[MEncoder-users] Script for h264 conversion for mencoder

[belcampo]

belcampo wrote:
> 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.
>>
>> 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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> At least ac3 sound isn't correct, you need AAC, which you get with an 
> option like -oac faac -faacopts mpeg=4:br=128
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A videobitrate of 350 also seems vvvveeeeeeerrrrrryyyyy low to me