[MEncoder-users] DVD to VCD Convertion

[Rich Felker]

On Sat, Jul 23, 2005 at 11:45:25AM -0600, Ron Wills wrote:
> RC wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 19:37:46 -0600
> >Ron Wills <ron at rwsoft.ca> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >
> >>mencoder -oac lavc -ovc frameno -vf scale=352:288,harddup  -srate
> >>44100 -channels 1 -af lavcresample=44100 -lavcopts
> >>acodec=mp2:abitrate=128 -ofps 25  dvd://1 -o frameno.avi
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >First off, don't use frameno.  It's been depreciated for a very long
> >time.  It's the cause of a lot of frustration for a lot of people.
> >
> > 
> >
>  If frameno is depreciated is there another way of down sizing a DVD to 
> a specific size (calculating the bitrates)?

Calculate them with a desk calculator, or the program bc.

> I think I just might go back 
> to the drawing board. Instead of trying to cram a movie onto a single 
> CD, just keep to the VCD specs and span it across two CD.

A movie will EASILY fit on one cd at low resolution with proper vbr
and mpeg4, and I'm almost sure your laptop will play 352x240 mpeg4 if
it plays vcd.

Rich