# HG changeset patch # User lorenm # Date 1100392709 0 # Node ID 389b6b59a5a53b19df945bbb13068b269c7e4294 # Parent bfaca342e3c40143347dfff13fba20bfe79c48d0 update description of lavc's keyint, vb_strategy, and mbqmin. diff -r bfaca342e3c4 -r 389b6b59a5a5 DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 --- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Sat Nov 13 23:39:20 2004 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Sun Nov 14 00:38:29 2004 +0000 @@ -5365,15 +5365,16 @@ . .TP .B mbqmin=<1\-31> -minimum macroblock quantizer (pass\ 1/\:2) (default: 2) +obsolete, use vqmin . .TP .B mbqmax=<1\-31> -maximum macroblock quantizer (pass\ 1/\:2) (default: 31) +obsolete, use vqmax . .TP .B vqdiff=<1\-31> -maximum quantizer difference between I- or P-frames (pass\ 1/\:2) (default: 3) +maximum quantizer difference between consecutive I- or P-frames +(pass\ 1/\:2) (default: 3) . .TP .B vmax_b_frames=<0\-4> @@ -5462,9 +5463,10 @@ .B keyint=<0\-300> maximum interval between keyframes in frames (default: 250 or one keyframe every ten seconds in a 25fps movie). -Keyframes are needed for seeking as seeking is only possible to a keyframe but -keyframes need more space than other frames so larger numbers here mean -slightly smaller files, but less precise seeking, 0 means no keyframes. +Keyframes are needed for seeking as seeking is only possible to a keyframe, but +keyframes need more space than other frames, so larger numbers here mean +slightly smaller files but less precise seeking. +0 is equivalent to 1, which makes every frame a keyframe. Values >300 are not recommended as the quality might be bad depending upon decoder, encoder and luck. For a strict MPEG1/\:2/\:4 compliance this would have to be <=132. @@ -5479,14 +5481,13 @@ . .TP .B vb_strategy=<0\-1> -strategy to choose between I/\:P/\:B-frames (pass\ 2): +strategy to choose between I/\:P/\:B-frames (pass\ 1): .PD 0 .RSs .IPs 0 Always use the maximum number of B-frames (default). .IPs 1 Avoid B-frames in high motion scenes. -This will cause bitrate misprediction. .RE .PD 1 . @@ -5513,7 +5514,7 @@ In two pass mode, the second pass (vpass=2) reads the stats file and bases ratecontrol decisions on it. .br -In three pass mode, the second pass (vpass=3, that is not a typo ) +In three pass mode, the second pass (vpass=3, that is not a typo) does both: It first reads the stats, then overwrites them. You might want to backup divx2pass.log before doing this if there is any possibility that you will have to cancel MEncoder.