Settings for PSP H.264/AVC format
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Settings for PSP H.264/AVC format
Anybody have a preset for H.264/AVC that works with the PSP?
Would love to have this as a default preset in Handbrake. Visualhub has one, but Visualhub doesn't handle subtitles.
Would love to have this as a default preset in Handbrake. Visualhub has one, but Visualhub doesn't handle subtitles.
How to encode AVC for the PSP:
- Select PSP preset
- Choose H.264/AAC codec
- Select 480 width (this is PSP's max res., you don't need to set it this high)
- Enter "level=3" without the quotes under advanced x264 options
- Place converted movie under /VIDEO on the memstick
The resulting quality is awesome!
Would be nice if the devs added this for a preset. All that's really needed is the level=3 option.
- Select PSP preset
- Choose H.264/AAC codec
- Select 480 width (this is PSP's max res., you don't need to set it this high)
- Enter "level=3" without the quotes under advanced x264 options
- Place converted movie under /VIDEO on the memstick
The resulting quality is awesome!
Would be nice if the devs added this for a preset. All that's really needed is the level=3 option.
Hey Trondah,
When I use the "PSP" preset with no mods, the converted video that I put in the /Video folder on the stick works fine. It just doesn't look as good as the video that I converted using the H.264/AAC codec. What's a real drag is that the file made at the smaller screen size of the PSP preset with the MPEG-4 Video/ AAC Audio Coded isn't that much smaller than the 480 width/H.264/AAC codec that you suggested. If my video is going to look subpar, someone at least give me a smaller file size:)
How do you get your settings to show up on the PSP?
thanks for your help.
-Rod
When I use the "PSP" preset with no mods, the converted video that I put in the /Video folder on the stick works fine. It just doesn't look as good as the video that I converted using the H.264/AAC codec. What's a real drag is that the file made at the smaller screen size of the PSP preset with the MPEG-4 Video/ AAC Audio Coded isn't that much smaller than the 480 width/H.264/AAC codec that you suggested. If my video is going to look subpar, someone at least give me a smaller file size:)
How do you get your settings to show up on the PSP?
thanks for your help.
-Rod
Whoa! Just tried this setting, I have to agree it is awesome!! WHY is this not the setting for PSP?trondah wrote:How to encode AVC for the PSP:
- Select PSP preset
- Choose H.264/AAC codec
- Select 480 width (this is PSP's max res., you don't need to set it this high)
- Enter "level=3" without the quotes under advanced x264 options
- Place converted movie under /VIDEO on the memstick
The resulting quality is awesome!
Would be nice if the devs added this for a preset. All that's really needed is the level=3 option.
With the current firmware 3.71 I was able to use even more advanced settings:
crf=18:ref=2:mixed-refs=1:bframes=3:b-rdo=1:bime=1:weightb=1:subme=7:trellis=2:analyse=all:level=3:merange=64:no-fast-pskip:me=umh:sar=1/1
Resolution is 480*272. You can speed up the encode quite a bit if you use "subme=6", "trellis=1" and "merange=16". Off course the file becomes larger than
Wildfire
crf=18:ref=2:mixed-refs=1:bframes=3:b-rdo=1:bime=1:weightb=1:subme=7:trellis=2:analyse=all:level=3:merange=64:no-fast-pskip:me=umh:sar=1/1
Resolution is 480*272. You can speed up the encode quite a bit if you use "subme=6", "trellis=1" and "merange=16". Off course the file becomes larger than
Wildfire
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Hmm, following this post on Doom9 you should aim for 272 heigh. The 'correct' resolution for mod16 would be 368*272. I never did 4:3 encodes myself so test it with a short clipmaximumzero wrote:Here's a question on 4:3 content.
Should I shoot for the height being 272px or should I shoot for the width being 480px?
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Wildfire
Newbie question (sorry)
I'm a Linux user so I have to do all of this on the command-line. I have a 4 gig memory stick in my PSP (with 3.71 firmware), so I'm interested in the "faster encode with larger files" option.Wildfire wrote:With the current firmware 3.71 I was able to use even more advanced settings:
crf=18:ref=2:mixed-refs=1:bframes=3:b-rdo=1:bime=1:weightb=1:subme=7:trellis=2:analyse=all:level=3:merange=64:no-fast-pskip:me=umh:sar=1/1
Resolution is 480*272. You can speed up the encode quite a bit if you use "subme=6", "trellis=1" and "merange=16". Off course the file becomes larger than
Wildfire
I've learned a bit from a bunch of different posts, but am not sure how to "blend" the recommendations from multiple posters into a single command-line. Mabye I should ignore all previous posts and just go with what Wildfire says -- but I don't think he included all of the necessary options. Can someone help?
