Software Encoder Feature Comparison
Feature | QT | Nero | LEAD | x264 | MainConcept | Elecard | TSE | VSofts | ProCoder | Avivo | Elemental | IPP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B slices | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
SI and SP slices | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Multiple reference frames | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Flexible Macroblock Ordering (FMO) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Arbitrary slice ordering (ASO) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Redundant slices (RS) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Data partitioning | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Interlaced coding (PicAFF, MBAFF) | No | MBAFF | MBAFF | MBAFF | Yes | Yes | No | MBAFF | Yes | MBAFF | Yes | No |
CABAC entropy coding | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
8×8 vs. 4×4 transform adaptivity | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Quantization scaling matrices | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Separate Cb and Cr QP control | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Monochrome (4:0:0) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Extended chroma formats | No | No | No | 4:2:2/4:4:4 | 4:2:2 | 4:2:2 | 4:2:2 | 4:2:2/4:4:4 | No | No | 4:2:0, 4:2:2 | No |
Largest sample depth (bit) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Separate color plane coding | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Predictive lossless coding | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Film grain modeling | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
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