Report what compression schemes are different studios using and why. In particular what FFMPEG options are people using, although recommendations on other encoders are welcome.
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https://ottverse.com/vmaf-ffmpeg-ubuntu-compilation-installation-usage-guide/ - building VMAF on ubuntu.
| Name | Source | ffmpeg flags | Description | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| colorspace_yuv444p10le | https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/colorspace | -c:v libx264 -preset placebo -qp 0 -x264-params "keyint=15:no-deblock=1" -pix_fmt yuv444p10le -sws_flags spline+accurate_rnd+full_chroma_int -vf "colorspace=bt709:iall=bt601-6-625:fast=1" -color_range 1 -colorspace 1 -color_primaries 1 -color_trc 1 | ||
| Prores 4444 | -c:v prores_ks -profile:v 4444 -qscale:v 1 -pix_fmt yuv444p10le -sws_flags spline+accurate_rnd+full_chroma_int -vf "colorspace=bt709:iall=bt601-6-625:fast=1" -color_range 1 -colorspace 1 -color_primaries 1 -color_trc 1 | |||
| shotgun_diy_encode | https://support.shotgunsoftware.com/hc/en-us/articles/219030418-Do-it-yourself-DIY-transcoding', | -vcodec libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -g 30 -vprofile high -bf 0 -crf 2 | ||
| Prores 422 HQ | Some FFMpeg commands I need to remember for converting footage for video editing. http://bit.ly/vidsnippets · GitHub |
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Note the -vendor ap10 part below is only needed if working with Final Cut, but it does no harm otherwise. | ||||