[MEncoder-users] Fast FLV encoding options

[RC]

On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 01:37:36 -0400
Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> wrote:

> vqscale will end up wasting lots of bits on complex scenes 

Of course.  Not really a bad thing, IMHO, as long as you have the bits
to waste.

> producing a bitstream that requires way too much cpu power to decode.

To much for your computer, perhaps.

> Reasonable bitrate constraints can give acceptable results in
> single-pass. The problem is what happens if you don't have proper
> constraints and a long complex scene eats all the bits, then lavc
> makes subsequent simple scenes look like crap trying to recover from
> its excessive bit usage...

Okay, so what are the "proper constraints" you would suggest?  I'll be
happy to try it out and compare.