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13th December 2013, 13:52 | #1 | Link |
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Black and white in x264
Hello, I have some black and white content to encode (source material is NTSC DVD), and I have some questions on how x264 handles this content and practices.
1) Are there any changes to the presets that could/should be enabled for black and white content? 2) When x264 encodes color content, approximately what percentage of the bitrstream goes to the luma channel and what percentage to chroma? 3) Is my understanding correct that I could use a lower bitrate on b/w content than what I typically use for color content and still have the same perceived quality since all bits can be devoted to the luma channel since there is no chroma data? Thanks to those knowledgeable on this. I'm always interested in learning more. Villa Palmar Timeshare Scam Last edited by bugmen0t; 21st February 2014 at 23:50. |
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So with a source that has very "complex" chroma (e.g. a lot of chroma noise), the percentage spent for chroma will be higher, compared to a source that has very "simple" chroma. And a "black and white" (actually greyscale) source has the simplest chroma possible - (ideally) all chroma blocks should be 100% flat - which probably means the chroma will be almost "free" to encode. I think so. But it might not be that much, given that - in a usual YUV 4:2:0 source - the chroma has only 1/4 of the pixel data, compared to the luma, anyway. That plus the chroma qp offset!
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ok thanks for the help. Is it safe to assume that DVDs authors from big studios won't have chroma noise, or is it safer just to include greyscale() in the avs? Is there any harm done from including this (assuming there aren't opening titles/studio logos in color)?
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It's never safe to assume anything about a professional release. Most releases are farmed out to mastering houses to create the structure and encode; some do an amazing job, most just don't care. The older a movie is, the less budget the release gets, too.
The maximum value for --chroma-qp-offset is 32, which would be pretty close to out your chroma bits anyway. (Since the maximum possible qp is 51.) |
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