Encoding to H.264 from DNxHD with Squeeze 7

[Ra-ey Saleh]

As Job has detailed perfectly, the H.264 Gamma Shift if pretty famous and very annoying. It’s more prevalent with files created on a PC as well.
And the MainConcept H.264 encoder that is in Squeeze 7 upwards is really a thing of beauty. Stunning and no real Gamma Shift (or at least not really noticable)…
You can download some presets here that might be a good starting point:
https://exchange.sorensonmedia.com/

Ra-ey

[Ronn Kilby]

Thanks Ra-ey – I just purchased the Squeeze 8 upgrade but have not yet installed. Could you specify a particular preset that would be optimal for DNxHD to H.264 HD?

[Ra-ey Saleh]

What’s the source spec and destination spec you want and I’ll see if there’s a preset already made.

Ra-ey

[Ronn Kilby]

1920×1080 59.84i DNxHD to 1920×1080 59.84i H.264, best quality.

[Ra-ey Saleh]

Ronn,
I’ve tweaked a preset I downloaded from Sorenson Exchange by Coby Rich to make it Interlaced for you.
Just double-click the file and install it in the default location. You’ll find it when you open up Sorenson in the Favourites tab.
I set the Audio to 44, but you can easily change it to 48.
Also, tweak any other settings you want.
Let us know if it works for you.
3272_mp4mainconcepthd1080i.spfx.zip

ps. I used the original preset to encode my reel and got much better results than using any other encoder (i.e. Compressor, Streamclip). Have a look (shameless plug!)
https://vimeo.com/30945433

Ra-ey

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