[x264enc] - How can i set any parameters that is supported in x264cli with gst?

[Tim-Philipp Müller]

On Mon, 2012-03-05 at 08:07 -0800, IamTrying wrote:

> All parameters are here:
> http://mewiki.project357.com/wiki/X264_Settings#profile
> 
> Q. How do i set all those settings when i need it? 
> 
> For example how do i apply this following setting with gst x264enc? Gst i
> got only boolean true/false instead of having a way to put strict or none
> etc. 
> 
> Example:
> 
> b-pyramid
> Default: normal
> Allow the use of B-frames as references for other frames. Without this
> setting, frames can only reference I- or P-frames. Although I/P-frames are
> more valued as references because of their higher quality, B-frames can also
> be useful. B-frames designated as references will get a quantizer halfway
> between P-frames and normal B-frames. You need to use at least two B-frames
> before B-pyramid will work.
> If you're encoding for Blu-ray, use 'none' or 'strict'.
> none: do not allow B-frames to be used as references.
> strict: allow one B-frame per minigop to be used as reference; enforces
> restrictions imposed by the Blu-ray standard.
> normal: allow numerous B-frames per minigop to be used as references.
> See also: --bframes, --refs, --no-mixed-refs

Try the "option-string" property.

Cheers
 -Tim