[MEncoder-users] MSMPEGV2 / lavc options

[Guillaume POIRIER]

On 5/23/05, Jan Paul Schmidt <jps at fundament.org> wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> for compatibility reasons I'm encoding  with MSMPEGV2 and searched for
> further lavc options which might improve quality. Awfully, several
> things are not clear to me. To make it short:
> 
>         Is it possible to use some of the MPEG4 options, as MSMPEGV2 is some
> sort of MPEG4?
>         If yes, what options are really considered while encoding? (trell,
> mbd, v4mv?)
> 
> It is sometimes a bit tough to tell, if a option affects the encoding
> strategy or requires certain features of the decoder and is supported
> by a certain MPEG-Version. Does someone know a good place on the net
> except the lavc source?

Did you read this
http://mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-lavc-encoding-options
? It's for "regular" MPEG4 encoding, but I guess it should also work
in your case.

Guillaume