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 <P><B><A NAME=2.4>2.4.  Encoding with MEncoder</A></B></P>
 
@@ -9,22 +18,23 @@
 
 <P><B>MEncoder</B> (<B>MPlayer</B>'s Movie Encoder) is a simple movie encoder,
 designed to encode MPlayer-playable movies
-(<B>AVI/DVD/VCD/VOB/MPG/MOV/VIV/NET</B>) to other MPlayer-playable formats (see
-below). Currently it's in beta stage, and encodes only to <B>DivX4</B> (1 or 2
-passes) video, <B>PCM</B>/<B>MP3</B>/<B>VBRMP3</B> audio. Also has stream
-copying abilities. In the future, there will be cropping, resizing filters, and
-other interesting stuff.</P>
+(<B>AVI/ASF/OGG/DVD/VCD/VOB/MPG/MOV/VIV/FLI/RM/NUV/NET</B>) to other MPlayer-playable
+formats (see below). It can encode with various codecs, like <B>DivX4</B> (1 or
+2 passes), libavcodec, <B>PCM</B>/<B>MP3</B>/<B>VBRMP3</B> audio. Also has
+stream copying and video resizing abilities.</P>
 
 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.2>2.4.2.  Compiling</B></P>
 
 <P>
   <UL>
-    <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - read <B>MPlayer</B>'s compilation instructions, it contains info about
-      how to install <I>libdvdread</I> for <B>DVD</B> support, etc.</LI>
-    <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - download the newest <B>DivX4linux</B> libs
+    <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - read <B>MPlayer</B>'s compilation instruction.</LI>
+    <LI><B>OPTIONAL (LINUX ONLY)</B> - download the newest <B>DivX4linux</B> libs
       from <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net/download.htm">avifile.sourceforge.net</A>,
-      and have them PROPERLY installed. This is needed for DivX4 (1/2 pass)
-      encoding. And since this is mandatory (now), MEncoder is Linux-only.</LI>
+      and have them PROPERLY installed. You need them if you want DivX4
+      (1/2 pass) encoding.</LI>
+    <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.9">download and install
+      <B>XViD</B></A>. Very useful on non-Linux boxes, and/or when you need
+      faster encoding than DivX4, with approximately the same quality.</LI>
     <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - for libavcodec support, install libavcodec as
       described in the <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">libavcodec section</A>.</LI>
     <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - download and compile <B>libmp3lame</B> (from lame 3.89beta or lame CVS).<BR>
@@ -39,9 +49,9 @@
       panic if it's <B>400</B> or so, you shouldn't heard any audible
       quality decrease. Oh, and if your compiler doesn't even run <CODE>make test</CODE> ...
       Well, delete that <B>GCC 2.96</B>.</LI>
-    <LI>use <CODE>./configure</CODE> with optional parameters as usual
-      (use <CODE>--enable-tv</CODE> to include V4L tuner grabbing code), and
-      type : <CODE>make mencoder</CODE> , then <CODE>make install</CODE>.</LI>
+    <LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - <CODE>libjpeg</CODE> and <CODE>libpng</CODE> -
+      as described in the <A HREF="documentation.html#1.3">Installation</A>
+      section</LI>
   </UL>
 </P>
 
@@ -53,31 +63,37 @@
 <P>
   <UL>
     <LI>encoding from the wide range of fileformats and decoders of <B>MPlayer</B></LI>
-    <LI>encoding from <B>V4L compatible TV tuners</B></LI>
+    <LI>encoding to all the codecs of ffmpeg's
+      <A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.1.2>libavcodec</A></LI>
+    <LI>video encoding from <B>V4L compatible TV tuners</B></LI>
     <LI>encoding/multiplexing to interleaved AVI files with proper index</LI>
-    <LI>1 or 2 pass <B>DivX4</B> video</LI>
-    <LI><B>VBR</B> MP3 audio</LI>
+    <LI>creating files from external audio stream</LI>
+    <LI>1, 2 or 3 pass <B>DivX4</B> video</LI>
+    <LI><B>VBR</B> MP3 audio - <B>IMPORTANT NOTE</B> : VBR MP3 audio doesn't
+      always play nicely on windows players! On the other hand, currently
+      <B>MEncoder</B>'s CBR encoding is totally broken on win32 players :)</LI>
     <LI>PCM audio</LI>
-    <LI>stream copying (CBR audio only)</LI>
+    <LI>stream copying</LI>
     <LI>input A/V synchronizing (PTS-based, can be disabled with -mc 0 option)</LI>
     <LI>FPS correction with <CODE>-ofps</CODE> option (useful when encoding
     29.97fps VOB to 24fps AVI)</LI>
-    <LI>movie rescaling</LI>
+    <LI>using our very powerful plugin system (crop, expand, flip, postprocess,
+      rotate, scale, rgb/yuv conversion)</LI>
+    <LI>can encode DVD/VOBsub <B>AND</B> text subtitles into the output file</LI>
   </UL>
 </P>
 
