Hi, I was wondering if there is a setting in the Intel encoder that is equivalent to CRF (Constant Rate Factor) in x264. I did some research, and now I have more questions:
1. The Intel Media SDK 2014 Developer's Guide (I believe it's the latest publicly available version as of today) talks about the parameters MFX_RATECONTROL_LA_CRF and mfxInfoMFX::CRFQuality. Judging by the param names, I guess they are probably something similar to the CRF setting in x264. Am I guessing it right ?
2. The Intel Media SDK 2014 Developer's Guide also states that the Media SDK must be initialized to use API version 1.8 or later, in order to have support for MFX_RATECONTROL_LA_CRF and mfxInfoMFX::CRFQuality. I have Media Server Studio Essentials 2015R6, which I believe is API version 1.16. However, I can't find anything about those two parameters in the SDK API Reference Manual. Why is it so?
3. I searched the Media SDK installation on my computer, but didn't find those two parameters either.
4. Assuming I guessed right in 1, how do I use params MFX_RATECONTROL_LA_CRF and mfxInfoMFX::CRFQuality to achieve a similar effect as setting CRF in x264?
Thanks,
Robby