[MEncoder-users] mencoder questions under win32

[EC]

On Sun, Oct 09, 2005 at 02:02:50PM -0700, Skynet Management wrote:
> Here's the batch file I use to use mencoder to convert
> mpeg2 streams to xvid avi files under win32 (running
> latest version of software):
> 
> Code:
> mencoder -ovc xvid -vf scale=512:384 -sws 9
> -xvidencopts pass=1 -nosound -o test-1.avi test.mpg
> mencoder -ovc xvid -vf scale=512:384 -sws 9
> -xvidencopts bitrate=1100:pass=2 -oac mp3lame 
> -lameopts fast:preset=standard -o test-final.avi
> test.mpg

Start off with http://mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html
to rip dvds. A few things in your encoding command can be changed for
the better. There is a section about xvid encoding ops in the docs if
you are so inclined.

Also, do not use -nosound while encoding, from above link #audio
section.

3 pass encoding is really not necessary, and I am not sure what 4 passes
would be.

//EC