[FFmpeg-trac] #6894(avcodec:new): x265 Profile cannot be set at all

FFmpeg trac at avcodec.org
Tue Dec 5 01:14:30 EET 2017


#6894: x265 Profile cannot be set at all
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             Reporter:  Atarikid     |                    Owner:
                 Type:  enhancement  |                   Status:  new
             Priority:  wish         |                Component:  avcodec
              Version:  git-master   |               Resolution:
             Keywords:  libx265      |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Changes (by cehoyos):

 * keywords:   => libx265
 * priority:  normal => wish
 * component:  ffmpeg => avcodec
 * type:  defect => enhancement


Old description:

> There does not seems to be a way to set the profile for x265.
> I tried two ways:
>
>  -profile:v main
>
> or
>
> -x265-params profile=main
>
> Both does not work.
>
> Here is the output when using -profile:v main
>
> ikko-MacBook-Pro:~ osbytes$ /Users/ikko/Desktop/ffmpeg34 -i
> /Users/ikko/Desktop/1080P25audio.mov -c:a aac -ab 96k -c:v libx265
> -profile:v main -y /Users/ikko/Movies/1080P25audio.mov
> ffmpeg version N-88140-g953d55f Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg
> developers
>   built with Apple LLVM version 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.42)
>   configuration: --prefix=/Volumes/tempdisk/sw --as=yasm --pkg-config-
> flags=--static --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-pthreads
> --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --disable-shared --enable-static
> --enable-libvpx --disable-decoder=libvpx --enable-libmp3lame --enable-
> libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-
> libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-zlib --enable-avfilter --enable-
> fontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libass --enable-libvidstab
> --enable-libsnappy --enable-filters --enable-postproc --enable-runtime-
> cpudetect --disable-indev=qtkit --disable-indev=x11grab_xcb
>   libavutil      56.  0.100 / 56.  0.100
>   libavcodec     58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
>   libavformat    58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
>   libavdevice    58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
>   libavfilter     7.  0.100 /  7.  0.100
>   libswscale      5.  0.100 /  5.  0.100
>   libswresample   3.  0.100 /  3.  0.100
>   libpostproc    55.  0.100 / 55.  0.100
> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from
> '/Users/ikko/Desktop/1080P25audio.mov':
>   Metadata:
>     major_brand     : qt
>     minor_version   : 512
>     compatible_brands: qt
>     creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
>     encoder         : Lavf58.0.100
>   Duration: 00:03:48.14, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 672 kb/s
>     Chapter #0:0: start 0.000000, end 60.000000
>     Metadata:
>       title           : Chapter  1
>     Chapter #0:1: start 60.000000, end 120.000000
>     Metadata:
>       title           : Chapter  2
>     Chapter #0:2: start 120.000000, end 180.000000
>     Metadata:
>       title           : Chapter  3
>     Chapter #0:3: start 180.000000, end 228.080000
>     Metadata:
>       title           : Chapter  4
>     Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p,
> 480x270 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 569 kb/s, 24.99 fps, 25 tbr, 16k tbn, 50 tbc
> (default)
>     Metadata:
>       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
>       handler_name    : DataHandler
>       encoder         : Lavc57.89.100 libx264
>     Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz,
> stereo, fltp, 95 kb/s (default)
>     Metadata:
>       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
>       handler_name    : DataHandler
>     Stream #0:2(eng): Data: bin_data (text / 0x74786574), 0 kb/s
>     Metadata:
>       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
>       handler_name    : DataHandler
> Stream mapping:
>   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> hevc (libx265))
>   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> aac (native))
> Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
> [libx265 @ 0x7fa996001200] [Eval @ 0x7ffeece99340] Undefined constant or
> missing '(' in 'main'
> [libx265 @ 0x7fa996001200] Unable to parse option value "main"
> [libx265 @ 0x7fa996001200] Error setting option profile to value main.
> Error initializing output stream 0:0 -- Error while opening encoder for
> output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate,
> width or height
> [aac @ 0x7fa996002400] Qavg: 19952.342
> [aac @ 0x7fa996002400] 2 frames left in the queue on closing
>

>
> ---
> ---
> ---
> ---
> ---
> Here is the output when using -x265-params profile=main
>

