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1 Description of what all thouse libavcodec options do ...
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2 WARNING: iam no encoding expert so the recomanditions might be bad ...
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3 if u find any errors, missing stuff, ... send a patch or cvs commit if u have an cvs account :)
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5 vqmin 1-31 (minimum quantizer) for pass1/2
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6 1 is not recomanded (much larger file, little quality difference and possible other weird things)
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7 2 is recommanded for normal mpeg4/mpeg1video encoding
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8 3 is recommanded for h263(p)/msmpeg4 (default)
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9 the reason for 3 instead of 2 is that 2 could lead to overflows (this will be fixed for h263(p)
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10 by chageing the quanizer per MB in the future, but msmpeg4 doesnt support that so it cant be fixed
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11 for that)
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12
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13 vqscale 1-31 quantizer for constant quantizer /constant quality encoding
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14 1 is not recomanded (much larger file, little quality difference and possible other weird things)
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15 lower means better quality but larger files
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16 see vqmin
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17
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18 vqmax 1-31 (maximum quantizer) for pass1/2
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19 15 default
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20 10-31 should be a sane range
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21
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22 vqdiff 1-31 (maximum quantizer difference between I or P frames) for pass1/2
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23 3 default
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24
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25 vmax_b_frames 0-4 (maximum number of b frames between non b frames)
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26 0 no b frames (default)
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27
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28 vme 0-5 (motion estimation)
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29 0 none (not recommanded, very lq)
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30 1 full (not recommanded, too slow)
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31 2 log (not recommanded, lq)
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32 3 phods (not recommanded, lq)
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33 4 EPZS (default)
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34 5 X1
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35
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36 vhq (high quality mode)
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37 encode each MB as in all modes and choose the best (this is slow but better filesize/quality)
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38 disabled by default
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39
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40 v4mv
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41 allow 4 MV per MB (little difference in filesize/quality)
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42 disabled by default
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43 cannot be used with b frames or in lq mode currently
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44 disabled by default
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45
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46 keyint 0-300 (maximum interval between keyframes)
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47 keyframes are needed for seeking as seeking is only possible to a keyframe but keyframes need more space
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48 than non keyframes so larger numbers here mean slightly smaller files
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49 0 no keyframes
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50 >300 is not recomanded as the quality might be bad (depends upon decoder & encoder & luck)
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51
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52 vb_strategy 0-1 for pass 2
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53 0 allways use the max number of b frames (default)
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54 1 avoid b frames in high motion scenes (this will cause bitrate missprediction)
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55
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56 vpass
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57 1 first pass
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58 2 second pass
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59
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60 vbitrate (kbits per sec) for pass1/2
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61 800 is default
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62
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63 vratetol (filesize tolerance in kbit) for pass1/2
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64 this is just approximate, the real difference can be much smaller or larger
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65 1000- 100000 is a sane range
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66 8000 is default
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67
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68 vb_qfactor (1.0-31.0) (BFrame quantizer= PFrame quantizer * vb_qfactor) for pass1/2
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69 2.0 is default
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70 tip: to do constant quantizer encoding with different quantizers for I/P and B frames
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71 u can use vqmin=<ip-quant>:vqmax=<ip-quant>:vb_qfactor=<b_quant/ip_quant>
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72
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73 vqblur (0.0-1.0) quantizer blur (for pass1)
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74 0.0 qblur disabled
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75 0.5 is the default
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76 1.0 average the quantizer over all previous frames
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77 larger values will average the quantizer over time more so that the quantizer will be changed slower
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79 vqcomp (0.0-1.0) quantizer compression (for pass1/2)
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80 0.0 constant bitrate encoding, so fast moton frames will get as many bits as low motion
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81 (high motion scenes look bad)
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82 0.5 (default)
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83 1.0 constant quantizer encoding (low motion scenes look bad)
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84
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85 vrc_strategy (0,1,2)
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86 FIXME
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87
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88 Notes: 1. lavc will strictly follows the quantizer limits vqmin, vqmax, vqdiff even if
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89 it violates the bitrate / bitrate tolerance
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90 2. changing some options between pass1 & 2 can reduce the quality
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91
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92 FAQ: Q: the file is much too small
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93 A: vqmin=2 or 1 (be carefull with 1, it could cause strange things to happen)
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94 Q: i want to use -pass 1 & -pass 2 with vmax_b_frames>0
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95 A: read DOCS/tech/patches.txt and send a patch ;)
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96
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97 glossary:
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98 MB Macroblock (16x16 luminance & 8x8 chrominance samples)
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99 MV Motion vector
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100 ME Motion estimation
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101 MC Motion compensation
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102
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103 example:
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104 mencoder foobar.avi -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:keyint=300:vqscale=2 -o new-foobar.avi |
