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6 <P><B><A NAME=2.4>2.4. Encoding with MEncoder</A></B></P>
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8 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.1>2.4.1. Overview</B></P>
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10 <P><B>MEncoder</B> (<B>MPlayer</B>'s Movie Encoder) is a simple movie encoder,
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11 designed to encode MPlayer-playable movies
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12 (<B>AVI/DVD/VCD/VOB/MPG/MOV/VIV/NET</B>) to other MPlayer-playable formats (see
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13 below). Currently it's in beta stage, and encodes only to <B>DivX4</B> (1 or 2
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14 passes) video, <B>PCM</B>/<B>MP3</B>/<B>VBRMP3</B> audio. Also has stream
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15 copying abilities. In the future, there will be cropping, resizing filters, and
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16 other interesting stuff.</P>
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18 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.2>2.4.2. Compiling</B></P>
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19
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20 <P>
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21 <UL>
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22 <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - read <B>MPlayer</B>'s compilation instructions, it contains info about
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23 how to install <I>libdvdread</I> for <B>DVD</B> support, etc.</LI>
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24 <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - download the newest <B>DivX4linux</B> libs
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25 from <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net/download.htm">avifile.sourceforge.net</A>,
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26 and have them PROPERLY installed. This is needed for DivX4 (1/2 pass)
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27 encoding. And since this is mandatory (now), MEncoder is Linux-only.</LI>
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28 <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - for libavcodec support, install libavcodec as
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29 described in the <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">libavcodec section</A>.</LI>
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30 <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - download and compile <B>libmp3lame</B> (from lame 3.89beta or lame CVS).<BR>
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31 <B>WARNING : DO NOT COMPILE LAME WITH <U>GCC 2.96</U> ! It won't
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32 work properly !</B><BR>
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33 This
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34 is needed for CBR/VBR MP3 audio encoding ability. Note that a single
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35 <CODE>lame</CODE> binary isn't sufficient. BTW: the less optimization
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36 you use for lame, the better the quality will be. You can test
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37 quality by running <CODE>make test</CODE> after lame's compiling process
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38 is over. The resulting number should be less than <B>30</B>. Don't
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39 panic if it's <B>400</B> or so, you shouldn't heard any audible
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40 quality decrease. Oh, and if your compiler doesn't even run <CODE>make test</CODE> ...
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41 Well, delete that <B>GCC 2.96</B>.</LI>
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42 <LI>use <CODE>./configure</CODE> with optional parameters as usual
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43 (use <CODE>--enable-tv</CODE> to include V4L tuner grabbing code), and
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44 type : <CODE>make mencoder</CODE> , then <CODE>make install</CODE>.</LI>
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45 </UL>
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46 </P>
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48 <P>You are ready. As you probably know, other encoding tools need the
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49 <I>avifile</I> library installed. <B>MEncoder</B> doesn't need it at all.</P>
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51 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3>2.4.3. MEncoder features</B></P>
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52
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53 <P>
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54 <UL>
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55 <LI>encoding from the wide range of fileformats and decoders of <B>MPlayer</B></LI>
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56 <LI>encoding from <B>V4L compatible TV tuners</B></LI>
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57 <LI>encoding/multiplexing to interleaved AVI files with proper index</LI>
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58 <LI>1 or 2 pass <B>DivX4</B> video</LI>
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59 <LI><B>VBR</B> MP3 audio</LI>
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60 <LI>PCM audio</LI>
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61 <LI>stream copying (CBR audio only)</LI>
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62 <LI>input A/V synchronizing (PTS-based, can be disabled with -mc 0 option)</LI>
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63 <LI>FPS correction with <CODE>-ofps</CODE> option (useful when encoding
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64 29.97fps VOB to 24fps AVI)</LI>
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65 <LI>movie rescaling</LI>
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66 </UL>
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67 </P>
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69 <P><B><I>Planned features</I></B> :
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70 <UL>
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71 <LI>using audio from separate file (AC3, MP3, OGG)</LI>
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72 <LI>VBR audio stream copy</LI>
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73 <LI>even wider variety of available en/decoding formats/codecs
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74 (creating VOB files with DivX4/Indeo5/VIVO streams :)</LI>
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75 </UL>
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78 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.1>2.4.3.1. Encoding 2-pass DivX4</B></P>
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80 <P>The name comes from the fact that this method encodes the file <I>twice</I>.