>

>
> ikko-MacBook-Pro:~ osbytes$ /Users/ikko/Desktop/ffmpeg34 -i
> /Users/ikko/Desktop/1080P25audio.mov -c:a aac -ab 96k -c:v libx265
> -x265-params profile=main -y /Users/ikko/Movies/1080P25audio.mov
> ffmpeg version N-88140-g953d55f Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg
> developers
>   built with Apple LLVM version 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.42)
>   configuration: --prefix=/Volumes/tempdisk/sw --as=yasm --pkg-config-
> flags=--static --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-pthreads
> --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --disable-shared --enable-static
> --enable-libvpx --disable-decoder=libvpx --enable-libmp3lame --enable-
> libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-
> libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-zlib --enable-avfilter --enable-
> fontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libass --enable-libvidstab
> --enable-libsnappy --enable-filters --enable-postproc --enable-runtime-
> cpudetect --disable-indev=qtkit --disable-indev=x11grab_xcb
>   libavutil      56.  0.100 / 56.  0.100
>   libavcodec     58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
>   libavformat    58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
>   libavdevice    58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
>   libavfilter     7.  0.100 /  7.  0.100
>   libswscale      5.  0.100 /  5.  0.100
>   libswresample   3.  0.100 /  3.  0.100
>   libpostproc    55.  0.100 / 55.  0.100
> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from
> '/Users/ikko/Desktop/1080P25audio.mov':
>   Metadata:
>     major_brand     : qt
>     minor_version   : 512
>     compatible_brands: qt
>     creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
>     encoder         : Lavf58.0.100
>   Duration: 00:03:48.14, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 672 kb/s
>     Chapter #0:0: start 0.000000, end 60.000000
>     Metadata:
>       title           : Chapter  1
>     Chapter #0:1: start 60.000000, end 120.000000
>     Metadata:
>       title           : Chapter  2
>     Chapter #0:2: start 120.000000, end 180.000000
>     Metadata:
>       title           : Chapter  3
>     Chapter #0:3: start 180.000000, end 228.080000
>     Metadata:
>       title           : Chapter  4
>     Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p,
> 480x270 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 569 kb/s, 24.99 fps, 25 tbr, 16k tbn, 50 tbc
> (default)
>     Metadata:
>       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
>       handler_name    : DataHandler
>       encoder         : Lavc57.89.100 libx264
>     Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz,
> stereo, fltp, 95 kb/s (default)
>     Metadata:
>       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
>       handler_name    : DataHandler
>     Stream #0:2(eng): Data: bin_data (text / 0x74786574), 0 kb/s
>     Metadata:
>       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
>       handler_name    : DataHandler
> Stream mapping:
>   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> hevc (libx265))
>   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> aac (native))
> Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
> '''[libx265 @ 0x7fe814001200] Unknown option: profile.'''
> x265 [info]: HEVC encoder version 2.3
> x265 [info]: build info [Mac OS X][clang 8.1.0][64 bit] 8bit
> x265 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX AVX2
> FMA3 LZCNT BMI2
> x265 [info]: Main profile, Level-2.1 (Main tier)
> x265 [info]: Thread pool created using 8 threads
> x265 [info]: Slices                              : 1
> x265 [info]: frame threads / pool features       : 3 / wpp(5 rows)
> x265 [warning]: Source height < 720p; disabling lookahead-slices
> x265 [info]: Coding QT: max CU size, min CU size : 64 / 8
> x265 [info]: Residual QT: max TU size, max depth : 32 / 1 inter / 1 intra
> x265 [info]: ME / range / subpel / merge         : hex / 57 / 2 / 2
> x265 [info]: Keyframe min / max / scenecut / bias: 25 / 250 / 40 / 5.00
> x265 [info]: Lookahead / bframes / badapt        : 20 / 4 / 2
> x265 [info]: b-pyramid / weightp / weightb       : 1 / 1 / 0
> x265 [info]: References / ref-limit  cu / depth  : 3 / on / on
> x265 [info]: AQ: mode / str / qg-size / cu-tree  : 1 / 1.0 / 32 / 1
> x265 [info]: Rate Control / qCompress            : CRF-28.0 / 0.60
> x265 [info]: tools: rd=3 psy-rd=2.00 rskip signhide tmvp strong-intra-
> smoothing
> x265 [info]: tools: deblock sao
> Output #0, mov, to '/Users/ikko/Movies/1080P25audio.mov':
>

> Using -x265-params profile=main does start encoding but the error above
> says the Profile option is unknown and ignored.
>
> How can one set the profile for x265?
>
> The same happens when using Tune and Preset.

