[MEncoder-users] Script for h264 conversion for mencoder

[Grozdan Nikolov (openSUSE Linux)]

On Sunday 20 January 2008 14:16, Cameron Just wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been trying and searching for the last two months to try and get
> mencoder to encode a file in the h264 format that works within the
> xbox360 media player but just can't seem to get it to work.

Hi,

Try my h264enc script. It has two XBOX360 presets

http://sourceforge.net/projects/h264enc

>
> I have googled and found something close in this list however I can't
> seem to contact the people who found a solution using ffmpeg
> http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mencoder-users/2007-May/005957.html
>
> This is the current script I am using but it just wont play on the 360
>
> mencoder.exe input.avi -o NUL -passlogfile "2pass.log" -nosound -ovc
> x264 -x264encopts
> subq=4:bframes=4:b_pyramid:weight_b:pass=1:psnr:bitrate=350:turbo=1
>
> mencoder.exe "input.avi" -o "output.mp4" -aspect 16:9 -passlogfile
> "2pass.log"  -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=ac3:abitrate=192 -ovc x264
> -x264encopts
> subq=5:4x4mv:8x8dct:frameref=3:me=2:bframes=4:b_pyramid:pass=2:psnr:bitrate
>=350 -vf crop=392:568:70:3,scale=392:296
>
> The container the 360 claims to handle can be found here
> http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/archive/2007/05/09/spring-07-video-playback-
>faq.aspx
>
> Xbox 360 supports the following for H.264:
> ·         File Extensions: .mp4, .m4v, mp4v, .mov
> ·         Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime
> ·         Video Profiles: Baseline, main, and high (up to Level 4.1)
> profiles.
> ·         Video Bitrate: 10 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at
> 30fps. See question number 6 for more information.
> ·         Audio Profiles: 2 channel AAC low complexity (LC)
> ·         Audio Max Bitrate: No restrictions. See question number 6 for
> more information.
>
>
> Does anyone have a script or any idea what is wrong with my current method?
>
>
> Thankyou
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