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Adds encoding setting examples for lavc and XviD. Remove the references to constant quant in x264 section (Jeff did not like that :-) ). Put all examples in a table so that it they are easier to read.

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  artifacts, but postprocessing is better.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>


<sect2 id="custommatrices"><title>Custom inter/intra matrices</title>

<para>
With this feature of

    </row>
  </tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</sect2>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="menc-feat-x264">
<title>Encoding with the <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem> codec</title>
<para>

<para>
  The following settings are examples of different encoding
  options combinations that affect the speed VS quality tradeoff
  given the same target bitrate.

  If you are aiming at perfect quality without too much thinking and
  no size limitation, a low constant quantizer encode (like with
  <option>qp_constant=18</option>) with no B-frames
  (<option>bframes=0</option>) will probably look very good, but
  will needlessly spend lots of bits to encode details that could be
  coded more wisely using some advanced settings.
</para>

<para>
  All the encoding settings were tested on a 720x448 @30000/1001 fps
  video sample, the target bitrate was 900kbps, and the machine was an
  AMD-64 3400+ at 2400 Mhz in 64 bits mode.
  Each encoding setting is followed by the encoding speed (in frames
  per seconds), the compression efficiency loss (in percent of bitrate)
  compared to the "very high quality" setting, and the PSNR loss (in dB).
  Please understand that depending on your source your machine type
  and the development breakthrough, you may get very different results.
</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Very high quality:</emphasis>
<option>subq=6:4x4mv:8x8dct:me=3:frameref=5:bframes=3:b_pyramid:weight_b</option>
6fps, 0%, 0dB.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">High quality:</emphasis>
<option>subq=5:4x4mv:8x8dct:frameref=2:bframes=3:b_pyramid:weight_b:psnr</option>
13fps, -13%, -0.89dB.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Fast:</emphasis>
<option>subq=4:bframes=2:b_pyramid:weight_b:psnr</option>
17fps, -20%, -1.48dB.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="menc-feat-vcd-dvd">

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  artifacts, but postprocessing is better.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="menc-feat-mpeg4-lavc-example-settings">
<title>Encoding settings examples</title>

<para>
  The following settings are examples of different encoding
  options combinations that affect the speed VS quality tradeoff
  given the same target bitrate.
</para>

<para>
  All the encoding settings were tested on a 720x448 @30000/1001 fps
  video sample, the target bitrate was 900kbps, and the machine was an
  AMD-64 3400+ at 2400 Mhz in 64 bits mode.
  Each encoding setting features the measured the encoding speed (in
  frames per seconds) and the PSNR loss (in dB) compared to the "Very
  high quality" setting.
  Please understand that depending on your source, your machine type
  and the development breakthrough, you may get very different results.
</para>

<para>
<informaltable frame="all">
<tgroup cols="4">
<thead>
<row><entry>Description</entry><entry>Encoding options</entry><entry>speed (in fps)</entry><entry>Relative PSNR loss (in dB)</entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
  <entry>Very high quality</entry>
  <entry><option>vcodec=mpeg4:mbd=2:mv0:trell:v4mv:cbp:last_pred=3:predia=2:dia=2:vmax_b_frames=2:vb_strategy=1:precmp=2:cmp=2:subcmp=2:preme=2:vme=5:naq:qns=2</option></entry>
  <entry>6fps</entry>
  <entry>0dB</entry>
</row>
<row>
  <entry>High quality</entry>
  <entry><option>vcodec=mpeg4:mbd=2:trell:v4mv:last_pred=2:dia=-1:vmax_b_frames=2:vb_strategy=1:cmp=3:subcmp=3:precmp=0:vqcomp=0.6:turbo:psnr</option></entry>
  <entry>15fps</entry>
  <entry>-0.5dB</entry>
</row>
<row>
  <entry>Fast</entry>
  <entry><option>vcodec=mpeg4:mbd=2:trell:v4mv:turbo:psnr</option></entry>
  <entry>42fps</entry>
  <entry>-0.74dB</entry>
</row>
<row>
  <entry>Realtime</entry>
  <entry><option>vcodec=mpeg4:mbd=2:turbo:psnr</option></entry>
  <entry>54fps</entry>
  <entry>-1.21dB</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="custommatrices"><title>Custom inter/intra matrices</title>

