[x264-devel] default level

[Jason Garrett-Glaser]

> It would help on low end decoders (apple tv & co), since it wouldn't set
> 4.1 on low resolution streams, and it would still be OK for high
> resolution stuff, provided the user didn't ask for 16 refs (and that
> won't be decodable by hardware decoders whatever the level).

Why would you say that?  16 refs is decodable for SD at 4.1, and for
HD resolutions at 5.1.  The DPB size depends on the level.

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