[FFmpeg-user] optimized bitrate

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Hugo Wau <hugowau <at> gmx.net> writes:

> > 2 pass might help.
> > -r
> >    
> Could you give me an example for the command-line please 
> or a link, how it works for the "target DVD"?

(Is this really not explained in the old MEncoder 
documentation that you were pointed to and read?)

(untested)
$ ffmpeg -i input -target pal-dvd -vb 4k -pass 1 out.vob
$ ffmpeg -i input -target pal-dvd -vb 4k -pass 2 out.vob

Carl Eugen