[FFmpeg-trac] #11255(avcodec:new): Insensible "libx264" encoding default

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#11255: Insensible "libx264" encoding default
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             Reporter:  Jeremy       |                    Owner:  (none)
  Hopkinson                          |
                 Type:  enhancement  |                   Status:  new
             Priority:  normal       |                Component:  avcodec
              Version:  git-master   |               Resolution:
             Keywords:  libx264      |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by Jeremy Hopkinson):

 Replying to [comment:1 MasterQuestionable]:
 > ͏    Try explicitly specify the "[https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html
 #Advanced-Video-options -pix_fmt] yuv420p".
 >
 > ͏    And I guess it's very likely just your playback device doesn't
 support 10bpc.
 > ͏    Not much to do with the Profile meta.
 > ͏    See also: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11110#comment:3

 It worked to explicitly specify -pix_fmt yuv420p, and it works on my old
 TV. Thanks for solving that problem. I'm up and running.

 However, broader point being the H.264 Video Encoding Guide should be
 fixed by TPTB to let users know the -profile:v option does not in fact
 limit the output to a specific H.264 profile, and that if you select a
 main or baseline profile you must force a lower bit depth with -pix_fmt
 yuv420p else error. The Encoding Guide is not just misleading about this,
 it's actually wrong.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11255#comment:4>
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