Operation Manual

ENCORE CS3

User Guide

Project Transcode Presets dialog box

A. Source or output image B. Preset settings

See also

“About transcoding” on page 51

Preset options for video

Depending on the preset you’ve selected, the Video tab of the Project Transcode Presets dialog box contains some or

all of the following options:

Quality Specifies the encoding quality. Quality values range from 1 to 5, with higher values increasing quality and

render time.

Note: H.264 does not have settings for Quality, M frames, or N frames.

Field Order Specifies the output field order, Upper or Lower. Only appears if you select Interlaced as the Program

Sequence option.

Bitrate Encoding Specifies the compression technique used. Constant Bit Rate (CBR) compresses data to a fixed rate.

CBR keeps the rate constant by varying the amount of compression (and thereby quality) as required by the specified