| Title: |
MeGUI H.264 Conversion Guide |
| Description: |
A guide on how to use MeGUI to encode H.264 (MP4) files, using DVD conversion as the main example |
| Author/Publisher: |
DVDGuy |
| Ease of use: |
Intermediate |
| Software Used: |
MeGUI, Nero Digital Audio Decoder/Encoder, x264 |
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We'll now set up the H.264 encoding options in the x264 encoder. This step has the most options to configure, and too many to cover in this guide alone. What I'll recommend is to use one of Sharktooth's profiles, and if you need further explanation of the options, refer to our x264 Options Explained article.
In the MeGUI "Input" section, select "x264" as the "Codec". We do not need to set a container as we will do that later using the "AutoEncode" function.
For the "Video Profiles" option, select one of the x264 encoding profiles so we don't have to manually configure all the settings (unless you want to 
, then click on the "Config" button to do so). A full explanation of what each profile is used for can be found on the official forum thread for the profiles. For compatibility, I recommend using the CE profiles, particularly the "CE-QuickTime" profile (this will make the MP4 file playable in Apple QuickTime 7 or newer). The "CE-Baseline" profile is also fully QuickTime compatible, but uses less advanced features (and so will be faster during encoding at the expense of some quality).
