VSPx9 How to export to 4K HEVC/H.265?

[Natal]

The software should be able to use the H.265 encoder in the processor even if you have a different graphics card installed I would have thought. The only thing the graphics card should be affecting is the output to the monitor. Beyond that, the software should be able to call either GPU independently if it needs to use those to do computational tasks.

[ErikLtz]

Just verified how H.265 support actually works in VideoStudio X9 (now service pack 3 installed):

Requirements:
+ Skylake CPU (tested with Core i7 6700K)
+ use Intel graphics (no nVidia or AMD graphics card - I removed GTX 960!)

Then there is a "H.265-MAIN" video type added under MPEG-4, but You have to add the profile(s) yourself.

Here's a part of a screen shot (if image linking to external source works):



Made some simple tests and it seems slightly slower (like 10-20%) to create H.265-MAIN than H.264-HIGH and trying 4K H.265 with 65, 55 and down to 25 mbps seemed to take about the same time too. Quality wise I can't say, but H.265 is intended to give the same video quality with half the bit rate, so ideally a 32.5 mbps H.265 stream would provide the same quality as a 65 mbps H.264...

Ahem, looking forward to next service pack (packs?) that will support H.265 even with nVidia or AMD graphics cards installed, right!?!