Ffmpeg settings get lost when switching the output file format. #110701

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Artem · 2023-08-01T19:05:56+02:00

Artem commented

2023-08-01 19:05:56 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 536.40

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.6.1, branch: blender-v3.6-release, commit date: 2023-07-17 12:50, hash: 8bda729ef4dc
Worked: N/A

Short description of error
My rough versions of the animation are rendered into a video file with the specified settings, the final version is rendered into a series of JPEG/PNG files. When switching the format file in the output settings to JPEG/PNG, I lose all the encoding settings I previously set in "ffmpeg video".

Also, the "Save Startup File" function does not resave the default settings, after switching the file format, it is again Matroska/h264/medium quality/good.

It is very annoying that I lose the settings because I often switch between the file format.
Previously, I had to manually re-select all the settings after each switch. Now I use ffmpeg preset, which smooths the situation, because now I just re-select the preset, instead of selecting a bunch of encoding settings, but as a user I expect that the settings should not be reset initially.
For example, if you lower the "Quality" setting to 50% in JPEG, select a different format and return to JPEG, then the Quality setting will still be 50%. Why is this not happening with FFmpeg video settings?

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Open the Output Settings.
Select the FFmpeg video file format
Select MPEG4/H264/Perceptually Lossless/Slowest
Select the JPEG file format
Select the FFmpeg video file format
Our Encoding settings have been reset to Matroska/H264/Medium Quality/Good (it looks like a bug)

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 536.40 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.6.1, branch: blender-v3.6-release, commit date: 2023-07-17 12:50, hash: `8bda729ef4dc` Worked: N/A **Short description of error** My rough versions of the animation are rendered into a video file with the specified settings, the final version is rendered into a series of JPEG/PNG files. When switching the format file in the output settings to JPEG/PNG, I lose all the encoding settings I previously set in "ffmpeg video". Also, the "Save Startup File" function does not resave the default settings, after switching the file format, it is again Matroska/h264/medium quality/good. It is very annoying that I lose the settings because I often switch between the file format. Previously, I had to manually re-select all the settings after each switch. Now I use ffmpeg preset, which smooths the situation, because now I just re-select the preset, instead of selecting a bunch of encoding settings, but as a user I expect that the settings should not be reset initially. For example, if you lower the "Quality" setting to 50% in JPEG, select a different format and return to JPEG, then the Quality setting will still be 50%. Why is this not happening with FFmpeg video settings? **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** 1. Open the Output Settings. 2. Select the FFmpeg video file format 3. Select MPEG4/H264/Perceptually Lossless/Slowest 4. Select the JPEG file format 5. Select the FFmpeg video file format 6. Our Encoding settings have been reset to Matroska/H264/Medium Quality/Good (it looks like a bug)

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labels 2023-08-01 19:05:57 +02:00

Pratik Borhade commented

2023-08-02 05:58:55 +02:00

Hi, thanks for the report. Can confirm.
I don't think problem is specific for FFmpeg format. I even observed this with PNG and other formats.
Some properties are not preserved when switched between file formats.

Hi, thanks for the report. Can confirm. I don't think problem is specific for FFmpeg format. I even observed this with PNG and other formats. Some properties are not preserved when switched between file formats.

Pratik Borhade added

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Ffmpeg settings get lost when switching the output file format. #110701