# HG changeset patch # User lorenm # Date 1181410369 0 # Node ID b1487ec8c66c94688714908620e52a12a99c8aec # Parent 173ce7608d49b8946a83a3a55d7053b1c41b684a x264 no longer defaults to qp=26. diff -r 173ce7608d49 -r b1487ec8c66c DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 --- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Sat Jun 09 11:57:22 2007 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Sat Jun 09 17:32:49 2007 +0000 @@ -9158,7 +9158,7 @@ .B qp=<0\-51> This selects the quantizer to use for P-frames. I- and B-frames are offset from this value by ip_factor and pb_factor, respectively. -20\-40 is a useful range (default: 26). +20\-40 is a useful range. Lower values result in better fidelity, but higher bitrates. 0 is lossless. Note that quantization in H.264 works differently from MPEG-1/2/4: