x264

x264 is a free software library for encoding video streams into the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC format. Encoder features 8x8 and 4x4 adaptive spatial transform ...

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x264 is a free software library for encoding video streams into the h.264/mpeg4 avc format.

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8x8 and 4x4 adaptive spatial transform adaptive bframe placement bframes as references / arbitrary frame order cavlc/cabac entropy coding custom quantization matrices intra: all macroblock types (16x16, 8x8, 4x4, and pcm with all predictions) inter p: all partitions (from 16x16 down to 4x4) inter b: partitions from 16x16 down to 8x8 (including skip/direct) interlacing (mbaff) multiple reference frames ratecontrol: constant quantizer, constant quality, single or multipass abr, optional vbv scenecut detection spatial and temporal direct mode in bframes, adaptive mode selection parallel encoding on multiple cpus predictive lossless mode psy optimizations for detail retention (adaptive quantization, psyrd, psytrellis) zones for arbitrarily adjusting bitrate distribution

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