how to configure Mainconcept H264 encoder for 360 correctly?

[bidomo]

Hi everyone!

I'm using Mainconcept h264 (2.01.00.00), When encoding a musical videoclip (most accurate a korean music video with lots of lightning and stuff), the video is encoded pretty nice, the computer plays them flawlessly, but the 360 appears to slow down the video when lots of effects appear in the scene, and goes back to normal playback when there's not to much of them...

Encoded the same with Megui, and the video plays fine even in the 360, so maybe there's a setting for fixing this kind of trouble in future encodes (is the first video to do this, Mpeg-2 video).

I would continued using megui but 60% of the videos encoded doesn't even mux or play in the 360, not even creating templates, so I opted for Mainconcept from recomendations from one of my friends at job.

And if anyone knows how to configure it to encode High profile videos to play in the 360 because only Baseline and Main profile seems to work, will be very appreciated too.



Thanks in overhand

[blubberbirne]

.....but the 360 appears to slow down the video when lots of effects appear in the scene, and goes back to normal playback when there's not to much of them...


The Maximum Bitrate is to high :p

[bidomo]

The Maximum Bitrate is to high :p

I don't think so, each profile was configured manually...

Well, I'm using VBR, so the bitrate change may be the problem

[blubberbirne]

Try Main Profil, Level 4.1

this one works for me :)

[bidomo]

Try Main Profil, Level 4.1

this one works for me :)

That's pointless, any other video just works OK in any profile till 4.1, this kind of videos (which I buy the most) are like Michael jackson live show, too much lights and strobes, that's the problem, not the encoding bitrate or AVC profile.


If I can't figure out, I'll have to make a 1:1 backup, I'm gonna play around with the settings and forget about this kind of show in MP4 format at least for the 360, Is my preferred media player because I don't have any other than this and PC :)

[plane]

And if anyone knows how to configure it to encode High profile videos to play in the 360 because only Baseline and Main profile seems to work, will be very appreciated too.


http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0408-im.htm
The Spring Update is free beginning the week of May 7, and will be easily accessible to every Xbox 360 owner through Xbox LIVE or on Xbox.com.

Added H.264 video support: Up to 10 Mbps peak, Baseline, Main, and High profiles with 2 channel AAC LC.

http://www.xbox.com/en-AU/support/xbox360/digitalmedia/videoplaybackfaq.htm
# Video Profiles: Baseline, main, and high (up to Level 4.1) profiles
# Video Bitrate: 10 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at 30fps. See the question about max bit rate, resolution, and frames per second.

I thought 360 already supported high profile up to 4.1 :confused:

[Ronin-7]

If you make the tweaks to the profiles in MeGUI as outlined in this guide (http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/Xbox_360_H.264_Conversion_Guide_page4.html) it should encode & properly play your videos.