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<DIV><SPAN class=428434422-06032005><FONT face=Verdana size=2>All
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<DIV><SPAN class=428434422-06032005><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I am trying to
figure out the best XviD two pass settings for ripping from a VOB file.
Right now this is what I have (using multiple lines for
readability):</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>/usr/local/bin/mencoder <SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>MY.VOB</SPAN> -ovc xvid -xvidencopts<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>
\</SPAN>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>bitrate=<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>5</SPAN>000:pass=1:<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>\</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Verdana><FONT
size=2>min_iquant=1:max_iquant=31:min_pquant=1:max_pquant=31:min_bquant=1:max_bquant=31:<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>\</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>nopacked:psnr:<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>\</SPAN> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Verdana><FONT
size=2>me_quality=6:quant_type=mpeg:chroma_opt:chroma_me:<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>\</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Verdana><FONT
size=2>hq_ac:vhq=4:bvhq=1:autoaspect:max_bframes=3<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005> \</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>-oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=64:vol=7<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005> </SPAN>-alang en -ffourcc <SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>XVID</SPAN> -ofps 23.96 -o /dev/null</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>/usr/local/bin/mencoder <SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>MY.VOB</SPAN> -ovc xvid -xvidencopts<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>
\</SPAN>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>bitrate=2000:pass=<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>2</SPAN>:<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>\</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Verdana>min_iquant=1:max_iquant=31:min_pquant=1:max_pquant=31:min_bquant=1:max_bquant=31:<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>\</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>nopacked:psnr:<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>\</SPAN> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Verdana>me_quality=6:quant_type=mpeg:chroma_opt:chroma_me:<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>\</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Verdana>hq_ac:vhq=4:bvhq=1:autoaspect:max_bframes=3<SPAN
class=428434422-06032005> \</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>-oac mp3lame -lameopts
cbr:br=64:vol=7 -alang en -ffourcc <SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>XVID</SPAN> -ofps 23.96 -o <SPAN
class=428434422-06032005>MYVOB</SPAN>-700.avi</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=428434422-06032005><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I'm working from
the Unofficial XviD FAQ: <A
href="http://ronald.vslcatena.nl/docs/xvidfaq.html#C1">http://ronald.vslcatena.nl/docs/xvidfaq.html#C1</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=428434422-06032005><FONT face=Verdana
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=428434422-06032005><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I'm using CVS XviD
1.1 (beta), and Mplayer1.0pre6a on FreeBSD 5.3.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=428434422-06032005><FONT face=Verdana
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=428434422-06032005><FONT face=Verdana size=2>If there are any
XviD experts in the group, I'd love to hear what you think (or not) of these
settings.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=428434422-06032005><FONT face=Verdana
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=428434422-06032005><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>Andrew</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>