One-page PDF with TFF/BFF detection, BWDIF, YADIF, and QTGMC presets, plus three common-mistake callouts.
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Video Encoding: A Complete Guide to Video Compression — From Pixels and Color to H.264, HEVC, AV1, Quality Metrics, and AI
This cheat sheet covers detecting top or bottom field order and choosing BWDIF, YADIF or QTGMC presets in FFmpeg, with three common mistakes to avoid. Volume 1 covers interlaced and progressive video in depth, along with pixels, color and frame rates, H.264, HEVC and AV1 encoding, and quality metrics for checking the result. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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