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Encoding video in FFmpeg on X264 and playing it in Quicktime

I am wondering what command line options I need to explicitly set (or avoid) in order to make x264 encoded video (mp4 format) using ffmpeg by default, playable in Quicktime. I find that some predefined preset files work for me, but some of them will not, for example, I can not get anyone to work without loss, and I am also interested in them. For example, libx264-lossless_max.ffpreset will encode my video, but it will only play in VLC, not Quicktime. In Quicktime, the video remains black. I know Perian is an option, but I want my file to play without installing Perian. Thank you for your help.

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http://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/wiki/x264EncodingGuide :

Keep in mind that Apple Quicktime only supports the YUV 420 color space for movies encoded with x264 and does not support anything higher than the “main” profile. This leaves only 2 options for QuickTime compatible clips: basic and basic. All other profiles are not currently supported by Quicktime, although they will play in almost any other player.

Also, to the answer above: Quicktime is not its own codec as such. Quicktime is a media wrapper that can contain many different codecs. Quicktime itself is not a codec.

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/890858/

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