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I would like to know the best (fast) software for video encoding and transcoding video into h.264 that makes use of Intel Quick Sync.

I looked at Media Espresso by Cyberlink but it does not have many features. I can't even put a logo on the video using this. Just that one feature would really help.

But nothing else even comes close to the speed of encoding with my i7 2600k.

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  • I have the same processor, but the last line of your question adds *absolutely no value or merit* whatsoever. **Do you mean no other software comes close to the speed that Media Espresso does?** Or are you just assuming that it will be slower without Intel Quick Sync? – Breakthrough Jul 27 '11 at 19:40
  • @Breakthrough For what it's worth, I didn't understand it as well. – slhck Jul 27 '11 at 19:46
  • I'm guessing Prakash means the speed with Quick Sync - benchmarks I've seen show it an order of magnitude faster than transcoding on a dedicated enthusiast GPU! – Shinrai Jul 27 '11 at 20:01
  • Sorry for not being clear. I meant the speed of other software which do not use quick sync but have additional features. I also tried cyberlinks power director which allows me to add logos and also has quick sync support but i'm just looking for an encoding application – Prakash Jul 27 '11 at 21:08

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I hope I interpreted your question correctly. From Intel's Quick Sync page:

Many independent software vendors (ISVs) have begun optimizing their products for this new technology, including:

Still, if you consider adding a logo as a necessary feature, you're probably gonna have a hard time finding software.

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I always use FFMpeg for that.

Decode

ffmpeg -hwaccel qsv -c:v h264_qsv -i input.mp4

Encode

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v h264_qsv -global_quality 25 output.mp4

Encode & Decode

ffmpeg -hwaccel qsv -c:v h264_qsv -i input.mp4 -c:v h264_qsv -global_quality 25 output.mp4

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Hardware/QuickSync

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"Currently Intel’s Quick Sync transcode is only supported by two applications: Cyberlink’s Media Espresso 6 and Arcsoft’s Media Converter 7." [annadtech]
and both are not advanced in their options.

actually this data is not updated. many more are availble. http://www.intel.com/technology/quicksync/index.htm but they do not support logo overlays.

you should demo ArcSoft MediaImpression® 3 , its a video editor of some sort so mybe...

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