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81 The first encoding (dubbed <I>pass</I>) creates some temporary files (*.log) with a
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82 size of few megabytes, do not delete them yet (you can delete the AVI). In the second pass, the
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83 2-pass output file is created, using the bitrate data from the temporary files. The resulting
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84 file will have much better image quality. If this is the first time you heard
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85 about this, you should consult some guides available on the Net.</P>
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87 <P>This example shows how to encode a DVD to a 2-pass DivX4 AVI. Just two
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88 commands are needed :<BR>
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89 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc divx4 -oac mp3lame -divx4opts br=1100
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90 -o movie.avi -pass 1<BR>
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91 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc divx4 -oac mp3lame -divx4opts br=1100 -o movie.avi -pass 2</CODE></P>
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93 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.2>2.4.3.2. Rescaling movies</B></P>
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95 <P>Often the need to resize movie images' size emerges. Its reasons can be many,
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96 examples are decreasing output file size, encoding SVCDs to DivX. Ripped DVDs
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97 are mostly rescaled, for example a 4:3 DVD should be 640x480, especially
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98 when you want it to fit to 1 CD, and have good quality at the same time.
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99 SVCDs have 480x480 size, and their header contains the aspect ratio the
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100 player should use (Ex.: 480x480 + 4:3 = 640x480). However when encoding to
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101 AVI (DivX) files, you have be aware that AVI headers don't store this
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102 value. Thus, the only solution is rescaling.</P>
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103
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104 <P><B>MEncoder</B> can scale input images if they come in YV12 format (for example:
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105 ffdivx, odivx drivers, or mpeg1/2). The output size is specified with the
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106 <CODE>-x</CODE>, and <CODE>-y</CODE> options. Furthermore, there are 3
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107 rescaling filters in <B>MEncoder</B>, <I>0
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108 : fast bilinear</I>, <I>1 : bilinear</I>, <I>2 : bicubic</I> (best quality).
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109 They can be specified with the <CODE>-sws</CODE> option. If not specified,
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110 <B>MEncoder</B> will use 0 : fast bilinear.</P>
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112 <P>Rescaling is very simple :<BR>
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113 <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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115 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.3>2.4.3.3. Stream copying</B></P>
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117 <P><B>MEncoder</B> can handle input streams in two ways : <B>encode</B> or
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118 <B>copy</B> them. This section is about <B>copying</B>.</P>
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120 <P>
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121 <UL>
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122 <LI><B>Video stream</B> (option <CODE>-ovc copy</CODE>) : nice stuff can be done :)<BR>
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123 Like, putting (not converting!) FLI or VIVO or MPEG1 video into an AVI file !
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124 Of course only <B>MPlayer</B> can play such files :) And it probably has no
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125 real life value at all. Rationally : video stream copying can be useful for
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126 example when only the audio stream has to be encoded (like, uncompressed PCM
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127 to MP3).</LI>
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129 <LI><B>Audio stream</B> (option <CODE>-oac copy</CODE>) : straightforward.</LI>
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130 </UL>
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131 </P>
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133 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.4>2.4.3.4. Fixing AVIs with broken index</B></P>
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135 <P>Easiest thing. We simply copy the video and audio streams, and
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136 <B>MEncoder</B> generates the index. Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in
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137 the video and/or audio streams.</P>
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139 <P>Command : <CODE>mencoder input.avi -ovc copy -oac copy -o output.avi</CODE></P>
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142 <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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144 <P><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">libavcodec</A> also provides simple encoding
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145 to a lot of interesting video and audio formats (currently its audio codecs are
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146 unsupported by us). Currently you can encode to the following codecs :</P>
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148 <P>
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149 <UL>
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150 <LI>mjpeg - Motion JPEG</LI>
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151 <LI>h263 - H263</LI>
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152 <LI>h263p - H263 Plus</LI>
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153 <LI>mpeg4 - DivX4</LI>
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154 <LI>msmpeg4 - the old DivX</LI>
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155 <LI>rv10 - an old RealVideo codec</LI>
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156 <LI>mpeg1video - MPEG1 video :)</LI>
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157 </UL>
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158 </P>
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159
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160 <P>The first column contains the codec names that should be passed after the
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161 <CODE>vcodec</CODE> config, like : <CODE>-lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4</CODE></P>
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162
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163 <P>An example, with MJPEG compression :<BR>
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164 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -o title2.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg -ffourcc mjpg</CODE></P>
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165
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166 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.4>2.4.4. Syntax</B></P>
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168 <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder [options] [input file] [options] ...</P>
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169
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170 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.5>2.4.5. Available options</B></P>
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172 <P>NOTE : for all available options, <B>read the manpage !</B></P>
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173
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174 <TABLE BORDER=0>
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175 <TR>
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176 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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177 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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178 <I>-o</I> filename</TD>
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179 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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180 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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181 specify output filename
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182 </TD>
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183 </TR>
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184 <TR>
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185 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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186 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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188 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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189 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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190 rescale output video to given pixels width
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191 </TD>
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192 </TR>
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193 <TR>
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194 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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195 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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196 <I>-y</I> height in pixels</TD>
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197 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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198 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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199 rescale output video to given pixels height
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200 </TD>
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201 </TR>
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202 <TR>
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203 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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204 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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205 <I>-sws</I> 0-2</TD>
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206 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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207 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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208 type of scaling method<BR>
