Are these profile formats the same?!

by MrAnte06

Hey again!

I have noticed that different movies have different profile formats.

I was going to ask if these profile formats are the same!

Main 10@L5.1@main

Main@L5@High

Main 10@L5@High

Main 10@L5.1@High

If not, then what is the difference, and which one is the best?

Because this is the only solid reason I have had as the conclusion of why some 4K web-dl movies stutters and gets pixelated.

Because I do know I have watched a 4K web-dl SDR with 24,6 Mb/s bitrate, and I thought that maybe that movie file worked flawlessly just because the profile format was higher, so it could handle a higher bitrate but at the same time work fine.

I also wanna note that these movies I am talking about have been played directly from a external HDD, but I have now switched to a new external SSD (which is much faster). The same thing with bitrate and everything I wrote goes with the SSD.

But then I wonder, why did a 4K HDR web-dl movie with these specs work directly from my slower HDD?:

Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5@High HDR format : SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC Duration : 2 h 43 min Bit rate : 14.3 Mb/s Width : 3 832 pixels Height : 1 596 pixels

So what do you think??

FlickFreak

Read more about profiles and levels at the following link.

http://blog.mediacoderhq.com/h264-profiles-and-levels/

lionn016

It could be that your SoC does not support higher profile levels. I don't think the storage device where the media file is located matters.

Deadpool-fan-466

*video profile formats

No, they're not the same.

The difference is in their respective names.

"Higher" is better. Main 10> Main, L5.1>L5, High> main etc.