[MEncoder-users] 1 duplicate frame hell

[Nico Sabbi]

Jason Cumiskey wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I am trying to encode dvd -> xvid and keep getting the 1 duplicate frame
> problem (approx. 1 every 1 to 5 seconds).
> 
> Here is the what I use:
> mencoder -dvd-device /dev/dvd dvd://1 -ofps 24000/1001 -ffourcc DIVX
> -alang eng -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=224 -vf
> pullup,softskip,crop=704:480:8:0,hqdn3d=2:1:2 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts
> pass=1:chroma_opt:vhq=4:bvhq=1:quant_type=mpeg -o out.avi
> 
> The version I am using installed on Ubuntu is 2:1.0~rc1-0ubuntu9.
> 
> I have used this before without any duplicate frame problems.  I have
> also tried adding -mc 0 or harddup without any effect.  If there is
> anything I am doing blatantly wrong, please let me know!
> 

if you are changing the output framerate you have to expect duplicate 
or dropped frames; it's unavoidable