x264の手許常用値(一律1024kbps) | x264で良く見かける高画質値 (約2000kbps) | Apple TV | H.26Lの"素材と見分けがつか ない"レベル |
640x272 (シネスコ) | 640x352 (16:9) | 640x480 (4:3) | 704x480 (無効領域抜き) | 720x480 (D1) | 960x540 (16:9) | 1280x720 (16:9) | 1920x1080 (16:9) | ||||||||||
BPP | ASPの 経験則 |
24fps | 30fps | 24fps | 30fps | 24fps | 30fps | 24fps | 30fps | 24fps | 30fps | 24fps | 30fps | 24fps | 30fps | 24fps | 30fps |
32.00 | (TrueColor) | 133,560 | 166,950 | 172,842 | 216,053 | 235,694 | 294,617 | 259,263 | 324,079 | 265,156 | 331,445 | 397,733 | 497,167 | 707,082 | 883,852 | 1,590,934 | 1,988,667 |
24.00 | (FullColor) | 100,170 | 125,212 | 129,632 | 162,040 | 176,770 | 220,963 | 194,447 | 243,059 | 198,867 | 248,583 | 298,300 | 372,875 | 530,311 | 662,889 | 1,193,200 | 1,491,500 |
16.00 | (HighColor) | 66,780 | 83,475 | 86,421 | 108,026 | 117,847 | 147,309 | 129,632 | 162,040 | 132,578 | 165,722 | 198,867 | 248,583 | 353,541 | 441,926 | 795,467 | 994,334 |
8.00 | (256Color) | 33,390 | 41,737 | 43,211 | 54,013 | 58,923 | 73,654 | 64,816 | 81,020 | 66,289 | 82,861 | 99,433 | 124,292 | 176,770 | 220,963 | 397,733 | 497,167 |
1.00 | (白黒二値) | 4,174 | 5,217 | 5,401 | 6,752 | 7,365 | 9,207 | 8,102 | 10,127 | 8,286 | 10,358 | 12,429 | 15,536 | 22,096 | 27,620 | 49,717 | 62,146 |
0.50 | 2,087 | 2,609 | 2,701 | 3,376 | 3,683 | 4,603 | 4,051 | 5,064 | 4,143 | 5,179 | 6,215 | 7,768 | 11,048 | 13,810 | 24,858 | 31,073 | |
0.40 | 1,669 | 2,087 | 2,161 | 2,701 | 2,946 | 3,683 | 3,241 | 4,051 | 3,314 | 4,143 | 4,972 | 6,215 | 8,839 | 11,048 | 19,887 | 24,858 | |
0.39 | 1,628 | 2,035 | 2,107 | 2,633 | 2,873 | 3,591 | 3,160 | 3,950 | 3,232 | 4,039 | 4,847 | 6,059 | 8,618 | 10,772 | 19,390 | 24,237 | |
0.38 | 1,586 | 1,983 | 2,053 | 2,566 | 2,799 | 3,499 | 3,079 | 3,848 | 3,149 | 3,936 | 4,723 | 5,904 | 8,397 | 10,496 | 18,892 | 23,615 | |
0.37 | 1,544 | 1,930 | 1,998 | 2,498 | 2,725 | 3,407 | 2,998 | 3,747 | 3,066 | 3,832 | 4,599 | 5,748 | 8,176 | 10,220 | 18,395 | 22,994 | |
0.36 | 1,503 | 1,878 | 1,944 | 2,431 | 2,652 | 3,314 | 2,917 | 3,646 | 2,983 | 3,729 | 4,475 | 5,593 | 7,955 | 9,943 | 17,898 | 22,373 | |
0.35 | 1,461 | 1,826 | 1,890 | 2,363 | 2,578 | 3,222 | 2,836 | 3,545 | 2,900 | 3,625 | 4,350 | 5,438 | 7,734 | 9,667 | 17,401 | 21,751 | |
0.34 | 1,419 | 1,774 | 1,836 | 2,296 | 2,504 | 3,130 | 2,755 | 3,443 | 2,817 | 3,522 | 4,226 | 5,282 | 7,513 | 9,391 | 16,904 | 21,130 | |
0.33 | 1,377 | 1,722 | 1,782 | 2,228 | 2,431 | 3,038 | 2,674 | 3,342 | 2,734 | 3,418 | 4,102 | 5,127 | 7,292 | 9,115 | 16,407 | 20,508 | |
0.32 | 1,336 | 1,669 | 1,728 | 2,161 | 2,357 | 2,946 | 2,593 | 3,241 | 2,652 | 3,314 | 3,977 | 4,972 | 7,071 | 8,839 | 15,909 | 19,887 | |
0.31 | 1,294 | 1,617 | 1,674 | 2,093 | 2,283 | 2,854 | 2,512 | 3,140 | 2,569 | 3,211 | 3,853 | 4,816 | 6,850 | 8,562 | 15,412 | 19,265 | |
