[x264-devel] Codec usage with image sequence

[Jason Garrett-Glaser]

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 5:52 AM, Zhu, Yan <zhuyan at jointwave.com> wrote:
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> In x264_param_default(), there's a line:
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>    param->i_csp           = X264_CSP_I420;
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> So I think the default raw YUV format using by x264 is I420, not YV12.
>
> zhy

I420 and YV12 are often used interchangeably, and for good reason;
different programs seem to disagree on which is which!  Practically
though, the only difference is the swapping of the U and V color
planes, so it's generally obvious which is actually needed.

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