[MPlayer-users] Feature Request

[Sycotic Smith]

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From: Glyn <glyn.kennington at hertford.oxford.ac.uk>
> Maybe a single switch which can take different numerical values would be
> a better way of considering the compromise between quality and speed
> (like in gzip):
> 
> mencoder -$n input.avi -o output.avi
> 
> where n=1 is for stuff you can play on a 386, n=9 for 2GHz.  Of course,
> this will date quickly as 2GHz becomes less expensive and people start
> using even faster CPUs, so another alternative is
>   -1 for 386
>   -9 for lossless
> assuming that the latest CPUs can cope with DVD quality without needing
> to decrease the bitrate, so even faster CPUs will be redundant.  Or
> maybe even an option that takes -MHz, though the appropriate parameters
> for that would probably vary significantly between architectures.
> 
> > Maybe using LAVC or DIVX, could be an option to select which.
> 
> What's wrong with the exisitng -ovc lavc  vs  -ovc divx4 ?
> 
> Glyn
Well, with my suggestion, you would only need the switch -highest since IIRC divx takes different options than lavc (-lavcopts vs -divx4opts). (See man mencoder for examples.)
I do agree with the -$n maybe, default should be 4 IMHO.
/S. Smith
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