Video processing information
Information about video processing.
If your are in need of audio/video digitisation or batch-processing, please contact the TG at helpdesk@mpi.nl.
You can process video-data yourself using:
- ffmpeg (to convert/cut files)
- Handbrake (to convert files)
- Lossless cut (to trim/cut files)
Standard video coding settings for MP4 video files are:
- Video codec: H.264 (x264)
- Preset: Superfast
- Profile: high
- Level: automatic (4.0)
- Resolution: same as source
- Framerate: same as source (constant framerate)
- Quality: CRF 18-22
- Entropy coding: CABAC
- Pixel format: YUV_420p
- GOP size: 25
- B-frames: 0
- Audio codec: AAC
- Sampling rate: 48kHz
- Bitrate: 320kb/s
For more in-depth video-processing information, please refer to the ELAN video encoding guide.