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In principle, the less average motion there is from one frame to the next, the farther apart
P-frames can be spaced, and the greater the compression can be. For most video
material, the IBBP structure is a good choice. Material with unusually fast motion
throughout the entire sequence may benefit from an IBP or IP structure, but in such cases
a relatively high bit rate (6 to 8 Mbps for SD video) may be required for good quality.
GOP size
This setting specifies the number of frames within a GOP. Because exactly one I-frame
exists per GOP, longer GOP sizes generally provide greater compression, because B- and
P-frames are smaller than I-frames.
For most media, spacing I-frames about 1/2 second apart gives good results. This
equates to a GOP size of 15 frames for NTSC and 12 frames for PAL. The DVD-Video
specification prohibits GOP lengths from being much longer than this. Generally, only
material with scene changes occurring less than 1/2 second apart frequently
throughout the video will benefit from shorter GOP sizes.
Open and closed GOPs
Open GOPs are most efficient because they allow B-frames from one GOP to look at the
last P-frame from the preceding GOP as well as the first I-frame of their own GOP. Open
GOPs don’t have to start with I-frames as shown below:
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Open GOP
(IBBP, 15 frames)
I BBPBBPBBPBBPBB IBBP
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:06 :07 :08 :10 :11 :12 :13 :14 :15 :16 :17 :18:04 :05
Closed GOP
(IBBP, 15 frames)
PBBPB PB PBPIB BBB
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