Media (Intel® Video Processing Library, Intel Media SDK)
Access community support with transcoding, decoding, and encoding in applications using media tools like Intel® oneAPI Video Processing Library and Intel® Media SDK
Announcements
The Intel Media SDK project is no longer active. For continued support and access to new features, Intel Media SDK users are encouraged to read the transition guide on upgrading from Intel® Media SDK to Intel® Video Processing Library (VPL), and to move to VPL as soon as possible.
For more information, see the VPL website.
3058 Discussions

H.264 Encoder for 4K Videos?

superrudi
Beginner
‎12-04-2012 02:09 AM
710 Views

Hi,

will it be possible in the (near) future to encode Videos with higher resolution than 1920x1080? We need an encoder for videos with a 4K resolution (3840 × 2160). Are there plans to support this?

Cheers,

SuperRudi

0 Kudos

Link Copied

6 Replies
Markus_Pingel
New Contributor I
‎12-04-2012 04:09 AM
710 Views
Hi, at least the current version seems to support 4096x2160, so 3840x2160 should also be possible. I get the warning MFX_WRN_INCOMPATIBLE_VIDEO_PARAM if I select interlaced and the encoder switches to progressive, but the produced stream looks OK. Do you set Width/Height CropH/CropW and the CodecLevel correct?
0 Kudos
Copy link
superrudi
Beginner
‎12-04-2012 04:28 AM
710 Views
I'm using the DirectShow filter and i thought the resolution 1920x1080 is a limitation of the encoder. Perhaps it is a limitation of the DirectShow filter. I have installed version 3.0.014 GOLD now and i will try to install the newest one.
0 Kudos
Copy link
Chuck_De_Sylva
Beginner
‎12-05-2012 01:40 PM
710 Views
Which driver version are you using? And which CPU is it?
0 Kudos
Copy link
celli4
New Contributor I
‎12-05-2012 02:46 PM
710 Views
My understanding (maybe wrong) is that hardware 4K encoding is not yet available in hardware, correct? Will this likely happen in upcoming CPUs? Thanks
0 Kudos
Copy link
Anthony_P_Intel
Employee
‎12-05-2012 03:31 PM
710 Views
Encoding of 4096x2034 is supported. For DirectShow there are variables in the pipeline (graph) that can limit resolution. -Tony
0 Kudos
Copy link
Anthony_P_Intel
Employee
‎12-10-2012 04:27 PM
710 Views
HI, I need to clarify that last statement. While it is "supported", is not available "in hardware", as indicated by the "MFX_WRN_PARTIAL_ACCELERATION" result when the Medai SDK encoder is initialized. Sorry for the confusion. -Tony
0 Kudos
Copy link
Reply

Community support is provided during standard business hours (Monday to Friday 7AM - 5PM PST). Other contact methods are available here.

Intel does not verify all solutions, including but not limited to any file transfers that may appear in this community. Accordingly, Intel disclaims all express and implied warranties, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, as well as any warranty arising from course of performance, course of dealing, or usage in trade.

For more complete information about compiler optimizations, see our Optimization Notice.