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15 <P><B><A NAME=2.4>2.4. Encoding with MEncoder</A></B></P>
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17 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.1>2.4.1. Overview</B></P>
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19 <P><B>MEncoder</B> (<B>MPlayer</B>'s Movie Encoder) is a simple movie encoder,
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20 designed to encode MPlayer-playable movies
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21 (<B>AVI/DVD/VCD/VOB/MPG/MOV/VIV/FLI/RM/NUV/NET</B>) to other MPlayer-playable
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22 formats (see below). It can encode with various codecs, like <B>DivX4</B> (1 or
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23 2 passes), libavcodec, <B>PCM</B>/<B>MP3</B>/<B>VBRMP3</B> audio. Also has
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24 stream copying and video resizing abilities.</P>
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26 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.2>2.4.2. Compiling</B></P>
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29 <UL>
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30 <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - read <B>MPlayer</B>'s compilation instructions, it contains info about
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31 how to install <I>libdvdread</I> for <B>DVD</B> support, etc.</LI>
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32 <LI><B>OPTIONAL (LINUX ONLY)</B> - download the newest <B>DivX4linux</B> libs
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33 from <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net/download.htm">avifile.sourceforge.net</A>,
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34 and have them PROPERLY installed. You need them if you want DivX4
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35 (1/2 pass) encoding.</LI>
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36 <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.9">download and install
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37 <B>XViD</B></A>. Very useful on non-Linux boxes, and/or when you need
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38 faster encoding than DivX4, with approximately the same quality.</LI>
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39 <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - for libavcodec support, install libavcodec as
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40 described in the <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">libavcodec section</A>.</LI>
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41 <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - download and compile <B>libmp3lame</B> (from lame 3.89beta or lame CVS).<BR>
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42 <B>WARNING : DO NOT COMPILE LAME WITH <U>GCC 2.96</U> ! It won't
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44 This
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47 you use for lame, the better the quality will be. You can test
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48 quality by running <CODE>make test</CODE> after lame's compiling process
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49 is over. The resulting number should be less than <B>30</B>. Don't
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50 panic if it's <B>400</B> or so, you shouldn't heard any audible
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51 quality decrease. Oh, and if your compiler doesn't even run <CODE>make test</CODE> ...
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56 <P>You are ready. As you probably know, other encoding tools need the
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57 <I>avifile</I> library installed. <B>MEncoder</B> doesn't need it at all.</P>
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59 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3>2.4.3. MEncoder features</B></P>
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62 <UL>
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63 <LI>encoding from the wide range of fileformats and decoders of <B>MPlayer</B></LI>
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64 <LI>encoding to all the codecs of ffmpeg's
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65 <A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.1.2>libavcodec</A></LI>
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66 <LI>video encoding from <B>V4L compatible TV tuners</B></LI>
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67 <LI>encoding/multiplexing to interleaved AVI files with proper index</LI>
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68 <LI>creating files from external audio stream</LI>
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69 <LI>1, 2 or 3 pass <B>DivX4</B> video</LI>
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70 <LI><B>VBR</B> MP3 audio - <B>IMPORTANT NOTE</B> : VBR MP3 audio doesn't
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71 always play nicely on windows players! If you intend to encode AVIs
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72 mainly for windows, encode with CBR!</LI>
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73 <LI>PCM audio</LI>
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74 <LI>stream copying</LI>
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75 <LI>input A/V synchronizing (PTS-based, can be disabled with -mc 0 option)</LI>
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76 <LI>FPS correction with <CODE>-ofps</CODE> option (useful when encoding
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77 29.97fps VOB to 24fps AVI)</LI>
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78 <LI>movie rescaling</LI>
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82 <P><B><I>Planned features</I></B> :
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83 <UL>
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84 <LI>even wider variety of available en/decoding formats/codecs
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85 (creating VOB files with DivX4/Indeo5/VIVO streams :)</LI>
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86 <LI>audio encoding from v4l (DONE for FreeBSD ?)</LI>
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90 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.1>2.4.3.1. Encoding 2 or 3-pass DivX4</B></P>
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92 <P><U><B>2-pass encoding :</B></U> the name comes from the fact that this method encodes the file <I>twice</I>.
