[HELP] playing 4:2:2 content on any hardware

[jollyJoely]

Hello. Are there options I can use to achieve this? I read a very old post stating to disable internal x264 filters but can't find anything in the program.

Thank you

[Selur]

A bit vague what you mean with 'playing 4:2:2 content on any hardware'.
Seeing that you use x264:
I can play H.264 content with software decoding without a problem.
As far as I know, there is no H.264 hardware decoder out there.

Cu Selur

[jollyJoely]

Thanks. I will use H.264 - I can play them with VLC and on my Mac but Windows media player and my TV will not. I need a fool proof way to share some video files that work universally.

[Selur]

Random H.264 players will probably only support H.264 with 4:2:0, but not 4:2:2 since the relay on hardware decoders.

[jollyJoely]

That's annoying. out of curiosity, why does 4:2:2 rely on hardware decoding, Is is because 4:2:2 is outdated?