Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of Encode/AV1


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Timestamp:
Jun 4, 2018, 6:54:29 PM (8 years ago)
Author:
llogan
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fixed toc, used human readable -strict value, removed anchors as they are automatically created, re-order rate control methods from most to least useful.

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    1 = FFmpeg and libaom AV1 Encoding Guide =
     1{{{
     2#!html
     3<h1 style="font-size: 22px;">
     4libaom AV1 Encoding Guide
     5</h1>
     6}}}
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    3 [[PageOutline(2, Contents)]]
     8[[PageOutline]]
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    510`libaom-av1` is the AOMedia video encoder for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV1 AV1], an open source & royalty-free video codec. `libaom-av1` can save about 30% bitrate compared to VP9 and H.265 / HEVC, and about 50% over H.264, while retaining the same visual quality.
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    712To install FFmpeg with support for `libaom-av1`, look at the [https://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/wiki/CompilationGuide Compilation Guides] and compile FFmpeg with the {{{--enable-libaom}}} option.
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    9 libaom offers the following rate-control modes, which determine the quality and file size obtained:
     14libaom offers the following rate-control modes which determine the quality and file size obtained:
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     16- Constant quality
     17- 2-pass average bitrate
    1118- 1-pass average bitrate
    12 - 2-pass average bitrate
    13 - Constant quality
    1419
    1520For a list of options, run `ffmpeg -h encoder=libaom-av1`.
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    1722{{{
    1823#!div style="border: 1px solid #e5e5c7; margin: 1em; background-color: #ffd;"
    19 '''Note:''' AV1 encoding is very slow in comparison to VP9 or H.264, and considered experimental at this stage (hence the use of `-strict -2` is necessary).
     24'''Note:''' AV1 encoding is very slow in comparison to VP9 or H.264, and considered experimental at this stage. Hence the use of `-strict experimental` (or the alias `-strict -2`) is necessary.
    2025}}}
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    22 === Average Bitrate (ABR) ===#averageb
     27= Constant Quality =
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    24 libaom-av1 offers a simple "Average Bitrate" or "Target Bitrate" mode. In this mode, it will simply try to reach the specified bit rate on average, e.g. 2 MBit/s.
     29In addition to the default VBR mode, there's a constant quality (CQ) mode (like CRF in x264 and x265) which will ensure that every frame gets the number of bits it deserves to achieve a certain (perceptual) quality level, rather than encoding each frame to meet a bit rate target. This results in better overall quality. If there isn't a fixed target file size, this should be your method of choice.
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    2631{{{
    27 ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libaom-av1 -b:v 2M -strict -2 output.mkv
     32ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libaom-av1 -crf 30 -strict experimental av1_test.mkv
    2833}}}
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    30 Use this option if file size and encoding time are more important.
     35The CRF value can be from 0–63. Lower values mean better quality and greater file size.
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    32 === Two-Pass ===#twopass
     37= Two-Pass =
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    34 In order to create more efficient encodes when a particular target bitrate should be reached, you should choose two-pass encoding. For two-pass, you need to run `ffmpeg` twice, with almost the same settings, except for:
     39In order to create more efficient encodes when a particular target bitrate should be reached you should choose two-pass encoding. For two-pass, you need to run `ffmpeg` twice, with almost the same settings, except for:
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    3641* In pass 1 and 2, use the `-pass 1` and `-pass 2` options, respectively.
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    3843* In pass 1, you need to specify an output format (with `-f`) that matches the output format you will use in pass 2.
    3944* In pass 1, specify the audio codec used in pass 2; in many cases, `-an` in pass 1 will not work.
     45
     46{{{#!comment
     47> In pass 1, specify the audio codec used in pass 2; in many cases, `-an` in pass 1 will not work.
     48Which cases?
     49}}}
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    4151{{{
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    51 === Constant Quality ===#constantq
     61= Average Bitrate (ABR) =
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    53 In addition to the "default" VBR mode, there's a constant quality (CQ) mode (like CRF in x264 and x265) which will ensure that every frame gets the number of bits it deserves to achieve a certain (perceptual) quality level, rather than encoding each frame to meet a bit rate target. This results in better overall quality. If there isn't a fixed target file size, this should be your method of choice.
     63libaom-av1 offers a simple "Average Bitrate" or "Target Bitrate" mode. In this mode, it will simply try to reach the specified bit rate on average, e.g. 2 MBit/s.
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    5565{{{
    56 ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libaom-av1 -crf 30 -strict -2 av1_test.mkv
     66ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libaom-av1 -b:v 2M -strict experimental output.mkv
    5767}}}
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    59 The CRF value can be from 0–63. Lower values mean better quality and greater file size.
     69Use this option only if file size '''and''' encoding time are more important factors than quality alone. Otherwise, use one of the other rate control methods described above.
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    61 === Controlling Speed / Quality ===
     71= Controlling Speed / Quality =
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    6373`-cpu-used` sets how efficient the compression will be. Default is 1. Lower values mean slower encoding with better quality, and vice-versa.
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    65 === More Info ===
     75= More Info =
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    6777More info about AV1 can be found here: