XMedia Recode: H.264 Encoder Settings | Tips and Techniques

Mode

• Convert (convert video stream)
• Copy (copy video stream)

Codec

Determines which video codec to use for encoding.

Language

Sets the language that displays when playing the player.

FourCC

Is a 4-byte identifier which specifies the format of a video stream.

Profile

Limit the profile of the output stream.

• Baseline
• Main
• High
• High 4:2:2
• High 4:4:4
• High 10
• High 4:2:2 10
• High 4:4:4 10

Level

Sets the level flag in the output bitstream.

Preset

Sets parameters to balance compression efficiency with encoding speed

• ultrafast
• veryfast
• faster
• fast
• Medium
• slow
• slower
• veryslow

Frame - Packing

Set frame packing mode for Stereoscopic content.

• none
• checkerboard  = pixels are alternatively from L and R
• column alternation = L and R are interlaced by column
• row alternation = L and R are interlaced by row
• side by side = L is on the left, R on the right
• top bottom = L is on top, R on bottom
• frame alternation = one view per frame

Framerate

Specifies the output video rate.

Min GOP (Group Of Pictures) length

Minimum GOP length, the minimum distance between I-frames.

GOP (Group Of Pictures) length

This determines the maximum distance between I-frames

Very high GOP lengths will result in slightly more efficient compression, but will make seeking in the video somewhat more difficult

Display mode

• Progressiv
• Interlaced TFF (Top field first)
• Interlaced BFF (Bottom field first)

Color mode

Specify output colorspace format.

Threads

Enables parallel encoding by using more than 1 thread to increase speed on multi-core systems