# Intra-frame smart codec (H.264 and H.265)

Source: [https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70015-50/topic/intra-frame-smart-codec.html](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70015-50/topic/intra-frame-smart-codec.html)

Intra-frame (I frame) is a data compression technique that enables smaller file sizes
        and lower bitrates. Run the use cases for 1080p@30 HEVC streams with smart codec and noise
        reduction.

## 1080p@30 HEVC stream with smart bitrate, smart framerate, and smart GOP – noise
                reduction enabled

- H.264

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc noise-reduction=2 video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 levels-override="LevelsOverride,bitrate_static=160000,bitrate_low=358000,bitrate_medium=700000,bitrate_high=1400000,fr_static=16,fr_low=4,fr_medium=2,fr_high=1;" roi-quality-cfg="ROIQPs,car=2,person=1,tree=-2;" encoder="v4l2h264enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb ! queue ! h264parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! scb.sink_ctrlCopy to clipboard
- H.265

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc noise-reduction=2 video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 levels-override="LevelsOverride,bitrate_static=160000,bitrate_low=358000,bitrate_medium=700000,bitrate_high=1400000,fr_static=16,fr_low=4,fr_medium=2,fr_high=1;" roi-quality-cfg="ROIQPs,car=2,person=1,tree=-2;" encoder="v4l2h265enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb ! queue ! h265parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! scb.sink_ctrlCopy to clipboard

## 1080p@30 HEVC stream with smart bitrate only – noise reduction enabled

- H.264

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc noise-reduction=2 video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 smart-framerate=false smart-gop=false encoder="v4l2h264enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb ! queue ! h264parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! scb.sink_ctrlCopy to clipboard
- H.265

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc noise-reduction=2 video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 smart-framerate=false smart-gop=false encoder="v4l2h265enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb ! queue ! h265parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! scb.sink_ctrlCopy to clipboard

## 1080p@30 HEVC stream with smart bitrate, smart framerate, and smart GOP – noise
                reduction disabled

- H.264

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 encoder="v4l2h264enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb ! queue ! h264parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! scb.sink_ctrlCopy to clipboard
- H.265

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 encoder="v4l2h265enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb ! queue ! h265parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! scb.sink_ctrlCopy to clipboard

## 1080p@30 HEVC streamed over TCP with smart bitrate, smart framerate, and smart
                GOP – noise reduction enabled

- H.264

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc noise-reduction=2 video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 encoder="v4l2h264enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb ! queue ! h264parse config-interval=1 ! mpegtsmux name=muxer ! queue ! tcpserversink port=8900 host=<ip_address> camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! scb.sink_ctrlCopy to clipboard
- H.265

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc noise-reduction=2 video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 encoder="v4l2h265enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb ! queue ! h265parse config-interval=1 ! mpegtsmux name=muxer ! queue ! tcpserversink port=8900 host=<ip_address> camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! scb.sink_ctrlCopy to clipboard

To play the stream over TCP, do the following on the Windows host:

1. Open the VLC media player.
2. Select Media &gt; Open Network Stream
                    or press CTRL + N).
3. Enter tcp://&lt;ip\_address&gt;:8900/live.
4. Click Play.

## 1080p@30 HEVC stream with smart bitrate, smart framerate, and smart GOP – noise
                reduction enabled

- H.264

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc noise-reduction=2 video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 encoder="v4l2h264enc" max-bitrate=1000000 name=scb ! queue ! h264parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! tee name=split ! queue ! scb.sink_ctrl split. ! queue ! qtimlvconverter ! queue ! qtimltflite delegate=external external-delegate-path=libQnnTFLiteDelegate.so external-delegate-options="QNNExternalDelegate,backend_type=htp;" model=/opt/yolov8_det_quantized.tflite ! queue ! qtimlvdetection threshold=50.0 results=5 module=yolov8 labels=/opt/coco_labels.txt constants="YOLOv8,q-offsets=<-107.0, -128.0, 0.0>,q-scales=<3.093529462814331, 0.00390625, 1.0>;" ! text/x-raw ! queue ! scb.sink_mlCopy to clipboard
- H.265

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc noise-reduction=2 video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 encoder="v4l2h265enc" max-bitrate=1000000 name=scb ! queue ! h265parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! tee name=split ! queue ! scb.sink_ctrl split. ! queue ! qtimlvconverter ! queue ! qtimltflite delegate=external external-delegate-path=libQnnTFLiteDelegate.so external-delegate-options="QNNExternalDelegate,backend_type=htp;" model=/opt/yolov8_det_quantized.tflite ! queue ! qtimlvdetection threshold=50.0 results=5 module=yolov8 labels=/opt/coco_labels.txt constants="YOLOv8,q-offsets=<-107.0, -128.0, 0.0>,q-scales=<3.093529462814331, 0.00390625, 1.0>;" ! text/x-raw ! queue ! scb.sink_mlCopy to clipboard

## Concurrent two 1080p@30 HEVC streams with smart bitrate, smart framerate,and
                smart GOP – noise reduction enabled

- H.264

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc noise-reduction=2 video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview video_1::extra-buffers=20 name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb1.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 encoder="v4l2h264enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb1 ! queue ! h264parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video_scb1.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1 ! queue ! scb2.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 encoder="v4l2h264enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb2 ! queue ! h264parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video_scb2.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! tee name=ctrl_t ! queue ! scb1.sink_ctrl ctrl_t. ! queue ! scb2.sink_ctrlCopy to clipboard
- H.265

        gst-launch-1.0 -ev qtiqmmfsrc noise-reduction=2 video_0::extra-buffers=20 video_0::type=preview video_1::extra-buffers=20 name=camsrc ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1,compression=ubwc ! queue ! scb1.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 encoder="v4l2h265enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb1 ! queue ! h265parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video_scb1.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1 ! queue ! scb2.sink qtismartvencbin default-gop=30 max-gop=600 encoder="v4l2h265enc" max-bitrate=4200000 name=scb2 ! queue ! h265parse ! queue ! mp4mux ! queue ! filesink location=/opt/video_scb2.mp4 camsrc. ! video/x-raw\(memory:GBM\),format=NV12,width=640,height=480,framerate=15/1 ! queue ! tee name=ctrl_t ! queue ! scb1.sink_ctrl ctrl_t. ! queue ! scb2.sink_ctrlCopy to clipboard

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Last Published: Oct 27, 2025

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