[FFmpeg-user] Pixel Formats for libx264

[Paul B Mahol]

On 8/30/13, James Board <jpboard2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> What pixel format, if any, does the x264 codecs convert video to before
> encoding?  If my source video is raw RGB (3 bytes per pixel), will the
> encoded video use the same pixel format?  If my source video is YUV422, will
> the encoded video use the same pixel format?

libx246 encoder:
INPUT OUTPUT
rgb   yuv444p
yuv422 yuv422

libx264rgb encoder
INPUT OUTPUT
anything rgb24/bgr24