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93 The first encoding (dubbed <I>pass</I>) creates some temporary files (*.log) with a
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94 size of few megabytes, do not delete them yet (you can delete the AVI). In the second pass, the
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95 2-pass output file is created, using the bitrate data from the temporary files. The resulting
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96 file will have much better image quality. If this is the first time you heard
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97 about this, you should consult some guides available on the Net.</P>
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99 <P>This example shows how to encode a DVD to a 2-pass DivX4 AVI. Just two
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100 commands are needed :<BR>
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101 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rm frameno.avi</CODE> - remove this file, which
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103 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -divx4opts br=1100
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104 -o movie.avi -pass 1<BR>
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105 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -divx4opts br=1100 -o movie.avi -pass 2</CODE></P>
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107 <P><U><B>3-pass encoding :</B></U> this is an extension of 2-pass encoding,
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108 where the audio encoding takes place in a separate pass. This method enables
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109 estimation of recommended video bitrate in order to fit on a CD. Also, the
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110 audio is encoded only once, unlike in 2-pass mode. The schematics :</P>
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113 <TABLE>
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116 <CODE>rm frameno.avi</CODE></TD>
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117 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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118 <B>remove conflicting temporary file</B></TD>
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122 <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -ovc frameno -o
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123 frameno.avi</CODE></TD>
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124 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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125 <B><U>First pass</U> : an audio-only avi file will be created, containing
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126 ONLY the requested audio stream. Don't forget <CODE>-lameopts</CODE>, if
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127 you need to set it. If you were encoding a long movie, MEncoder prints
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128 the recommended bitrate values for 650Mb, 700Mb, and 800Mb destination
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129 sizes, after this pass finishes.</B></TD>
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132 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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133 <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -oac copy -pass 1
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134 -divx4opts br=&lt;bitrate&gt;</CODE></TD>
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135 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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136 <B><U>Second pass</U> : alias the first pass of DivX4 video encoding.
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137 Optionally specify the video bitrate MEncoder printed at the end of the
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138 previous pass.</B></TD>
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142 <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -oac copy -pass 2
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143 -divx4opts br=&lt;bitrate&gt;</CODE></TD>
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145 <B><U>Third pass</U> : alias the second pass of DivX4 video encoding.
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146 Optionally specify the video bitrate MEncoder printed at the end of the
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147 previous pass. In this pass, audio from <CODE>frameno.avi</CODE> will be
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148 inserted into the destination file.. and it's all ready!</B></TD>
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150 </TABLE>
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153 <P><B>Example for 3-pass encoding :</B></P>
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155 <P><CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rm frameno.avi</CODE> - remove this file,
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156 which can come from a previous 3-pass encoding (it interferes with current
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157 one)<BR>
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158 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc frameno
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159 -o frameno.avi<BR>
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160 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2
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161 -divx4opts br=1100 -oac copy -o movie.avi -pass 1<BR>
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162 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2
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163 -divx4opts br=1100 -oac copy -o movie.avi -pass 2</CODE>
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164 </P>
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167 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.2>2.4.3.2. Rescaling movies</B></P>
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169 <P>Often the need to resize movie images' size emerges. Its reasons can be many,
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170 examples are decreasing output file size, encoding SVCDs to DivX. Ripped DVDs
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171 are mostly rescaled, for example a 4:3 DVD should be 640x480, especially
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172 when you want it to fit to 1 CD, and have good quality at the same time.
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173 SVCDs have 480x480 size, and their header contains the aspect ratio the
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174 player should use (Ex.: 480x480 + 4:3 = 640x480). However when encoding to
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175 AVI (DivX) files, you have be aware that AVI headers don't store this
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176 value. Thus, the only solution is rescaling.</P>
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178 <P><B>MEncoder</B> can scale input images if they come in YV12 format (for example:
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179 ffdivx, odivx drivers, or mpeg1/2). The output size is specified with the
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180 <CODE>-x</CODE>, and <CODE>-y</CODE> options. Furthermore, there are some
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181 rescaling filters in <B>MEncoder</B>, see the manpage for them !