0.30 | 無意味 | 1,252 | 1,565 | 1,620 | 2,025 | 2,210 | 2,762 | 2,431 | 3,038 | 2,486 | 3,107 | 3,729 | 4,661 | 6,629 | 8,286 | 14,915 | 18,644 |
0.29 | 1,210 | 1,513 | 1,566 | 1,958 | 2,136 | 2,670 | 2,350 | 2,937 | 2,403 | 3,004 | 3,604 | 4,506 | 6,408 | 8,010 | 14,418 | 18,022 | |
0.28 | 1,169 | 1,461 | 1,512 | 1,890 | 2,062 | 2,578 | 2,269 | 2,836 | 2,320 | 2,900 | 3,480 | 4,350 | 6,187 | 7,734 | 13,921 | 17,401 | |
0.27 | 1,127 | 1,409 | 1,458 | 1,823 | 1,989 | 2,486 | 2,188 | 2,734 | 2,237 | 2,797 | 3,356 | 4,195 | 5,966 | 7,458 | 13,424 | 16,779 | |
0.26 | 1,085 | 1,356 | 1,404 | 1,755 | 1,915 | 2,394 | 2,107 | 2,633 | 2,154 | 2,693 | 3,232 | 4,039 | 5,745 | 7,181 | 12,926 | 16,158 | |
0.25 | 非常に良い | 1,043 | 1,304 | 1,350 | 1,688 | 1,841 | 2,302 | 2,025 | 2,532 | 2,072 | 2,589 | 3,107 | 3,884 | 5,524 | 6,905 | 12,429 | 15,536 |
0.24 | 1,002 | 1,252 | 1,296 | 1,620 | 1,768 | 2,210 | 1,944 | 2,431 | 1,989 | 2,486 | 2,983 | 3,729 | 5,303 | 6,629 | 11,932 | 14,915 | |
0.23 | 960 | 1,200 | 1,242 | 1,553 | 1,694 | 2,118 | 1,863 | 2,329 | 1,906 | 2,382 | 2,859 | 3,573 | 5,082 | 6,353 | 11,435 | 14,294 | |
0.22 | 918 | 1,148 | 1,188 | 1,485 | 1,620 | 2,025 | 1,782 | 2,228 | 1,823 | 2,279 | 2,734 | 3,418 | 4,861 | 6,076 | 10,938 | 13,672 | |
0.21 | 876 | 1,096 | 1,134 | 1,418 | 1,547 | 1,933 | 1,701 | 2,127 | 1,740 | 2,175 | 2,610 | 3,263 | 4,640 | 5,800 | 10,441 | 13,051 | |
0.20 | 充分 | 835 | 1,043 | 1,080 | 1,350 | 1,473 | 1,841 | 1,620 | 2,025 | 1,657 | 2,072 | 2,486 | 3,107 | 4,419 | 5,524 | 9,943 | 12,429 |
0.19 | 793 | 991 | 1,026 | 1,283 | 1,399 | 1,749 | 1,539 | 1,924 | 1,574 | 1,968 | 2,362 | 2,952 | 4,198 | 5,248 | 9,446 | 11,808 | |
0.18 | 751 | 939 | 972 | 1,215 | 1,326 | 1,657 | 1,458 | 1,823 | 1,492 | 1,864 | 2,237 | 2,797 | 3,977 | 4,972 | 8,949 | 11,186 | |
0.17 | 710 | 887 | 918 | 1,148 | 1,252 | 1,565 | 1,377 | 1,722 | 1,409 | 1,761 | 2,113 | 2,641 | 3,756 | 4,695 | 8,452 | 10,565 | |
0.16 | 668 | 835 | 864 | 1,080 | 1,178 | 1,473 | 1,296 | 1,620 | 1,326 | 1,657 | 1,989 | 2,486 | 3,535 | 4,419 | 7,955 | 9,943 | |
0.15 | 低画質 | 626 | 783 | 810 | 1,013 | 1,105 | 1,381 | 1,215 | 1,519 | 1,243 | 1,554 | 1,864 | 2,330 | 3,314 | 4,143 | 7,458 | 9,322 |
0.14 | 584 | 730 | 756 | 945 | 1,031 | 1,289 | 1,134 | 1,418 | 1,160 | 1,450 | 1,740 | 2,175 | 3,093 | 3,867 | 6,960 | 8,700 | |
0.13 | 543 | 678 | 702 | 878 | 958 | 1,197 | 1,053 | 1,317 | 1,077 | 1,346 | 1,616 | 2,020 | 2,873 | 3,591 | 6,463 | 8,079 | |
0.12 | 501 | 626 | 648 | 810 | 884 | 1,105 | 972 | 1,215 | 994 | 1,243 | 1,492 | 1,864 | 2,652 | 3,314 | 5,966 | 7,458 | |
0.11 | 459 | 574 | 594 | 743 | 810 | 1,013 | 891 | 1,114 | 911 | 1,139 | 1,367 | 1,709 | 2,431 | 3,038 | 5,469 | 6,836 | |
0.10 | ヤメとけ | 417 | 522 | 540 | 675 | 737 | 921 | 810 | 1,013 | 829 | 1,036 | 1,243 | 1,554 | 2,210 | 2,762 | 4,972 | 6,215 |
0.09 | 376 | 470 | 486 | 608 | 663 | 829 | 729 | 911 | 746 | 932 | 1,119 | 1,398 | 1,989 | 2,486 | 4,475 | 5,593 | |