New description:

 There does not seems to be a way to set the profile for x265.
 I tried two ways:
 {{{
  -profile:v main
 }}}
 or
 {{{
 -x265-params profile=main
 }}}
 Both does not work.

 Here is the output when using -profile:v main
 {{{
 ikko-MacBook-Pro:~ osbytes$ /Users/ikko/Desktop/ffmpeg34 -i
 /Users/ikko/Desktop/1080P25audio.mov -c:a aac -ab 96k -c:v libx265
 -profile:v main -y /Users/ikko/Movies/1080P25audio.mov
 ffmpeg version N-88140-g953d55f Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg
 developers
   built with Apple LLVM version 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.42)
   configuration: --prefix=/Volumes/tempdisk/sw --as=yasm --pkg-config-
 flags=--static --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-pthreads --disable-
 ffplay --disable-ffserver --disable-shared --enable-static --enable-libvpx
 --disable-decoder=libvpx --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-
 libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-
 libxvid --enable-zlib --enable-avfilter --enable-fontconfig --enable-
 libfreetype --enable-libass --enable-libvidstab --enable-libsnappy
 --enable-filters --enable-postproc --enable-runtime-cpudetect --disable-
 indev=qtkit --disable-indev=x11grab_xcb
   libavutil      56.  0.100 / 56.  0.100
   libavcodec     58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
   libavformat    58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
   libavdevice    58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
   libavfilter     7.  0.100 /  7.  0.100
   libswscale      5.  0.100 /  5.  0.100
   libswresample   3.  0.100 /  3.  0.100
   libpostproc    55.  0.100 / 55.  0.100
 Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from
 '/Users/ikko/Desktop/1080P25audio.mov':
   Metadata:
     major_brand     : qt
     minor_version   : 512
     compatible_brands: qt
     creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
     encoder         : Lavf58.0.100
   Duration: 00:03:48.14, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 672 kb/s
     Chapter #0:0: start 0.000000, end 60.000000
     Metadata:
       title           : Chapter  1
     Chapter #0:1: start 60.000000, end 120.000000
     Metadata:
       title           : Chapter  2
     Chapter #0:2: start 120.000000, end 180.000000
     Metadata:
       title           : Chapter  3
     Chapter #0:3: start 180.000000, end 228.080000
     Metadata:
       title           : Chapter  4
     Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p,
 480x270 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 569 kb/s, 24.99 fps, 25 tbr, 16k tbn, 50 tbc
 (default)
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
       handler_name    : DataHandler
       encoder         : Lavc57.89.100 libx264
     Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 95 kb/s (default)
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
       handler_name    : DataHandler
     Stream #0:2(eng): Data: bin_data (text / 0x74786574), 0 kb/s
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
       handler_name    : DataHandler
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> hevc (libx265))
   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> aac (native))
 Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
 [libx265 @ 0x7fa996001200] [Eval @ 0x7ffeece99340] Undefined constant or
 missing '(' in 'main'
 [libx265 @ 0x7fa996001200] Unable to parse option value "main"
 [libx265 @ 0x7fa996001200] Error setting option profile to value main.
 Error initializing output stream 0:0 -- Error while opening encoder for
 output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate,
 width or height
 [aac @ 0x7fa996002400] Qavg: 19952.342
 [aac @ 0x7fa996002400] 2 frames left in the queue on closing
 }}}
 Here is the output when using -x265-params profile=main
 {{{
 ikko-MacBook-Pro:~ osbytes$ /Users/ikko/Desktop/ffmpeg34 -i
 /Users/ikko/Desktop/1080P25audio.mov -c:a aac -ab 96k -c:v libx265
 -x265-params profile=main -y /Users/ikko/Movies/1080P25audio.mov
 ffmpeg version N-88140-g953d55f Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg
 developers
   built with Apple LLVM version 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.42)
