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trumpet205 · 22nd July 2014, 18:39

At 1920x1080, 4 reference frames is the max to stay within Level 4.1. Period.

As said, you can specify both level 4.1 and 5 reference frames on the settings. You essentially tell x264 to jot down level 4.1 on bitstream despite being not 4.1 compliant. That does not mean the encoded file is level 4.1 compliant, it is NOT. In fact, most consumer player cannot deal with H.264 greater than level 4.1.

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trumpet205 Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 23	At 1920x1080, 4 reference frames is the max to stay within Level 4.1. Period. As said, you can specify both level 4.1 and 5 reference frames on the settings. You essentially tell x264 to jot down level 4.1 on bitstream despite being not 4.1 compliant. That does not mean the encoded file is level 4.1 compliant, it is NOT. In fact, most consumer player cannot deal with H.264 greater than level 4.1. Last edited by trumpet205; 22nd July 2014 at 20:38.