# HG changeset patch # User gpoirier # Date 1168845363 0 # Node ID 94a6b690e595d6dcdae1d75f39bf326f3f902130 # Parent 6a8f5bbe368710f5fafedf9c0d6befa9255cae2d update x264's subq otion description diff -r 6a8f5bbe3687 -r 94a6b690e595 DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml --- a/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml Mon Jan 15 06:26:49 2007 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml Mon Jan 15 07:16:03 2007 +0000 @@ -3658,7 +3658,8 @@ This is usually enough to be visible. - is the slowest, highest quality mode. + is slower and yields better quality at a reasonable + cost. In comparison to , it usually gains 0.1-0.4 dB global PSNR with speed costs varying from 25%-100%. Unlike other levels of , the behavior of @@ -3670,6 +3671,14 @@ in low-motion scenes. Note that it is still recommended to always set to something other than zero (see below). + + is the slowest, highest quality mode. + In comparison to , it usually gains 0.01-0.05 dB + global PSNR with speed costs varying from 15%-33%. + Since the tradeoff encoding time vs. quality is quite low, you should + only use it if you are after every bit saving and if encoding time is + not an issue. +