News parameters for H264 Mainconcept codec ...

[Sagittaire]

Well I make actually big test on BluRay encoding with x264 (Guide for professional authoring with x264). For make that I compare with other H264 codec. Mainconcept H264 is really popular codec (Cinevison, DivX and certainely many other use SDK).

In the past, I had already check this codec. Anyway MC seem to have really progress with news options and improvements:
- Adaptative deblocking
- Wbpred and Wppred
- Quantisation Matrix
- Improved VBV quality
- 10 bits encoding (not for BR but new)

Someone have make test with these news options ... ???

[Blue_MiSfit]

It's gotten pretty good. The latest builds of Rhozet Carbon Coder / Harmonic ProMedia Carbon have a recent version of the MainConcept H.264 encoder that includes these settings, and quality has increased quite a lot.

Derek

[benwaggoner]

Harmonic isn't using just the stock Main Concept code base anymore. They've merged in features from their broadcast encoder algorithms as well.

[Blue_MiSfit]

Very interesting. That's good to know, and may explain some strangeness I've noticed.

[Biggiesized]

Harmonic isn't using just the stock Main Concept code base anymore. They've merged in features from their broadcast encoder algorithms as well.
I never knew they developed their own algorithms in house, let alone had a separate broadcast encoder.

[Blue_MiSfit]

Rhozet didn't. Harmonic has a huge broadcast encoding business, and has since acquired Rhozet.

Interesting stuff :)