   configuration: --prefix=/Volumes/tempdisk/sw --as=yasm --pkg-config-
 flags=--static --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-pthreads --disable-
 ffplay --disable-ffserver --disable-shared --enable-static --enable-libvpx
 --disable-decoder=libvpx --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-
 libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-
 libxvid --enable-zlib --enable-avfilter --enable-fontconfig --enable-
 libfreetype --enable-libass --enable-libvidstab --enable-libsnappy
 --enable-filters --enable-postproc --enable-runtime-cpudetect --disable-
 indev=qtkit --disable-indev=x11grab_xcb
   libavutil      56.  0.100 / 56.  0.100
   libavcodec     58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
   libavformat    58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
   libavdevice    58.  0.100 / 58.  0.100
   libavfilter     7.  0.100 /  7.  0.100
   libswscale      5.  0.100 /  5.  0.100
   libswresample   3.  0.100 /  3.  0.100
   libpostproc    55.  0.100 / 55.  0.100
 Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from
 '/Users/ikko/Desktop/1080P25audio.mov':
   Metadata:
     major_brand     : qt
     minor_version   : 512
     compatible_brands: qt
     creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
     encoder         : Lavf58.0.100
   Duration: 00:03:48.14, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 672 kb/s
     Chapter #0:0: start 0.000000, end 60.000000
     Metadata:
       title           : Chapter  1
     Chapter #0:1: start 60.000000, end 120.000000
     Metadata:
       title           : Chapter  2
     Chapter #0:2: start 120.000000, end 180.000000
     Metadata:
       title           : Chapter  3
     Chapter #0:3: start 180.000000, end 228.080000
     Metadata:
       title           : Chapter  4
     Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p,
 480x270 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 569 kb/s, 24.99 fps, 25 tbr, 16k tbn, 50 tbc
 (default)
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
       handler_name    : DataHandler
       encoder         : Lavc57.89.100 libx264
     Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 95 kb/s (default)
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
       handler_name    : DataHandler
     Stream #0:2(eng): Data: bin_data (text / 0x74786574), 0 kb/s
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2017-11-18T19:39:58.000000Z
       handler_name    : DataHandler
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> hevc (libx265))
   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> aac (native))
 Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
 '''[libx265 @ 0x7fe814001200] Unknown option: profile.'''
 x265 [info]: HEVC encoder version 2.3
 x265 [info]: build info [Mac OS X][clang 8.1.0][64 bit] 8bit
 x265 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX AVX2
 FMA3 LZCNT BMI2
 x265 [info]: Main profile, Level-2.1 (Main tier)
 x265 [info]: Thread pool created using 8 threads
 x265 [info]: Slices                              : 1
 x265 [info]: frame threads / pool features       : 3 / wpp(5 rows)
 x265 [warning]: Source height < 720p; disabling lookahead-slices
 x265 [info]: Coding QT: max CU size, min CU size : 64 / 8
 x265 [info]: Residual QT: max TU size, max depth : 32 / 1 inter / 1 intra
 x265 [info]: ME / range / subpel / merge         : hex / 57 / 2 / 2
 x265 [info]: Keyframe min / max / scenecut / bias: 25 / 250 / 40 / 5.00
 x265 [info]: Lookahead / bframes / badapt        : 20 / 4 / 2
 x265 [info]: b-pyramid / weightp / weightb       : 1 / 1 / 0
 x265 [info]: References / ref-limit  cu / depth  : 3 / on / on
 x265 [info]: AQ: mode / str / qg-size / cu-tree  : 1 / 1.0 / 32 / 1
 x265 [info]: Rate Control / qCompress            : CRF-28.0 / 0.60
 x265 [info]: tools: rd=3 psy-rd=2.00 rskip signhide tmvp strong-intra-
 smoothing
 x265 [info]: tools: deblock sao
 Output #0, mov, to '/Users/ikko/Movies/1080P25audio.mov':
 }}}

 Using -x265-params profile=main does start encoding but the error above
 says the Profile option is unknown and ignored.

 How can one set the profile for x265?

 The same happens when using Tune and Preset.

--

Comment:

 Possibly related to ticket #4284.

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