, I think)

Are you encoding 2400kbit, is it for web? Then include: --crf=18 --ref 3 --vbv-bufsize 2400 --vbv-maxrate 2200

If it is some HD video fine encodings, set those buffers to limit top bitrates. It is up to you, just give it some maximum, like about 30.000 you use something like: --crf=18 --ref 4 --vbv-bufsize 30000 --vbv-maxrate 27000, to keep maximum bitrate in check or you can go higher.

Do not look for miracle settings. Use default presets as Baldrick already mentioned.