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182 They can be specified with the <CODE>-sws</CODE> option. If not specified,
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183 <B>MEncoder</B> will use 0 : fast bilinear.</P>
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184
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185 <P>Rescaling is very simple :<BR>
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186 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder sample-svcd.mpg -divx4opts br=1300 -x 640 -y 480 -sws 2 -o output.avi</CODE></P>
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189 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.3>2.4.3.3. Stream copying</B></P>
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190
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191 <P><B>MEncoder</B> can handle input streams in two ways : <B>encode</B> or
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192 <B>copy</B> them. This section is about <B>copying</B>.</P>
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193
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194 <P>
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195 <UL>
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196 <LI><B>Video stream</B> (option <CODE>-ovc copy</CODE>) : nice stuff can be done :)<BR>
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197 Like, putting (not converting!) FLI or VIVO or MPEG1 video into an AVI file !
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198 Of course only <B>MPlayer</B> can play such files :) And it probably has no
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199 real life value at all. Rationally : video stream copying can be useful for
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200 example when only the audio stream has to be encoded (like, uncompressed PCM
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201 to MP3).</LI>
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202
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203 <LI><B>Audio stream</B> (option <CODE>-oac copy</CODE>) : straightforward.
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204 It is possible to take an external audio file (MP3, AC3, Vorbis) and mux it
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205 into the output stream. Use the <CODE>-audiofile &lt;filename&gt;</CODE>
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206 option for this.</LI>
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207 </UL>
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208 </P>
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210
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211 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.4>2.4.3.4. Fixing AVIs with broken index or interleaving</B></P>
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212
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213 <P>Easiest thing. We simply copy the video and audio streams, and
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214 <B>MEncoder</B> generates the index. Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in
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215 the video and/or audio streams. It also fixes files with broken interleaving,
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216 thus the <CODE>-ni</CODE> option won't be needed for them anymore.</P>
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218 <P>Command : <CODE>mencoder input.avi -ovc copy -oac copy -o output.avi</CODE></P>
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219
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221 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.5>2.4.3.5. Encoding with the <I>libavcodec</I> codec family</B></P>
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222
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223 <P><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">libavcodec</A> provides simple encoding to a
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224 lot of interesting video and audio formats (currently its audio codecs are
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225 unsupported). You can encode to the following codecs :</P>
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226
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227 <P>
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228 <UL>
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229 <LI>mjpeg - Motion JPEG</LI>
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230 <LI>h263 - H263</LI>
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231 <LI>h263p - H263 Plus</LI>
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232 <LI>mpeg4 - DivX4</LI>
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233 <LI>msmpeg4 - the old DivX</LI>
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234 <LI>rv10 - an old RealVideo codec</LI>
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235 <LI>mpeg1video - MPEG1 video :)</LI>
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236 </UL>
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237 </P>
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238
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239 <P>The first column contains the codec names that should be passed after the
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240 <CODE>vcodec</CODE> config, like : <CODE>-lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4</CODE></P>
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241
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242 <P>An example, with MJPEG compression :<BR>
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243 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -o title2.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg</CODE></P>
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246 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.6>2.4.3.6. Encoding from multiple input image files (JPEGs or PNGs)</B></P>
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247
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248 <P><B>MEncoder</B> is capable of creating movies from one or more JPEG or PNG
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249 files. With simple framecopy it can create MJPEG (Motion JPEG) or MPNG
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250 (Motion PNG) files.</P>
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251
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252 <P><B><I>Explanation of the process</I></B></P>
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253
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254 <P><B>MEncoder</B> <I>decodes</I> the input image(s) with an available MJPEG
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255 video codec (when decoding PNGs, it will use <B>libpng</B>). By
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256 default it uses <CODE>ffmjpeg</CODE>, so you have to compile with libavcodec
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257 support (which is recommended anyways). Its disadvantage is that it can't
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258 handle some JPEG types (green image will be encoded for these). Use some
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259 external utility to convert those images into edible format.<BR> You can
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260 freely choose any other MJPEG decoder, like <CODE>mcmjpg32.dll</CODE>
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261 (MainConcept Motion JPEG) if installed, and after checking
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262 <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> and checking the <CODE>videocodec</CODE> line which
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263 refers to this file, you'll learn you have to use the <CODE>-vc mjpeg</CODE>
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264 option for it.