 <P><B><I>Planned features</I></B> :
   <UL>
-    <LI>using audio from separate file (AC3, MP3, OGG)</LI>
-    <LI>VBR audio stream copy</LI>
     <LI>even wider variety of available en/decoding formats/codecs
     (creating VOB files with DivX4/Indeo5/VIVO streams :)</LI>
+    <LI>audio encoding from v4l (DONE for FreeBSD ?)</LI>
   </UL>
 </P>
 
-<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.1>2.4.3.1.  Encoding 2-pass DivX4</B></P>
+<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.1>2.4.3.1.  Encoding 2 or 3-pass DivX4</B></P>
 
-<P>The name comes from the fact that this method encodes the file <I>twice</I>.
+<P><U><B>2-pass encoding :</B></U> the name comes from the fact that this method encodes the file <I>twice</I>.
 The first encoding (dubbed <I>pass</I>) creates some temporary files (*.log) with a
 size of few megabytes, do not delete them yet (you can delete the AVI). In the second pass, the
 2-pass output file is created, using the bitrate data from the temporary files. The resulting
@@ -86,9 +102,88 @@
 
 <P>This example shows how to encode a DVD to a 2-pass DivX4 AVI. Just two
 commands are needed :<BR>
-<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc divx4 -oac mp3lame -divx4opts br=1100
+<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rm frameno.avi</CODE> - remove this file, which
+  can come from a previous 3-pass encoding (it interferes with current one)<BR>
+<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -divx4opts br=1100
 -o movie.avi -pass 1<BR>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc divx4 -oac mp3lame -divx4opts br=1100 -o movie.avi -pass 2</CODE></P>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -divx4opts br=1100 -o movie.avi -pass 2</CODE></P>
+
+<P><U><B>3-pass encoding :</B></U> this is an extension of 2-pass encoding,
+  where the audio encoding takes place in a separate pass. This method enables
+  estimation of recommended video bitrate in order to fit on a CD. Also, the
+  audio is encoded only once, unlike in 2-pass mode. The schematics :</P>
+
+<P>
+  <TABLE>
+  <TR>
+    <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+      <CODE>rm frameno.avi</CODE></TD>
+    <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+      <B>remove conflicting temporary file</B></TD>
+  </TR>
+  <TR>
+    <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+      <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -ovc frameno -o
+        frameno.avi</CODE></TD>
+    <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+      <B><U>First pass</U> : an audio-only avi file will be created, containing
+      ONLY the requested audio stream. Don't forget <CODE>-lameopts</CODE>, if
+      you need to set it. If you were encoding a long movie, MEncoder prints
+      the recommended bitrate values for 650Mb, 700Mb, and 800Mb destination
+      sizes, after this pass finishes.</B></TD>
+  </TR>
+  <TR>
+    <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+      <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -oac copy -pass 1
+        -divx4opts br=&lt;bitrate&gt;</CODE></TD>
+    <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+      <B><U>Second pass</U> : alias the first pass of DivX4 video encoding. 
+      Optionally specify the video bitrate MEncoder printed at the end of the
+      previous pass.</B></TD>
+  </TR>
+  <TR>
+    <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+      <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -oac copy -pass 2
+        -divx4opts br=&lt;bitrate&gt;</CODE></TD>
+    <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+      <B><U>Third pass</U> : alias the second pass of DivX4 video encoding. 
+      Optionally specify the video bitrate MEncoder printed at the end of the
+      previous pass. In this pass, audio from <CODE>frameno.avi</CODE> will be
+      inserted into the destination file.. and it's all ready!</B></TD>
+  </TR>
+  </TABLE>
+</P>
+
+<P><B>Example for 3-pass encoding :</B></P>
+
+<P><CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rm frameno.avi</CODE> - remove this file,
+  which can come from a previous 3-pass encoding (it interferes with current
+  one)<BR>
+<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc frameno
+  -o frameno.avi<BR>
+<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2
+  -divx4opts br=1100 -oac copy -o movie.avi -pass 1<BR>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2
+  -divx4opts br=1100 -oac copy -o movie.avi -pass 2</CODE>
+</P>
+
+<P><U><B>2 or 3-pass encoding using internal libavcodec controler</B></U> :
+Optionally you can use libavcodec's internal 2 or 3-pass mode, it may gives you
+better final rate accuracy than using the external, DivX4-inspired 2-pass rate
+controler with libavcodec.<BR>
+<UL>
+<B>2-pass encoding</B> :<BR>
+<CODE>rm -f lavc_stats.txt<BR>
+mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lacvopts vpass=1 (audio-options) -o movie.avi<BR>
+mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lacvopts vpass=2 (audio-options) -o movie.avi</CODE><BR>
+<BR>
+<B>3-pass encoding</B> :<BR>
+<CODE>rm -f frameno.avi lavc_stats.txt<BR>
+mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc frameno (audio-options) -o frameno.avi<BR>
+mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lacvopts vpass=1 -oac copy -o movie.avi<BR>
+mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lacvopts vpass=2 -oac copy -o movie.avi</CODE><BR>
+</UL>
+</P>
 
