Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of Encode/FFV1

Timestamp:

Oct 31, 2017, 8:27:15 AM (9 years ago)

Author:

slhck

Comment:

add introduction

Encode/FFV1

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 = FFV1 encoding cheatsheet =
+
+FFV1 is a video codec developed within FFmpeg. It is lossless, meaning that it compresses video without introducing quantization degradations. Therefore, FFV1 is a good choice for [https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000341.shtml archiving and preservation]. A [http://compression.ru/video/codec_comparison/lossless_codecs_2007_en.html lossless codec comparison] found FFV1 to be the "most balanced", offering "relatively good speed and high compression".
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+There are two versions of the codec supported by `ffmpeg`, version 1 and 3.
 
 == FFV1 version 1 ==
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 === Examples ===
-1. '''Copy audio "as-is" and use FFV1.1 as video codec. Audio stream kept as-is.'''
-    Parameters are GOP-size=1, coder=1, context=1:
-    {{{
-    ffmpeg -i <input_video> \
-        -acodec  copy       \
-        -vcodec  ffv1       \
-        -level   1          \
-        -coder   1          \
-        -context 1          \
-        -g       1          \
-        <output_video>
-    }}}
+
+'''Copy audio "as-is" and use FFV1.1 as video codec. Audio stream kept as-is.'''
+
+Parameters are GOP-size=1, coder=1, context=1:
+
+{{{
+ffmpeg -i <input_video> \
+    -acodec  copy       \
+    -vcodec  ffv1       \
+    -level   1          \
+    -coder   1          \
+    -context 1          \
+    -g       1          \
+    <output_video>
+}}}