This is what I've come up with:
./HandBrakeCLI -i /dev/dvd -t 1 -e x264 -x crf=18:ref=2:mixed-refs=1:bframes=3:b-rdo=1:bime=1:weightb=1:subme=6:trellis=1:analyse=all:level=3:merange=16:no-fast-pskip:me=umh:sar=1/1 -p --crop 0:0:0:0 -E faac -R 48 -b 2048 -o MyMovie.mp4
Re: Newbie question (sorry)
Why would you have -b 2048 *and* tell x264 to use crf=18? You shouldn't use that terminology in HandBrake anyway. Tell it to use CRF by adding -q 0.647 -Q. If you're using -p, don't use sar=1/1 because it won't display right. I don't believe the PSP does anamorphic, so why are you using -p in the first place? There's no need to include merange=16, as that's the default. And you don't need to include -E faac either, as that is a default as well. So, to clean it up:nt4cats wrote:./HandBrakeCLI -i /dev/dvd -t 1 -e x264 -x crf=18:ref=2:mixed-refs=1:bframes=3:b-rdo=1:bime=1:weightb=1:subme=6:trellis=1:analyse=all:level=3:merange=16:no-fast-pskip:me=umh:sar=1/1 -p --crop 0:0:0:0 -E faac -R 48 -b 2048 -o MyMovie.mp4
./HandBrakeCLI -i /dev/dvd -t 1 -e x264 -x ref=2:mixed-refs=1:bframes=3:b-rdo=1:bime=1:weightb=1:subme=6:trellis=1:analyse=all:level=3:no-fast-pskip:me=umh --crop 0:0:0:0 -R 48 -b 2048 -o MyMovie.mp4
...but don't you need to set dimensions that will fit on the PSP? Or can it play 720* files?
Re: Newbie question (sorry)
Thanks for the "clean up". You ask why I'd do multiple incompatible options -- because I'm an admitted newbie trying to blend the (overlapping) recommendations from multiple posts. I will give your "cleaned up" recommendation a try and report on the results. Thanks!jbrjake wrote:Why would you have -b 2048 *and* tell x264 to use crf=18? You shouldn't use that terminology in HandBrake anyway. Tell it to use CRF by adding -q 0.647 -Q. If you're using -p, don't use sar=1/1 because it won't display right. I don't believe the PSP does anamorphic, so why are you using -p in the first place? There's no need to include merange=16, as that's the default. And you don't need to include -E faac either, as that is a default as well. So, to clean it up:nt4cats wrote:./HandBrakeCLI -i /dev/dvd -t 1 -e x264 -x crf=18:ref=2:mixed-refs=1:bframes=3:b-rdo=1:bime=1:weightb=1:subme=6:trellis=1:analyse=all:level=3:merange=16:no-fast-pskip:me=umh:sar=1/1 -p --crop 0:0:0:0 -E faac -R 48 -b 2048 -o MyMovie.mp4
./HandBrakeCLI -i /dev/dvd -t 1 -e x264 -x ref=2:mixed-refs=1:bframes=3:b-rdo=1:bime=1:weightb=1:subme=6:trellis=1:analyse=all:level=3:no-fast-pskip:me=umh --crop 0:0:0:0 -R 48 -b 2048 -o MyMovie.mp4
...but don't you need to set dimensions that will fit on the PSP? Or can it play 720* files?
The newer PSP firmware can display videos encoded at 480x272. I can probably figure out how to set the resolution (but I wouldn't mind clarification if you have a minute).
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368x272 does not work for me.
Using Firmware 3.80, I can't get the default PSP Preset to work if the picture is 368x272.
Is there another setting that is required?
Is there another setting that is required?
Re: Settings for PSP H.264/AVC format
Trondha,
I tried the settings, and it looks great. But I have one problem: Whenever there's a fast movement in the movie, part of e.g. the (moving) person stays as kind of a ghost picture for a moment.
Since these are my first tries with movies on PSP, not sure if that's the display, or a problem with the movie... any ideas?
Thanks for your help.
Chris
I tried the settings, and it looks great. But I have one problem: Whenever there's a fast movement in the movie, part of e.g. the (moving) person stays as kind of a ghost picture for a moment.
Since these are my first tries with movies on PSP, not sure if that's the display, or a problem with the movie... any ideas?
Thanks for your help.
Chris
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Re: Settings for PSP H.264/AVC format
Chris,
The blur or ghosting is the only down side of the PSP. I have the slim with the newest version firm and it only seems to do this with fast dark sences.
I use Trondha settings and the quality is great. Looks good a standard def TV. My brother inlaw has a PSP and was shocked to see this great quality video. (He uses PSP Video 9)
I still would not give it up. I love the screen size, open source and replaceable battery. There are lots of little thing you can do to make it shine as a video/mp3 player. (Video Art, mp3 tags with album art, ect) And hey, it plays games too.
The blur or ghosting is the only down side of the PSP. I have the slim with the newest version firm and it only seems to do this with fast dark sences.
I use Trondha settings and the quality is great. Looks good a standard def TV. My brother inlaw has a PSP and was shocked to see this great quality video. (He uses PSP Video 9)
I still would not give it up. I love the screen size, open source and replaceable battery. There are lots of little thing you can do to make it shine as a video/mp3 player. (Video Art, mp3 tags with album art, ect) And hey, it plays games too.
Re: Settings for PSP H.264/AVC format
Where is I'm supposed to type "level=3"? and is it 3 or 30 because I saw 30 in another post.
Re: Settings for PSP H.264/AVC format
I have had no Success with any of these setting and my PSP I am running Firm Ware 6.00 on a PSP-2000 Slim does anyone have setting for it???
Thanks for all help in advance...
JustinD
Thanks for all help in advance...
JustinD
Re: Settings for PSP H.264/AVC format
Hi JustinD,
I have a PSP-1001, not a PSP-2000, but I do have the official firmware 6.00 installed.
See One setting for iPod Touch G2 & Sony PSP : http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8405
Hope this helps,
TedT.
I have a PSP-1001, not a PSP-2000, but I do have the official firmware 6.00 installed.
See One setting for iPod Touch G2 & Sony PSP : http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8405
Hope this helps,
TedT.