 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.2>2.4.3.2.  Rescaling movies</B></P>
 
@@ -101,16 +196,14 @@
   AVI (DivX) files, you have be aware that AVI headers don't store this
   value. Thus, the only solution is rescaling.</P>
 
-<P><B>MEncoder can scale input images if they come in YV12 format (for example:
-  ffdivx, odivx drivers, or mpeg1/2). The output size is specified with the
-  <CODE>-x</CODE>, and <CODE>-y</CODE> options.  Furthermore, there are 3
-  rescaling filters in <B>MEncoder</B>, <I>0
-  : fast bilinear</I>, <I>1 : bilinear</I>, <I>2 : bicubic</I> (best quality). 
-  They can be specified with the <CODE>-sws</CODE> option. If not specified,
-  <B>MEncoder</B> will use 0 : fast bilinear.</P>
+<P>The scaling process is handled by the <I>'scale'</I> video filter:
+  <CODE>-vop scale=X:Y</CODE>. Its quality can be set with the
+  <CODE>-sws</CODE> option. If it's not specified, <B>MEncoder</B> will use 0 :
+  fast bilinear.</P>
 
-<P>Rescaling is very simple :<BR>
-<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder sample-svcd.mpg -divx4opts br=1300 -x 640 -y 480 -sws 2 -o output.avi</CODE></P>
+<P>Usage :<BR>
+<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder sample-svcd.mpg -divx4opts br=1300 -vop scale=640:480 -sws 2 -o output.avi</CODE></P>
+
 
 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.3>2.4.3.3.  Stream copying</B></P>
 
@@ -126,24 +219,29 @@
   example when only the audio stream has to be encoded (like, uncompressed PCM
   to MP3).</LI>
 
-  <LI><B>Audio stream</B> (option <CODE>-oac copy</CODE>) : straightforward.</LI>
+  <LI><B>Audio stream</B> (option <CODE>-oac copy</CODE>) : straightforward.
+  It is possible to take an external audio file (MP3, AC3, Vorbis) and mux it
+  into the output stream. Use the <CODE>-audiofile &lt;filename&gt;</CODE>
+  option for this.</LI>
 </UL>
 </P>
 
-<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.4>2.4.3.4.  Fixing AVIs with broken index</B></P>
+
+<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.4>2.4.3.4.  Fixing AVIs with broken index or interleaving</B></P>
 
 <P>Easiest thing. We simply copy the video and audio streams, and
 <B>MEncoder</B> generates the index. Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in
-the video and/or audio streams.</P>
+the video and/or audio streams. It also fixes files with broken interleaving,
+thus the <CODE>-ni</CODE> option won't be needed for them anymore.</P>
 
-<P>Command : <CODE>mencoder input.avi -ovc copy -oac copy -o output.avi</CODE></P>
+<P>Command : <CODE>mencoder -idx input.avi -ovc copy -oac copy -o output.avi</CODE></P>
 
 
 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.5>2.4.3.5.  Encoding with the <I>libavcodec</I> codec family</B></P>
 
