comparison DOCS/tech/encoding-tips.txt @ 9644:0fe056bdb135

vop -> vf change, small fixes. The Polish documentation should be checked for correctness.

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typical mencoder line:

mencoder -dvd 1 -o /dev/null -oac copy -ovc lavc \
  -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1000:vhq:vqmin=2:\
  vlelim=-4:vcelim=9:lumi_mask=0.05:dark_mask=0.01:vpass=1 \
  -vop scale=640:480,crop=716:572:2:2

Phew, all those parameters! Which ones should I change? NEVER leave
out 'vhq'. Never ever. 'vqmin=2' is always good if you aim for sane
settings - like 'normal length' movies on one CD, 'very long movies'
on two CDs and so on. vcodec=mpeg4 is mandatory.

$bpp = -----------------------
       $width * $height * $fps

I've attached a small Perl script that calculates the $bpp for
a movie. You'll have to give it four parameters:
a) the cropped but unscaled resolution (use '-vop cropdetect'),
b) the encoded aspect ratio. All DVDs come at 720x576 but contain
a flag that tells the player wether it should display the DVD at
an aspect ratio of 4/3 (1.333) or at 16/9 (1.777). Have a look
at mplayer's output - there's something about 'prescaling'. That's
what you are looking for.

>                                                                               
> First pass:                                                                   
> mencoder TITLE01-ANGLE1.VOB -oac copy -ovc lavc -lavcopts                     
> vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vpass=1:vbitrate=800:keyint=48 -ofps 23.976 -npp lb          
> -ss 2:00 -endpos 0:30 -vop scale -zoom -xy 640 -o movie.avi                   

1) keyint=48 is way too low. The  default value is 250, this is in *frames*
not seconds. Key frames are significantly larger than P or B frames, so the
less key frames you have, better the overall movie will be. (huh, like Yoda
I  speak ;).  Try keyint=300  or  350. Don't  go  beyond that  if you  want

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typical mencoder line:

mencoder -dvd 1 -o /dev/null -oac copy -ovc lavc \
  -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1000:vhq:vqmin=2:\
  vlelim=-4:vcelim=9:lumi_mask=0.05:dark_mask=0.01:vpass=1 \
  -vf crop=716:572:2:2,scale=640:480

Phew, all those parameters! Which ones should I change? NEVER leave
out 'vhq'. Never ever. 'vqmin=2' is always good if you aim for sane
settings - like 'normal length' movies on one CD, 'very long movies'
on two CDs and so on. vcodec=mpeg4 is mandatory.

$bpp = -----------------------
       $width * $height * $fps

I've attached a small Perl script that calculates the $bpp for
a movie. You'll have to give it four parameters:
a) the cropped but unscaled resolution (use '-vf cropdetect'),
b) the encoded aspect ratio. All DVDs come at 720x576 but contain
a flag that tells the player wether it should display the DVD at
an aspect ratio of 4/3 (1.333) or at 16/9 (1.777). Have a look
at mplayer's output - there's something about 'prescaling'. That's
what you are looking for.

>                                                                               
> First pass:                                                                   
> mencoder TITLE01-ANGLE1.VOB -oac copy -ovc lavc -lavcopts                     
> vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vpass=1:vbitrate=800:keyint=48 -ofps 23.976 -npp lb          
> -ss 2:00 -endpos 0:30 -vf scale -zoom -xy 640 -o movie.avi                   

1) keyint=48 is way too low. The  default value is 250, this is in *frames*
not seconds. Key frames are significantly larger than P or B frames, so the
less key frames you have, better the overall movie will be. (huh, like Yoda
I  speak ;).  Try keyint=300  or  350. Don't  go  beyond that  if you  want