<para>
With this feature of

    </row>
  </tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="menc-feat-xvid-example-settings">
<title>Encoding settings examples</title>

<para>
  The following settings are examples of different encoding
  options combinations that affect the speed VS quality tradeoff
  given the same target bitrate.
</para>

<para>
  All the encoding settings were tested on a 720x448 @30000/1001 fps
  video sample, the target bitrate was 900kbps, and the machine was an
  AMD-64 3400+ at 2400 Mhz in 64 bits mode.
  Each encoding setting features the measured the encoding speed (in
  frames per seconds) and the PSNR loss (in dB) compared to the "Very
  high quality" setting.
  Please understand that depending on your source, your machine type
  and the development breakthrough, you may get very different results.
</para>

<para>
<informaltable frame="all">
<tgroup cols="4">
<thead>
<row><entry>Description</entry><entry>Encoding options</entry><entry>speed (in fps)</entry><entry>Relative PSNR loss (in dB)</entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
  <entry>Very high quality</entry>
  <entry><option>chroma_opt:vhq=4:bvhq=1:quant_type=mpeg</option></entry>
  <entry>16fps</entry>
  <entry>0dB</entry>
</row>
<row>
  <entry>High quality</entry>
  <entry><option>vhq=2:bvhq=1:psnr:chroma_opt:quant_type=mpeg:psnr</option></entry>
  <entry>18fps</entry>
  <entry>-0.1dB</entry>
</row>
<row>
  <entry>Fast</entry>
  <entry><option>turbo:vhq=0:psnr</option></entry>
  <entry>28fps</entry>
  <entry>-0.69dB</entry>
</row>
<row>
  <entry>Realtime</entry>
  <entry><option>turbo:nochroma_me:notrellis:max_bframes=0:vhq=0:psnr</option></entry>
  <entry>38fps</entry>
  <entry>-1.48dB</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
</sect2>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="menc-feat-x264">
<title>Encoding with the <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem> codec</title>
<para>

<para>
  The following settings are examples of different encoding
  options combinations that affect the speed VS quality tradeoff
  given the same target bitrate.
</para>

<para>
  All the encoding settings were tested on a 720x448 @30000/1001 fps
  video sample, the target bitrate was 900kbps, and the machine was an
  AMD-64 3400+ at 2400 Mhz in 64 bits mode.
  Each encoding setting features the measured the encoding speed (in
  frames per seconds) and the PSNR loss (in dB) compared to the "Very
  high quality" setting.
  Please understand that depending on your source, your machine type
  and the development breakthrough, you may get very different results.
</para>

<para>
<informaltable frame="all">
<tgroup cols="4">
<thead>
<row><entry>Description</entry><entry>Encoding options</entry><entry>speed (in fps)</entry><entry>Relative PSNR loss (in dB)</entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
  <entry>Very high quality</entry>
  <entry><option>subq=6:4x4mv:8x8dct:me=3:frameref=5:bframes=3:b_pyramid:weight_b</option></entry>
  <entry>6fps</entry>
  <entry>0dB</entry>
</row>
<row>
  <entry>High quality</entry>
  <entry><option>subq=5:4x4mv:8x8dct:frameref=2:bframes=3:b_pyramid:weight_b:psnr</option></entry>
  <entry>13fps</entry>
  <entry>-0.89dB</entry>
</row>
<row>
  <entry>Fast</entry>
  <entry><option>subq=4:bframes=2:b_pyramid:weight_b:psnr</option></entry>
  <entry>17fps</entry>
  <entry>-1.48dB</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
</sect2>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="menc-feat-vcd-dvd">