-<P>libavcodec provides simple encoding to a lot of interesting video and audio
-formats (currently its audio codecs are unsupported). You can encode to the
-following codecs :</P>
+<P><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">libavcodec</A> provides simple encoding to a
+lot of interesting video and audio formats (currently its audio codecs are
+unsupported). You can encode to the following codecs :</P>
 
 <P>
 <UL>
@@ -152,6 +250,7 @@
   <LI>h263p - H263 Plus</LI>
   <LI>mpeg4 - DivX4</LI>
   <LI>msmpeg4 - the old DivX</LI>
+  <LI>msmpeg4v2 - Micro$oft MPEG4 V2 (DivX alias MP43 predecessor)</LI>
   <LI>rv10 - an old RealVideo codec</LI>
   <LI>mpeg1video - MPEG1 video :)</LI>
 </UL>
@@ -160,48 +259,95 @@
 <P>The first column contains the codec names that should be passed after the
   <CODE>vcodec</CODE> config, like : <CODE>-lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4</CODE></P>
 
+<P>An example, with MJPEG compression :<BR>
+  <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -o title2.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg</CODE></P>
+
+
+<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.6>2.4.3.6.  Encoding from multiple input image files (JPEGs or PNGs)</B></P>
+
+<P><B>MEncoder</B> is capable of creating movies from one or more JPEG or PNG
+  files. With simple framecopy it can create MJPEG (Motion JPEG) or MPNG
+  (Motion PNG) files.</P>
+
+<P><B><I>Explanation of the process</I></B></P>
+
+<P><B>MEncoder</B> <I>decodes</I> the input image(s) with <CODE>libjpeg</CODE>
+  (when decoding PNGs, it will use <B>libpng</B>).
+</P>
+
+<P><B>MEncoder</B> then feeds the decoded image to the chosen video compressor
+  (DivX4, Xvid, ffmpeg msmpeg4, etc...). Watch for the PNG decoder, as
+  currently it can output only to RGB formats, thus can't be used with codecs
+  that require YUV as input, like DivX4 or ffmpeg's msmpeg4.</P>
+
+<P><B><I>Examples</I></B></P>
+
+<P>The explanation of the <CODE>-mf</CODE> option can be found below in the
+  global <A HREF=#2.4.5>Options</A> section and in the manpage.</P>
+
+<P><I>Creating a DivX4 file from all the JPEG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.jpg -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25 -ovc divx4 -o
+  output.avi</CODE></P>
+
+<P><I>Creating a DivX4 file from some JPEG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder frame001.jpg,frame002.jpg -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25 -ovc divx4 -o
+  output.avi</CODE></P>
+
+<P><I>Creating a Motion JPEG (MJPEG) file from all the JPEG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.jpg -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25 -ovc copy
+  -o output.avi</CODE></P>
+
+<P><I>Creating an uncompressed file from all the PNG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.png -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25:type=png -ovc raw -o
+  output.avi</CODE></P>
+
+<P><I>Creating a Motion PNG (MPNG) file from all the PNG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.png -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25:type=png -ovc copy
+  -o output.avi</CODE></P>
+
+
 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.4>2.4.4.  Syntax</B></P>
 
 <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder [options] [input file] [options] ...</P>
 
