

It’s worth noting that higher profiles generally result in higher bitrates and demand more resources to decode than lower ones. In the Makito X4 video encoder, for example, there is a range of profiles available for both HEVC/H.265 and AVC/H.264 with 8 or 10-bit pixel depths, 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 chroma subsampling options. Some video encoders allow for the choice of different encoding profiles for different levels of picture quality. HEVC can also be used for when bandwidth is limited, a 3Mbps HD stream in HEVC will be comparable to a 5Mbps in H.264. A 5Mbps HD stream in HEVC will result in better picture quality than H.264.

Although many broadcast workflows rely on the AVC/H.264 codec for video compression, HEVC offers nearly twice the bandwidth efficiency. Whenever possible, choose HEVC/H.265encoding.
