[MEncoder-users] xvid quality/size options

[RC]

On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:46:53 -0800 (PST)
"Gary C. New" <garycnew at yahoo.com> wrote:

> mencoder input.mov -oac mp3lame -lameopts
> mode=2:cbr:br=128 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts
> bitrate=900:chroma_opt:vhq=4:bvhq=1:quant_type=mpeg
> -vf harddup -ofps 30000/1001 -o output.avi

Unless you specifically need it for remuxing into a different container,
harddup is just a waste of space.
 
> For some reason mencoder duplicates tons of frames
> with these options and the audio is slightly out of
> sync.

Encoding options have very little effect on the number of duplicate
frames, or sync.  You might try without b-frames, but other than that...