0.08 | 334 | 417 | 432 | 540 | 589 | 737 | 648 | 810 | 663 | 829 | 994 | 1,243 | 1,768 | 2,210 | 3,977 | 4,972 | |
0.07 | 292 | 365 | 378 | 473 | 516 | 644 | 567 | 709 | 580 | 725 | 870 | 1,088 | 1,547 | 1,933 | 3,480 | 4,350 | |
0.06 | 250 | 313 | 324 | 405 | 442 | 552 | 486 | 608 | 497 | 621 | 746 | 932 | 1,326 | 1,657 | 2,983 | 3,729 | |
0.05 | 209 | 261 | 270 | 338 | 368 | 460 | 405 | 506 | 414 | 518 | 621 | 777 | 1,105 | 1,381 | 2,486 | 3,107 | |
0.04 | 167 | 209 | 216 | 270 | 295 | 368 | 324 | 405 | 331 | 414 | 497 | 621 | 884 | 1,105 | 1,989 | 2,486 | |
0.03 | 125 | 157 | 162 | 203 | 221 | 276 | 243 | 304 | 249 | 311 | 373 | 466 | 663 | 829 | 1,492 | 1,864 | |
0.02 | 83 | 104 | 108 | 135 | 147 | 184 | 162 | 203 | 166 | 207 | 249 | 311 | 442 | 552 | 994 | 1,243 | |
0.01 | 42 | 52 | 54 | 68 | 74 | 92 | 81 | 101 | 83 | 104 | 124 | 155 | 221 | 276 | 497 | 621 | |
0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
参考リンク
改訂履歴
平均ビットレートの指定。単位kbit/sec (default:off)。
ローカルビットレートは変動するため、非常に短いムービーでは指定値とかけ離れた値になる事がある(ratetol参照)。
このオプションとvbv_maxrateを同時に使うと固定ビットレートになるが、画質は著しく劣化する。
平均ビットレートで使うビットレートの指定。単位はキロビット/second ( kbps )。
特定のファイルサイズに収めたければ2パスを推奨。画質と特定のファイルサイズを両立できる。概ね1分以下の短いクリップでは3パスが有効かもしれない。x264の--bitrateは本質的にABR(平均ビットレート)だ。ストリーミング以外にCBR(固定ビットレート)を使う理由はあまり無いが、使う場合は--vbv-maxrateも調整すること。
http://aflux.deltaanime.net/Zero1/MP4/x264.html#rate-control
--bitrate
Usage: --bitrate <integer> (default=off)
Allows you to specify an average bitrate in kilobits per second (Kbps). If you are trying to meet a filesize, it is recommended you use 2 pass encoding, this will increase quality as well as help you meet the target bitrate. For short clips around 1 minute or less, a third pass may be beneficial. x264's --bitrate is inherently ABR, if you must use CBR (there are few goods reasons for this other than streaming) then you will need to change the --vbv-maxrate accordingly.
ここで説明されている通り、適正なビットレートは常に素材の技術的プロパティと、個人の好みに依ります。ここで扱う映画は、大量のアクションシーンとまた大量のディテイルを含みますが、H.264はXviDなど他のMPEG-4よりはうんと低いビットレートで済みます。実験の結果、このガイドの著者は900kbpsで非常に画質が良いと判断しました。容量を稼ぐ為に減らすのも、更なる画質向上を求めて増やすのも、自由です。
科学的なものではありませんが、BPP(Bits Per Second)という目安があります。例えば『改訂版 H.264/AVC教科書』によると、H.26L(H.264/AVCのプロトタイプ)は 720x480@1Mbpsで、"素材と見分けがつかない"という評価を出しています。これはBPP=0.10~0.13に相当します。仮に 640x352@24fpsで900kbpsとすると、BPP=0.17程度となります。
As always, the selection of bitrate is a matter of the technical properties of the source, as explained here, as well as a matter of taste. This movie has a fair bit of action and lots of detail, but H.264 video looks good at much lower bitrates than XviD or other MPEG-4 codecs. After much experimentation, the author of this guide chose to encode this movie at 900kbps, and thought that it looked very good. You may decrease bitrate if you need to save more space, or increase it if you need to improve quality.