[MEncoder-users] Fast FLV encoding options

[RC]

On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:21:34 -0500
James Hastings-Trew <jimht at shaw.ca> wrote:

> I find the basic encoding options embodied in the following command
> line  work well for one pass encodes as a fairly good clip on my
> machine:
> 
> mencoder INPUT -o OUTPUT -of avi -ffourcc DIVX -oac mp3lame -lameopts 
> br=160:cbr:mode=0
> -ovc lavc -lavcopts 
> vcodec=mpeg4:mbd=2:trell=yes:vbitrate=1600:vrc_maxrate=5000:vrc_buf_s
> ize=1835:threads=THREADS

I really wouldn't recomend using a bitrate with single-pass encoding. 
Using a vqscale setting ensures that a complex scene won't turn the
video into a mess of artifacts.