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* [[http://dev.beandog.org/x264_preset_reference.html|x264 preset reference]] | * [[http://dev.beandog.org/x264_preset_reference.html|x264 preset reference]] | ||
* [[http://www.x264bluray.com/|Authoring a professional Blu-ray Disc with x264]] | * [[http://www.x264bluray.com/|Authoring a professional Blu-ray Disc with x264]] | ||
- | * [[http://mewiki.project357.com/wiki/X264_Settings|x264 Settings]] | ||
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC|Wikipedia: H264]] | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC|Wikipedia: H264]] | ||
- | * [[http://www.streaminglearningcenter.com/articles/understanding-h264-encoding-parameters---profiles-and-levels.html|Understanding H.264 Encoding Parameters - Profiles and Levels]] | ||
* [[http://mmmash.blogspot.com/2013/03/x264-motion-estimation-method-comparison.html|X264 - Motion Estimation Method- Comparison]] - I like this one. :) | * [[http://mmmash.blogspot.com/2013/03/x264-motion-estimation-method-comparison.html|X264 - Motion Estimation Method- Comparison]] - I like this one. :) | ||
* [[http://birds-are-nice.me/publications/extremex264_5.shtml|Extreme x264 encoding]] | * [[http://birds-are-nice.me/publications/extremex264_5.shtml|Extreme x264 encoding]] | ||
+ | * [[https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MeGUI/x264_Settings|MeGUI/x264 Settings]] - the best place to get a description of each setting | ||
When encoding, if you want to cover all your bases, there are two H.264 settings to use, and two x264 encoding arguments to pass: | When encoding, if you want to cover all your bases, there are two H.264 settings to use, and two x264 encoding arguments to pass: | ||
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Optionally, you can set the x264 tuning as well. Best choices are film, animation, and grain. | Optionally, you can set the x264 tuning as well. Best choices are film, animation, and grain. | ||
- | See ''x264 --fullhelp'' for the only settings you should change / use. | + | Don't change any other settings than those. If you do, you're going down the rabbit hole. |
=== H.264 levels === | === H.264 levels === | ||
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Using MP4 as the container will encode the audio to AAC by default. If using MKV, it depends on the encoder, so I'm specifying it directly. | Using MP4 as the container will encode the audio to AAC by default. If using MKV, it depends on the encoder, so I'm specifying it directly. | ||
- | libav (whose syntax I find easier to remember), see also [[https://wiki.libav.org/Encoding/h264|their x264 guide]]): | + | libav also has an [[https://wiki.libav.org/Encoding/h264|their x264 guide]]): |
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