[MEncoder-users] H.264 compression

[James Hastings-Trew]

Diogo Franco wrote:
> Em Qua, 2008-05-14 às 20:32 -0500, James Hastings-Trew escreveu:
>   
>> I use bitrate based rate control with x264 and it is usually right on 
>> the money - very predictable on a 2 pass encode. I'm guessing that part 
>> isn't broken.
>>     
> It is broken with latest x264 git. There's some discussion at
> FFmpeg-user that shows that x264 builds starting around svn r804 don't
> work with the default ratecontrol equation, "tex^qComp". If you pass
> another equation, like "blurCplx^(1-qComp)", ratecontrol works again.
>
>   
I've been avoiding updating to the latest versions unless there is a 
pressing reason to do so. So far, there hasn't been.
Did you call me a "git"?