[x264-devel] [patch] control of maximum nalu size (multi-sclicing)

[Nathan Stratton]

On Sat, 4 Jul 2009, Simon Morlat wrote:

> Hello,
>
>> Why not?  If I committed a slicing patch, it would be a *good* slicing
>> patch, and it would allow both number-of-MBs per slice,
>> number-of-slices-per-frame, and a maximum NALU size as well.
> Sorry for this patch to be not so good.
> In the meantime, what do you have for years in x264 to control the nalu size ?
> Nothing.
>
> At this time x264 is lacking this important feature, missing the market of
> real-time communications...
> Look at other proprietary solutions:
> Polycom they have it.
> e-Conf they have it.
> Mirial they have it.
> bria, they have it.
> Even the intel ipp H264 encoder has options to control (at least) the number
> of slices used to encode a picture.

You can also add to the list:
Creative
Tandberg
Grandstream

I would have to agree with Simon, I just don't see the downside of merging 
his patch in.

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