View Full Version : is libx264/265 and X264/265 same?
avinewbie
25th February 2024, 11:35
Hi
I believe libx264 is used in FFMPEG and X264 in GUI like handbrake and staxrip(if chosen)
Is libx264 and X264 essentially the same?
using same parameters they should produce equivalent/identical quality?
is there any difference in speeds between the two( at same encoding parameters)
Thanks
poisondeathray
25th February 2024, 16:10
Hi
I believe libx264 is used in FFMPEG and X264 in GUI like handbrake and staxrip(if chosen)
Is libx264 and X264 essentially the same?
using same parameters they should produce equivalent/identical quality?
is there any difference in speeds between the two( at same encoding parameters)
Thanks
Essentially the same - they are based same library
Same output if same settings (assuming other processing was the same, and same core/version)
Some options like qpfile are not available in libx264/libx265 , only in cli version
No material speed difference if everything else is the same
avinewbie
28th February 2024, 09:57
[QUOTE=poisondeathray;1998204]Essentially the same - they are based same library
Thank You PDR, Much appreciated
microchip8
28th February 2024, 15:53
x264 is like a front-end to libx264. It's there to configure the lib
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