The guide explains how to get ffmpeg back in line with x264's defaults. I started with the settings outlined in this guide, which suggests the ffmpeg default options are far lower quality than the x264 CLI's defaults. The target format will be MP4, to be played back in the new Flash Player with h264 support.

#Same with raspberry Pi special encoder (omx - which seems not to be only about Raspberry Pi), without and with target bitrate specification.įfmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 1280x800 -i /dev/video0 -codec:v h264_omx output-1280x800-h264.mkvįfmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 1280x800 -i /dev/video0 -codec:v h264_omx -b:v 2048k output-1280x800-h264-bitrate2048k.mkvįfmpeg -i inputFile.avi -codec:v h264_omx outputFile-1280x800-h264.mkvįfmpeg -i inputFile.avi -codec:v h264_omx -b:v 2048k outputFile-1280x800-h264-bitrate2048k.I am trying to encode a large variety of videos and want to come up with the best general-purpose x264 options (that won't require prior knowledge of the content). #Standards encoders (not for Raspberry Pi unless you are not hurry)įfmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 1280x800 -i /dev/video0 -codec:v libx264 output-x264.mkvįfmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 1280x800 -i /dev/video0 -codec:v libx265 output-x265.mkv #Doing a raw 'capture and place to file' with input resolution specified (still using mux depending on file extension)įfmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 1280x800 -i /dev/video0 -codec copy output.avi #Listing available formats and resolutions for the capture input :įfmpeg -f v4l2 -list_formats all -i /dev/video0 Code: Select all #Listing available ffmpeg codecs (encoding and decoding)

Ffmpeg vcodec h264