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Higher bitrate results in “Level” going to 5
I was wondering. When I set my bitrate past a certain point when encoding, the “Level” goes from 4.1 to 5. The problem is, when I try to play a Level 5 video on my tv (using the USB input), I get an error message saying the format is not supported. Is there a way to raise the bitrate without raising the Level? Or, is there another setting I can change to enable a Level 5 encode to play on an HDTV? A Level 5 video will play fine on my computer and uploads to youtube with no problems.
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You should check your TV manual and check what kind of files it can play.
[Duke Sweden] “Is there a way to raise the bitrate without raising the Level?”
The different profile settings (main, high) have different bitrata caps. Once you hit that you need to pick a higher level.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Levels
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Got it. Thanks!
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