[MEncoder-users] Encoding high bitrate wmv to low bitrate wmv (Windows Mobile Devices)

[Phil Ehrens]

Eric Martell wrote:
> Hi,
>    Currely all the video assets we have are in high
> bitrate wmvs. I am trying to convert the existing wmv
> assets to low bitrate wmvs so that we can use that on
> Windows Mobile Cell phones.
> 
> Original file FLN0302W.wmv is 320x240, 4/3 aspect
> ratio  and 317 kbs. Audio and Video codecs are Windows
> Media V7. Audio is mono,20kbs and 32kbs sampling.
> 
> I did the following to use mencoder...
> 
> $ mencoder FLN0302W.wmv -of lavf -lavfopts
> i_certify_that_my_video_stream_does_not_use_b_frames
> -ofps 7 -ovc lavc -lavcopts
> vcodec=wmv1:vbitrate=30:aspect=4/3 -vf scale=176:144
> -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp3:abitrate=48 -o
> output1.wmv
> 
> The command works fine..but the resulting output1.wmv
> comes with 848kbs high bitrate and aspect as 11:9 !
> 
> Is there a way i can change to lowbitrate with same
> aspect 4/3?

Maybe scale=176:132 ?