[MEncoder-users] 'vbitrate=xxxx' doesn't work along with 'keyint=1'

[RC]

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:50:32 +0800
Kurt WonG <onfootbug at gmail.com> wrote:

> but with the flag "keyint=1"  by "vbitrate=XXX",
> it just produced the same bitrated avi files whenever how much the 
> vbitrate is setted..

Confirmed.  I suggest using vqscale instead.

> mencoder -mf fps=25  -ovc lavc -lavcopts 
> vcodec=mpeg4:keyint=1:vbitrate=1000

With keyint=1 and PAL res. the minimum possible bitrate will probably be
~1500.