FFmpegSettings(bpy_struct)

base class — bpy_struct

class bpy.types.FFmpegSettings(bpy_struct)

FFmpeg related settings for the scene

audio_bitrate

Audio bitrate (kb/s)

Type

int in [32, 384], default 192

audio_channels

Audio channel count

  • MONO Mono – Set audio channels to mono.

  • STEREO Stereo – Set audio channels to stereo.

  • SURROUND4 4 Channels – Set audio channels to 4 channels.

  • SURROUND51 5.1 Surround – Set audio channels to 5.1 surround sound.

  • SURROUND71 7.1 Surround – Set audio channels to 7.1 surround sound.

Type

enum in ['MONO', 'STEREO', 'SURROUND4', 'SURROUND51', 'SURROUND71'], default "'STEREO'"

audio_codec

FFmpeg audio codec to use

  • NONE No Audio – Disables audio output, for video-only renders.

  • AAC AAC.

  • AC3 AC3.

  • FLAC FLAC.

  • MP2 MP2.

  • MP3 MP3.

  • OPUS Opus.

  • PCM PCM.

  • VORBIS Vorbis.

Type

enum in ['NONE', 'AAC', 'AC3', 'FLAC', 'MP2', 'MP3', 'OPUS', 'PCM', 'VORBIS'], default "'NONE'"

audio_mixrate

Audio sample rate (samples/s)

Type

int in [8000, 192000], default 48000

audio_volume

Audio volume

Type

float in [0, 1], default 1.0

buffersize

Rate control: buffer size (kb)

Type

int in [0, 2000], default 0

codec

FFmpeg codec to use for video output

  • NONE No Video – Disables video output, for audio-only renders.

  • AV1 AV1.

  • H264 H.264.

  • H265 H.265 / HEVC.

  • WEBM WebM / VP9.

  • DNXHD DNxHD.

  • DV DV.

  • FFV1 FFmpeg video codec #1.

  • FLASH Flash Video.

  • HUFFYUV HuffYUV.

  • MPEG1 MPEG-1.

  • MPEG2 MPEG-2.

  • MPEG4 MPEG-4 (divx).

  • PNG PNG.

  • PRORES ProRes.

  • QTRLE QuickTime Animation.

  • THEORA Theora.

Type

enum in ['NONE', 'AV1', 'H264', 'H265', 'WEBM', 'DNXHD', 'DV', 'FFV1', 'FLASH', 'HUFFYUV', 'MPEG1', 'MPEG2', 'MPEG4', 'PNG', 'PRORES', 'QTRLE', 'THEORA'], default "'H264'"

constant_rate_factor

Constant Rate Factor (CRF); tradeoff between video quality and file size

  • NONE Constant Bitrate – Configure constant bit rate, rather than constant output quality.

  • LOSSLESS Lossless.

  • PERC_LOSSLESS Perceptually Lossless.

  • HIGH High Quality.

  • MEDIUM Medium Quality.

  • LOW Low Quality.

  • VERYLOW Very Low Quality.

  • LOWEST Lowest Quality.

Type

enum in ['NONE', 'LOSSLESS', 'PERC_LOSSLESS', 'HIGH', 'MEDIUM', 'LOW', 'VERYLOW', 'LOWEST'], default "'MEDIUM'"

ffmpeg_preset

Tradeoff between encoding speed and compression ratio

  • BEST Slowest – Recommended if you have lots of time and want the best compression efficiency.

  • GOOD Good – The default and recommended for most applications.

  • REALTIME Realtime – Recommended for fast encoding.

Type

enum in ['BEST', 'GOOD', 'REALTIME'], default "'GOOD'"

ffmpeg_prores_profile

ProRes Profile

Type

enum in ['422_PROXY', '422_LT', '422_STD', '422_HQ', '4444', '4444_XQ'], default "'422_STD'"

format

Output file container

Type

enum in ['MPEG4', 'MKV', 'WEBM', 'AVI', 'DV', 'FLASH', 'MPEG1', 'MPEG2', 'OGG', 'QUICKTIME'], default "'MKV'"

gopsize

Distance between key frames, also known as GOP size; influences file size and seekability

Type

int in [0, 500], default 25

max_b_frames

Maximum number of B-frames between non-B-frames; influences file size and seekability

Type

int in [0, 16], default 0

maxrate

Rate control: max rate (kbit/s)

Type

int in [-inf, inf], default 0

minrate

Rate control: min rate (kbit/s)

Type

int in [-inf, inf], default 0

muxrate

Mux rate (bits/second)

Type

int in [0, inf], default 0

packetsize

Mux packet size (byte)

Type

int in [0, 16384], default 0

use_autosplit

Autosplit output at 2GB boundary

Type

boolean, default False

use_lossless_output

Use lossless output for video streams

Type

boolean, default False

use_max_b_frames

Set a maximum number of B-frames

Type

boolean, default False

video_bitrate

Video bitrate (kbit/s)

Type

int in [-inf, inf], default 0

video_hdr

High Dynamic Range options

  • NONE None – No High Dynamic Range.

  • REQ2100_PQ Rec.2100 PQ – Rec.2100 color space with Perceptual Quantizer HDR encoding.

  • REQ2100_HLG Rec.2100 HLG – Rec.2100 color space with Hybrid-Log Gamma HDR encoding.

Type

enum in ['NONE', 'REQ2100_PQ', 'REQ2100_HLG'], default "'NONE'"

classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass(id, default=None, /)
Parameters

id (str) – The RNA type identifier.

Returns

The RNA type or default when not found.

Return type

bpy.types.Struct subclass

classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass_py(id, default=None, /)
Parameters

id (str) – The RNA type identifier.

Returns

The class or default when not found.

Return type

type

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