[MEncoder-users] Create VCD compliant mpegs with mencoder 1.03

[D Richard Felker III]

On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 05:05:47PM +0100, Nico Sabbi wrote:
> Jan Knutar wrote:
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> >On Wednesday 16 March 2005 00:37, Nico Sabbi wrote:
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> >>mencoder "Laptop:Programme/eMule/Incoming/Die w???ächter Teil 3 Ein 
> >>Reiter In Der Sonne By Freya.avi" -oac lavc -ovc lavc -lavcopts
> >>acodec=mp2:abitrate=224:vcodec=mpeg1video:vbitrate=1152:mbd=2:aspect=4/3:vrc_maxrate=1152:vrc_minrate=1152:keyint=15:vrc_buf_size=327 -af lavcresample=44100 -srate 44100 -vf scale=352:-10,expand=352:288 -of mpeg -mpegopts format=xvcd -o backup:wächtertest.mpg
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> -o backup:wächtertest.mpg ??? what syntax is this?
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> >should add harddup to end of -vf? :)
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> it's only needed when applying filters that lead to framedrops

No, it's needed whenever mencoder outputs "duplicate frame" messages,
unless you're writing avi container.

> (in this case there aren't, so it shouldn't be needed) or in situations
> where mencoder would drop duplicate frames.

I would recommend ALWAYS using harddup, and certainly always with mpeg
output..

Rich