# HG changeset patch # User rfelker # Date 1041829100 0 # Node ID 341d8083491ade7c6de530a7ac67efdeb05696d0 # Parent 74dd9b5cc7f69617a1107c60ff1ee3c95d6ff54d fix lots of stuff that was outdated, unclear, inaccurate, or misleading. hopefully no one objects to any of these changes. diff -r 74dd9b5cc7f6 -r 341d8083491a DOCS/encoding.html --- a/DOCS/encoding.html Mon Jan 06 01:12:30 2003 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/encoding.html Mon Jan 06 04:58:20 2003 +0000 @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
For the complete list of available MEncoder options and examples, please see the man page.
-2-pass encoding: the name comes from the fact that this method encodes the file twice. The first encoding (dubbed pass) @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ you heard about this, you should consult some guides available on the Net.
-This example shows how to encode a DVD to a 2-pass DivX4 AVI. Just two
- commands are needed:
+
This example shows how to encode a DVD to a 2-pass MPEG-4 ("DIVX") AVI. Just
+ two commands are needed:
rm frameno.avi
- remove this file, which
can come from a previous 3-pass encoding (it interferes with current
one)
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@
mencoder <file/DVD> -oac copy
-ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=1:vbitrate=<bitrate>
Alias the first pass of DivX4 video encoding. +
This is the first pass of video encoding. Optionally specify the video bitrate MEncoder printed at the end of the previous pass.
mencoder <file/DVD> -oac copy
-ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=2:vbitrate=<bitrate>
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 frameno.avi
will
- be inserted into the destination file.. and it's all ready!
This is the second pass of video encoding.
+ Specify the same bitrate as in the previous pass unless you really know
+ what you are doing. In this pass, audio from frameno.avi
+ will be inserted into the destination file.. and it's all ready!
The first column contains the codec names that should be passed after the
@@ -168,9 +170,7 @@
libjpeg
(when decoding PNGs, it will use libpng).