[FFmpeg-user] Help with command line syntax change for flags

[Robert Krüger]

On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Oliver Fromme <oliver at fromme.com> wrote:
> Robert Krüger wrote:
>  > Hi,
>  >
>  > I have an old command line using "-flags2 +ivlc+sgop+non_linear_q".
>  > The syntax was changed a while ago, I think with mpeg-specific flags
>  > moving to -mpv_flags.
>  >
>  > I have not found (maybe I just missed it) in the docs how that would
>  > translate into current syntax. Could someone help me out?
>
> It's true, the documentation isn't very helpful in this case.
>
> The ilvc flag has been replaced by the -intra_vlc option, and
> the non_linear_q flag has been replaced by -non_linear_quant.
> As for sgop, I'm not sure.  It's deprecated as a flag, but it
> might still work.  Additionally you might have to set the scene
> change threshold to a very high value:  -sc_threshold 1000000000
>
Thanks a lot!

I searched some more. It seems it's now -mpv_flags +strict_gop

Would be nice, if someone could confirm this. Otherwise I will use the
-sc_threshold workaround.

Cheers,

Robert