[MEncoder-users] lavc or xvid

[Alex Samad]

On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 03:52:30PM -0700, Andreas wrote:
> Le Montag, 3. September 2007, RC a écrit :
> > On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:07:27 -0700
> >
> > Andreas <linuxdreas at dslextreme.com> wrote:
> > > Is there something like a "one-size-fits-all" encoding option for
> > > either xvid or lavc to get good results from the source?
> >
> > xvid's defaults are okay.  With lavc, there are no defaults, and you'll
> > absolutely need mbd=2:trell and very likely also v4mv:mpeg_quant.  I
> > personally suggest nr=300 or thereabouts on most any videos.   More
> > than that, the options are a question of trying to get the best quality,
> > in the least space (without introducing other artifacts).  If you don't
> > mind increasing bitrate, you can still do just fine, without
> > even understanding the encoding options.
> >
> > > Or it not that,  maybe some webpage that explains the different
> > > encoder options? I totally  get lost just by reading mplayer's manpage
> > > and html documentation.
> >
> > Section 14.3.3 in the html docs has a perfectly simple run-down
> > of most of the options.  I disagree with it slightly, but in any case,
> > I don't think they can be explained any more basically than that.
> 
> Thanks you very much,  RC. I must have simply overlooked that chapter (or, 
> actually, given up after reading through the xvid options ;)).  Now, having 
> read it a couple of times and using the man page for cross-reference, I 
> kind of get the hang of it. Is there anything I should observe for 
> interlaced content though?

interlacing was also mentioned in another post, some talk of de interlacing 
before hand.

I will have to go back and reread that section.
> 
> -- 
> Gruß
> Andreas
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