[x264-devel] Re: encoding with lots of small slices

[Michael Roitzsch]

Hi,

> Likewise, I'd be interested to know why the max number of threads is
> 4. I bet both are related.

x264 handles one thread per slice, so they are directly related. I  
think you can safely remove this limitation as long as the number of  
slices/threads stays below the number of macroblock rows (video  
height / 16) of your video.

Michael

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