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209 &nbsp;&nbsp;0 - fast bilinear<BR>
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210 &nbsp;&nbsp;1 - bilinear<BR>
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211 &nbsp;&nbsp;2 - bicubic (best quality)<BR>
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212 </TD>
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213 </TR>
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214 <TR>
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215 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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216 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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217 <I>-ovc</I> codecname</TD>
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218 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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219 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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220 Encode with the given codec (codec names are from codecs.conf). Examples:<BR>
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221 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get list of available codecs<BR>
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222 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>copy</B> - no encoding, just copy the stream (only from AVI/ASF now)<BR>
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223 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>divx4</B> - encode to DivX4<BR>
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224 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>lavc</B> - encode with a codec from libavcodec<BR>
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225 </TD>
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226 </TR>
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227 <TR>
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228 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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229 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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230 <I>-oac</I> codecname</TD>
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231 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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232 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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233 Encode with the given codec (codec names are from codecs.conf). Examples:<BR>
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234 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get list of available codecs<BR>
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235 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>copy</B> - no encoding, just copy the stream (only from AVI/ASF now)<BR>
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236 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>pcm</B> - encode to uncompressed PCM<BR>
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237 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>mp3lame</B> - encode to MP3 (using Lame)<BR>
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238 </TD>
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239 </TR>
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240 <TR>
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241 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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242 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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243 <I>-divx4opts</I></TD>
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244 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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245 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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246 If encoding to DivX4, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
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247 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-divx4opts br=1800:deinterlace:key=250</CODE><BR>
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248 Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
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249 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
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250 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>br</B>=XXX - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;4-16000&gt; or bit &lt;16001-24000000&gt;<BR>
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251 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>q</B>=XXXX - quality (1-fastest, 5-best - default 5)<BR>
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252 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>key</B>=XXXX - keyframe interval<BR>
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253 </TD>
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254 </TR>
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255 <TR>
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256 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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257 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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258 <I>-lavcopts</I></TD>
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259 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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260 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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261 If encoding with libavcodec, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
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262 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4:vbitrate=1800:vhq:keyint=250</CODE><BR>
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263 Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
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264 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
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265 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vcodec</B>=XXX - select videocodec (for the full list, see the libavcodec section above)<BR>
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266 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vbitrate</B>=XXX - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;4-16000&gt; or bit &lt;16001-24000000&gt;<BR>
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267 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vhq</B> - high quality<BR>
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268 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>keyint</B>=XXX - keyframe interval<BR>
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269 </TD>
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270 </TR>
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271 <TR>
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272 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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273 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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274 <I>-lameopts</I></TD>
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275 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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276 <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
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277 If encoding to MP3 with libmp3lame, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
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278 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lameopts q=3</CODE><BR>
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279 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lameopts br=192:cbr</CODE><BR>
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280 Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
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281 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
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282 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>cbr</B> - select <B>CBR</B> MP3 (default is <B>VBR</B>)<BR>
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283 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>br</B>=XXX - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;0-1024&gt; (this is for <B>CBR</B> only!)<BR>
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284 &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>q</B>=XXXX - quality (0-highest, 9-fastest - default 0) (this is for <B>VBR</B> only!)<BR>
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285 </TD>
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287 </TABLE>
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288
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289 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.6>2.4.6. Examples</B></P>
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291 <P>Using <B>MEncoder</B> is the easiest thing on Earth. See the following :</P>
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293 <P>Encoding from DVD, title 2 :<BR>
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294 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -o title2.avi</CODE></P>
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295
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296 <P>The same, but with libavcodec family, MJPEG compression :<BR>
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297 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -o title2.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg -ffourcc mjpg</CODE></P>
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298
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299 <P>Encoding from DVD, title 2, with rescaling :<BR>
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300 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -x 640 -y 480 -sws 2 -o title2.avi</CODE></P>
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302 <P>Encoding from HTTP :<BR>
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303 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder http://mplayer.hq/example.avi -o example.avi</CODE></P>
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305 <P>Encoding from a pipe :<BR>
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306 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rar p test-SVCD.rar | mencoder -divx4opts br=800 -ofps 24 -pass 1 -- -</CODE></P>
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308 <P>Encoding multiple *.vob files :<BR>
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309 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cat *.vob | mencoder &lt;options&gt; -</CODE></P>
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310
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311 <P>Encoding from tuner (for tuner options <A HREF="documentation.html#2.5">see the TV input section !</A>) :<BR>
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312 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -tv on:driver=v4l:width=640:height=480 &lt;options&gt;</CODE></P>
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314 <P>For all available options, <B><I>check the MEncoder man page !</I></B>
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316 </FONT>
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318 </HTML>