# HG changeset patch # User gpoirier # Date 1124568783 0 # Node ID d5ff51c5970f0cc7bc991220f73739ed4878efdd # Parent 414ece37801b67d9d8e87a141725e1de64a1b2a5 Encoding setting examples for x264 diff -r 414ece37801b -r d5ff51c5970f DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml --- a/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml Fri Aug 19 19:24:30 2005 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml Sat Aug 20 20:13:03 2005 +0000 @@ -3201,6 +3201,50 @@ + + +Encoding settings examples + + + The following settings are examples of different encoding + options combinations that affect the speed VS quality tradeoff + given the same target bitrate. + + If you are aiming at perfect quality without too much thinking and + no size limitation, a low constant quantizer encode (like with + ) with no B-frames + () will probably look very good, but + will needlessly spend lots of bits to encode details that could be + coded more wisely using some advanced settings. + + + + All the encoding settings were tested on a 720x448 @30000/1001 fps + video sample, the target bitrate was 900kbps, and the machine was an + AMD-64 3400+ at 2400 Mhz in 64 bits mode. + Each encoding setting is followed by the encoding speed (in frames + per seconds), the compression efficiency loss (in percent of bitrate) + compared to the "very high quality" setting, and the PSNR loss (in dB). + Please understand that depending on your source your machine type + and the development breakthrough, you may get very different results. + + + +Very high quality: + +6fps, 0%, 0dB. + +High quality: + +13fps, -13%, -0.89dB. + +Fast: + +17fps, -20%, -1.48dB. + + + +