# HEVC/H265 encoder

Media Blocks SDK .Net

HEVC encoder is used for encoding files in MP4, MKV, and some other formats, as well as for network streaming using RTSP and HLS.

Use classes that implement the IHEVCEncoderSettings interface to set the parameters.

# Settings

# MFHEVCEncoderSettings

Microsoft Media Foundation HEVC encoder. CPU encoder.

Platforms: Windows.

# NVENCHEVCEncoderSettings

Nvidia GPUs HEVC video encoder.

Platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS.

# AMFHEVCEncoderSettings

AMD/ATI GPUs HEVC video encoder.

Platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS.

# QSVHEVCEncoderSettings

Intel GPU HEVC video encoder.

Platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS.

# Block info

Name: HEVCEncoderBlock.

Pin direction Media type Pins count
Input Uncompressed video 1
Output HEVC 1

# The sample pipeline 

graph LR;
    UniversalSourceBlock-->HEVCEncoderBlock;
    HEVCEncoderBlock-->MP4SinkBlock;

# Sample code 

var pipeline = new MediaBlocksPipeline();

var filename = "test.mp4";
var fileSource = new UniversalSourceBlock(await UniversalSourceSettings.CreateAsync(new Uri(filename)));

var hevcEncoderBlock = new HEVCEncoderBlock(new NVENCHEVCEncoderSettings());
pipeline.Connect(fileSource.VideoOutput, hevcEncoderBlock.Input);

var mp4SinkBlock = new MP4SinkBlock(new MP4SinkSettings(@"output.mp4"));
pipeline.Connect(hevcEncoderBlock.Output, mp4SinkBlock.CreateNewInput(MediaBlockPadMediaType.Video));

await pipeline.StartAsync();

# Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android.