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Main@L4 Level encoding in Compressor
How can I make a compressor preset (for using inside of FCPX) that generates an mpg4 file with .mp4 extension and is encoded with Main@L4 level encoding. A client needs that specific level for their intranet.
Inside the mpg4 Vides Settings I find a droptdown “H.264 profile” that lets me select High, Main and Baseline bit nowhere can I find a “Level4” setting.
When I analyse the file using MediaInfo it says Main@L2.1
I have tried using the X.264 encoder and I have found a setting there that says H.264 Level and set ist to “Level 4.0 4SVGA/1080HD@60i30p 20Mbps”
When I analyse this file with MediaInfo I get High@L2.1 still.
With handbrake I can get the desired Level 4, but it would be much more convienient to be able to export straight from FCPX without exporting a ProRes master first.
Thanks for your help.
Florian
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Director of Photography, Director, Editor
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Chart describing the parameters of Levels (describes max bit rate and frame size).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#LevelsThis article with description of Profiles and Levels may help.
https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/What-Is-…/What-is-H.264-74735.aspx -
Thanks for the info. Interesting, but does not help me much.
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Director of Photography, Director, Editor
Vienna, Austria -
It explains why an encoder chooses a level and what you can do to influence that.
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