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265 </P>
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266
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267 <P><B>MEncoder</B> then feeds the decoded image to the chosen video compressor
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268 (DivX4, Xvid, ffmpeg msmpeg4, etc...). Watch for the PNG decoder, as
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269 currently it can output only to RGB formats, thus can't be used with codecs
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270 that require YUV as input, like DivX4 or ffmpeg's msmpeg4.</P>
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271
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272 <P><B><I>Examples</I></B></P>
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273
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274 <P>The explanation of the <CODE>-mf</CODE> option can be found below in the
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275 global <A HREF=#2.4.5>Options</A> section and in the manpage.</P>
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276
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277 <P><I>Creating a DivX4 file from all the JPEG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
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278 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.jpg -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25 -ovc divx4 -o
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279 output.avi</CODE></P>
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280
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281 <P><I>Creating a Motion JPEG (MJPEG) file from all the JPEG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
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282 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.jpg -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25 -ovc copy
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283 -o output.avi</CODE></P>
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284
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285 <P><I>Creating an uncompressed file from all the PNG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
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286 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.png -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25:type=png -ovc raw -o
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287 output.avi</CODE></P>
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288
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289 <P><I>Creating a Motion PNG (MPNG) file from all the PNG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
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290 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.png -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25:type=png -ovc copy
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291 -o output.avi</CODE></P>
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292
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293
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294 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.4>2.4.4. Syntax</B></P>
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295
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296 <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder [options] [input file] [options] ...</P>
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297
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298
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299 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.5>2.4.5. Available options</B></P>
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300
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301 <P>NOTE : for all available options, <B>read the manpage !</B></P>
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302
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303 <P>
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304 As <B>MEncoder</B> is built on the same codebase as <B>MPlayer</B>, there
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305 are many <B>MPlayer</B> options that have function in <B>MEncoder</B> too!
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306 See, you can use <CODE>-sid</CODE> to rip a DVD with subtitles, or
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307 <CODE>-noidx</CODE> to disregard buggy index of input AVI. <B>Be smart!</B>
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308 </P>
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309
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310 <TABLE BORDER=1>
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311 <TR>
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312 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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313 <I>-ss</I> time</TD>
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314 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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315 start encoding from the given time (can start only from keyframes !)
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316 </TD>
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317 </TR>
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318 <TR>
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319 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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320 <I>-endpos</I> time</TD>
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321 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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322 stop encoding at the given time. See the manpage for examples !
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323 </TD>
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324 </TR>
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325 <TR>
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326 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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327 <I>-o</I> filename</TD>
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328 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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329 specify output filename
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330 </TD>
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331 </TR>
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332 <TR>
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333 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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334 <I>-x</I> width in pixels</TD>
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335 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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336 rescale output video to given pixels width
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337 </TD>
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338 </TR>
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339 <TR>
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340 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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341 <I>-y</I> height in pixels</TD>
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342 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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343 rescale output video to given pixels height
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344 </TD>
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345 </TR>
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346 <TR>
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347 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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348 <I>-sws</I> 0-2</TD>
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349 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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350 type of scaling method<BR>
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351 &nbsp;&nbsp;0 - fast bilinear<BR>
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352 &nbsp;&nbsp;1 - bilinear<BR>
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353 &nbsp;&nbsp;2 - bicubic (best quality)<BR>
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354 </TD>
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355 </TR>
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356 <TR>
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357 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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358 <I>-ovc</I> codecname</TD>
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359 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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360 Encode with the given codec (codec names are from codecs.conf). Examples:<BR>
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361 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get list of available codecs<BR>
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362 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>null</B> - do not create a video stream in the output AVI<BR>
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363 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>raw</B> - create uncompressed video<BR>
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364 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>rawrgb</B> - ?<BR>
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365 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>copy</B> - no encoding, just copy the stream (only from AVI/ASF now)<BR>
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366 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>divx4</B> - encode to DivX4<BR>
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367 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>lavc</B> - encode with a codec from libavcodec<BR>
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368 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vfw</B> - encode with a Windows DLL<BR>
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369 </TD>
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370 </TR>
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371 <TR>
