It seems with ffmpeg-4.3 only highest (120Mb) profile worked for 1440x1080i/25 stream I got from Terje's m2t file .... I added all those profiles behind #, I hope it will be workable in some scenarios. Hm, so those tables from ffmpeg-2.8 and ffmpeg-4.3 differ .... mov dnxhd b=120M # Valid # profiles: # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 175Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 24000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 185Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 365Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 50/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 440Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 60000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 115Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 24000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 120Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 145Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 30000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 240Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 50/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 290Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 60000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 175Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 24000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 185Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 220Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 30000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 365Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 50/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 440Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 60000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 185Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 220Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 30000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 120Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 145Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 30000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 185Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 220Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 30000/1001 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 90Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 24000/1001 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 90Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 180Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 50/1 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 220Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 60000/1001 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 90Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 24000/1001 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 90Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 110Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 30000/1001 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 180Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 50/1 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 220Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 60000/1001 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 60Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 24000/1001 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 60Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 75Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 30000/1001 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 120Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 50/1 # Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 145Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 60000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 36Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 24000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 36Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 45Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 30000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 75Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 50/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 90Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 60000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 350Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 24000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 390Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 25/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 440Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 30000/1001 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 730Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 50/1 # Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 880Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10; framerate: 60000/1001 # Frame size: 960x720p; bitrate: 42Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 960x720p; bitrate: 60Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 960x720p; bitrate: 75Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 960x720p; bitrate: 115Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 1440x1080p; bitrate: 63Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 1440x1080p; bitrate: 84Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 1440x1080p; bitrate: 100Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 1440x1080p; bitrate: 110Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 1440x1080i; bitrate: 80Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 1440x1080i; bitrate: 90Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 1440x1080i; bitrate: 100Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 # Frame size: 1440x1080i; bitrate: 110Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p; framerate: 0/0 those were for 2.8 But modern ffmpeg 4.3 spit out: [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] video parameters incompatible with DNxHD. Valid DNxHD profiles: [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 175Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 185Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 365Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 440Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 115Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 120Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 145Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 240Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 290Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 175Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 185Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 220Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 365Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 440Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 185Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 220Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 120Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 145Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 185Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080i; bitrate: 220Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1440x1080i; bitrate: 120Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1440x1080i; bitrate: 145Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 90Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 180Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 220Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 90Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 110Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 180Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 220Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 60Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 75Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 120Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1280x720p; bitrate: 145Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 36Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 45Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 75Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 90Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 350Mbps; pixel format: yuv444p10, gbrp10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 390Mbps; pixel format: yuv444p10, gbrp10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 440Mbps; pixel format: yuv444p10, gbrp10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 730Mbps; pixel format: yuv444p10, gbrp10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1920x1080p; bitrate: 880Mbps; pixel format: yuv444p10, gbrp10 [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 960x720p; bitrate: 42Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 960x720p; bitrate: 60Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 960x720p; bitrate: 75Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 960x720p; bitrate: 115Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1440x1080p; bitrate: 63Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1440x1080p; bitrate: 84Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1440x1080p; bitrate: 100Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1440x1080p; bitrate: 110Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1440x1080i; bitrate: 80Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1440x1080i; bitrate: 90Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1440x1080i; bitrate: 100Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p [dnxhd @ 0xd13f2ac0] Frame size: 1440x1080i; bitrate: 110Mbps; pixel format: yuv422p so, 120M should be working for 1080p/1080i/720p and pixel format: yuv422p Updated profile with correct list from ffmpeg bundled with CinGG