+
 <P><B><A NAME=2.4.5>2.4.5.  Available options</B></P>
 
 <P>NOTE : for all available options, <B>read the manpage !</B></P>
 
-<TABLE BORDER=0>
+<P>
+  As <B>MEncoder</B> is built on the same codebase as <B>MPlayer</B>, there
+  are many <B>MPlayer</B> options that have function in <B>MEncoder</B> too!
+  See, you can use <CODE>-sid</CODE> to rip a DVD with subtitles, or
+  <CODE>-noidx</CODE> to disregard buggy index of input AVI. <B>Be smart!</B>
+</P>
+
+<TABLE BORDER=1>
 <TR>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+    <I>-ss</I> time</TD>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+    start encoding from the given time (can start only from keyframes !)
+  </TD>
+</TR>
+<TR>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+    <I>-endpos</I> time</TD>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+    stop encoding at the given time. See the manpage for examples !
+  </TD>
+</TR>
+<TR>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     <I>-o</I> filename</TD>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     specify output filename
   </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
-    <I>-x</I> width in pixels</TD>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
-    rescale output video to given pixels width
-  </TD>
-</TR>
-<TR>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
-    <I>-y</I> height in pixels</TD>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
-    rescale output video to given pixels height
-  </TD>
-</TR>
-<TR>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     <I>-sws</I> 0-2</TD>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     type of scaling method<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;0 - fast bilinear<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;1 - bilinear<BR>
@@ -209,24 +355,22 @@
   </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     <I>-ovc</I> codecname</TD>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     Encode  with  the given codec (codec names are from codecs.conf). Examples:<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get list of available codecs<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>rawrgb</B> - ?<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>copy</B> - no encoding, just copy the stream (only from AVI/ASF now)<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>divx4</B> - encode to DivX4<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>lavc</B> - encode with a codec from libavcodec<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vfw</B> - encode with a Windows DLL<BR>
   </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     <I>-oac</I> codecname</TD>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     Encode  with  the given codec (codec names are from codecs.conf). Examples:<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get list of available codecs<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>copy</B> - no encoding, just copy the stream (only from AVI/ASF now)<BR>
@@ -235,50 +379,58 @@
   </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+    <I>-mf</I> multifile options</TD>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+    Used when encoding from multiple JPEG files. Its sub-options are:<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>on</B> - turns on multifile support<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>w</B>=&lt;value&gt; - width of the output file<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>h</B>=&lt;value&gt; - height of the output file<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>fps</B>=&lt;value&gt; - fps of the output file<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>type</B>=&lt;value&gt; - type of input files (available types : <CODE>jpeg</CODE>, <CODE>png</CODE>)<BR>
+  </TD>
+</TR>
+
+<TR>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     <I>-divx4opts</I></TD>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     If encoding to DivX4, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-divx4opts br=1800:deinterlace:key=250</CODE><BR>
     Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
-    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>br</B>=XXX - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;4-16000&gt; or bit &lt;16001-24000000&gt;<BR>
-    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>q</B>=XXXX - quality (1-fastest, 5-best - default 5)<BR>
-    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>key</B>=XXXX - keyframe interval<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>br</B>=&lt;value&gt; - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;4-16000&gt; or bit &lt;16001-24000000&gt;<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>q</B>=&lt;value&gt; - quality (1-fastest, 5-best - default 5)<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>key</B>=&lt;value&gt; - keyframe interval<BR>
   </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     <I>-lavcopts</I></TD>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     If encoding with libavcodec, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4:vbitrate=1800:vhq:keyint=250</CODE><BR>
     Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
-    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vcodec</B>=XXX - select videocodec (for the full list, see the libavcodec section above)<BR>
-    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vbitrate</B>=XXX - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;4-16000&gt; or bit &lt;16001-24000000&gt;<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vcodec</B>=&lt;value&gt; - select videocodec (for the full list, see the libavcodec section above)<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vbitrate</B>=&lt;value&gt; - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;4-16000&gt; or bit &lt;16001-24000000&gt;<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vhq</B> - high quality<BR>
-    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>keyint</B>=XXX - keyframe interval<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>keyint</B>=&lt;value&gt; - keyframe interval<BR>
   </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     <I>-lameopts</I></TD>
-  <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
-  <TD><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>
+  <TD><FONT CLASS="text">
     If encoding to MP3 with libmp3lame, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lameopts q=3</CODE><BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lameopts br=192:cbr</CODE><BR>
     Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>cbr</B> - select <B>CBR</B> MP3 (default is <B>VBR</B>)<BR>
-    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>br</B>=XXX - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;0-1024&gt; (this is for <B>CBR</B> only!)<BR>
-    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>q</B>=XXXX - quality (0-highest, 9-fastest - default 0) (this is for <B>VBR</B> only!)<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>br</B>=&lt;value&gt; - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;0-1024&gt; (this is for <B>CBR</B> only!)<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>q</B>=&lt;value&gt; - quality (0-highest, 9-fastest - default 0) (this is for <B>VBR</B> only!)<BR>
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vbr</B>=&lt;value&gt; - VBR sub-mode (3-ABR, best quality/speed) (this is for <B>VBR</B> only!)<BR>
   </TD>
 </TR>
 </TABLE>
@@ -294,7 +446,7 @@
   <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -o title2.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg -ffourcc mjpg</CODE></P>
 
 <P>Encoding from DVD, title 2, with rescaling :<BR>
-  <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -x 640 -y 480 -sws 2 -o title2.avi</CODE></P>
+  <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -vop scale=640:480 -sws 2 -o title2.avi</CODE></P>
 
 <P>Encoding from HTTP :<BR>
   <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder http://mplayer.hq/example.avi  -o  example.avi</CODE></P>