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update x264's subq otion description
author gpoirier
date Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:16:03 +0000
parents 6a8f5bbe3687
children 88ab6170fb69
files DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml
diffstat 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- 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.
   </para>
   <para>
-  <option>subq=6</option> is the slowest, highest quality mode.
+  <option>subq=6</option> is slower and yields better quality at a reasonable
+  cost.
   In comparison to <option>subq=5</option>, it usually gains 0.1-0.4 dB
   global PSNR with speed costs varying from 25%-100%.
   Unlike other levels of <option>subq</option>, the behavior of
@@ -3670,6 +3671,14 @@
   in low-motion scenes. Note that it is still recommended to always set
   <option>bframes</option> to something other than zero (see below).
   </para>
+  <para>
+  <option>subq=7</option> is the slowest, highest quality mode.
+  In comparison to <option>subq=6</option>, 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.
+  </para>
 </listitem>
 <listitem>
   <para>