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372 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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373 <I>-oac</I> codecname</TD>
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374 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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375 Encode with the given codec (codec names are from codecs.conf). Examples:<BR>
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376 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get list of available codecs<BR>
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377 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>copy</B> - no encoding, just copy the stream (only from AVI/ASF now)<BR>
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378 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>pcm</B> - encode to uncompressed PCM<BR>
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379 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>mp3lame</B> - encode to MP3 (using Lame)<BR>
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380 </TD>
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381 </TR>
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382 <TR>
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383 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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384 <I>-mf</I> multifile options</TD>
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385 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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386 Used when encoding from multiple JPEG files. Its sub-options are:<BR>
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387 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>on</B> - turns on multifile support<BR>
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388 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>w</B>=&lt;value&gt; - width of the output file<BR>
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389 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>h</B>=&lt;value&gt; - height of the output file<BR>
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390 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>fps</B>=&lt;value&gt; - fps of the output file<BR>
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391 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>type</B>=&lt;value&gt; - type of input files (available types : <CODE>jpeg</CODE>, <CODE>png</CODE>)<BR>
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392 </TD>
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393 </TR>
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394
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395 <TR>
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396 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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397 <I>-divx4opts</I></TD>
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398 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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399 If encoding to DivX4, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
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400 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-divx4opts br=1800:deinterlace:key=250</CODE><BR>
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401 Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
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402 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
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403 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>br</B>=&lt;value&gt; - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;4-16000&gt; or bit &lt;16001-24000000&gt;<BR>
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404 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>q</B>=&lt;value&gt; - quality (1-fastest, 5-best - default 5)<BR>
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405 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>key</B>=&lt;value&gt; - keyframe interval<BR>
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406 </TD>
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407 </TR>
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408 <TR>
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409 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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410 <I>-lavcopts</I></TD>
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411 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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412 If encoding with libavcodec, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
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413 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4:vbitrate=1800:vhq:keyint=250</CODE><BR>
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414 Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
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415 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
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416 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vcodec</B>=&lt;value&gt; - select videocodec (for the full list, see the libavcodec section above)<BR>
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417 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vbitrate</B>=&lt;value&gt; - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;4-16000&gt; or bit &lt;16001-24000000&gt;<BR>
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418 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vhq</B> - high quality<BR>
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419 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>keyint</B>=&lt;value&gt; - keyframe interval<BR>
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420 </TD>
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422 <TR>
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423 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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424 <I>-lameopts</I></TD>
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425 <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
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426 If encoding to MP3 with libmp3lame, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
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427 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lameopts q=3</CODE><BR>
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428 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lameopts br=192:cbr</CODE><BR>
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429 Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
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430 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
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431 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>cbr</B> - select <B>CBR</B> MP3 (default is <B>VBR</B>)<BR>
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432 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>br</B>=&lt;value&gt; - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;0-1024&gt; (this is for <B>CBR</B> only!)<BR>
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433 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>q</B>=&lt;value&gt; - quality (0-highest, 9-fastest - default 0) (this is for <B>VBR</B> only!)<BR>
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434 </TD>
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435 </TR>
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436 </TABLE>
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437
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438 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.6>2.4.6. Examples</B></P>
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440 <P>Using <B>MEncoder</B> is the easiest thing on Earth. See the following :</P>
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442 <P>Encoding from DVD, title 2 :<BR>
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443 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -o title2.avi</CODE></P>
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444
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445 <P>The same, but with libavcodec family, MJPEG compression :<BR>
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446 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -o title2.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg -ffourcc mjpg</CODE></P>
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447
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448 <P>Encoding from DVD, title 2, with rescaling :<BR>
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449 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -x 640 -y 480 -sws 2 -o title2.avi</CODE></P>
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450
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451 <P>Encoding from HTTP :<BR>
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452 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder http://mplayer.hq/example.avi -o example.avi</CODE></P>
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454 <P>Encoding from a pipe :<BR>
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455 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rar p test-SVCD.rar | mencoder -divx4opts br=800 -ofps 24 -pass 1 -- -</CODE></P>
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457 <P>Encoding multiple *.vob files :<BR>
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458 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cat *.vob | mencoder &lt;options&gt; -</CODE></P>
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460 <P>Encoding from tuner (for tuner options <A HREF="documentation.html#2.5">see the TV input section !</A>) :<BR>
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461 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -tv on:driver=v4l:width=640:height=480 &lt;options&gt;</CODE></P>
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463 <P>For all available options, <B><I>check the MEncoder man page !</I></B>
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464 <P>
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465 </FONT>
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466 </BODY>
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467 </HTML>