Changes between Version 31 and Version 32 of x264EncodingGuide

Timestamp:

11/14/2012 08:07:13 AM (7 months ago)

Author:

slhck

Comment:

more info about profiles, also Android devices

x264EncodingGuide

@@ -124 +124 @@
 === Compatibility ===
 
-If you want your videos to have highest compatibility with target players (for instance, with older iOS devices) then you'll want to specify 
+If you want your videos to have highest compatibility with target players (for instance, with older iOS versions or all Android devices) then you'll want to specify 
 {{{
 -profile:v baseline
 }}}
-which removes some advanced features but is more compatible.  Typically you may not need this setting.  Also if you do use this setting, it increases the bit rate quite a bit. Keep in mind that Apple Quicktime only supports YUV 420 color space for x264 encoded movies, and does not support anything higher than the "main" profile. This leaves only 2 options for quicktime compatible clips: baseline and main. All of the other profiles are currently not supported with Quicktime, although they will play back in pretty much any other player.
+which disables some advanced features but provides for better compatibility.  Typically you may not need this setting.  Also if you do use this setting, it increases the bit rate quite a bit, compared to what's needed to achieve the same quality in higher profiles.
+
+For a list of supported profiles and their description, run
+{{{
+x264 --fullhelp
+}}}
+
+Keep in mind that Apple Quicktime only supports YUV 420 color space for x264 encoded movies, and does not support anything higher than the "main" profile. This leaves only 2 options for quicktime compatible clips: baseline and main. All of the other profiles are currently not supported with Quicktime, although they will play back in pretty much any other player.
 
 === Pre-testing your settings ===