[MEncoder-users] audio-density option

[Ben Staz]

Hi Dominik.

Which docs are those?
I would really like to read them.

Cheers

On 1/31/07, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik at rangers.eu.org> wrote:
>
> On Tuesday, 30 January 2007 at 22:48, Ben Staz wrote:
> > Hi, I will first quote from the mencoder manual.
> >
> > -audio-density <1-50>
> >              Number of audio chunks per second (default is 2  for  0.5s
> > long
> >              audio chunks).
> >              NOTE: CBR only, VBR ignores this as it puts each packet in
> a
> > new
> >              chunk.
> >
> > I am wondering what is the best setting to use when using mencoder to
> create
> > an XviD avi with AC3 audio.
> >
> > Lets say the source is a PAL DVD (25 fps)
> >
> > Then the audio density default would be, 2 chunks per 25 frames
> (second).
> >
> >
> > I have heard that interleaving settings for AC3 is best at 1 chunk per 2
> or
> > 3 frames.
> >
> > So : 25/2 = 12.5 chunks a second
> > Or : 25/3 = 8.33 chunks per second.
> >
> > These figures are a lot larger than the default.
> > What do you guys recommend?
>
> I think the docs recommend 12.
>
> Regards,
> R.
>
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