[MPlayer-users] Encoding optimisation that uses the least processing power

[The Wanderer]

Mustafa Abbasi wrote:

> i am trying to record tv using mencoder and v4l2. i can happily get
> both sound and video now but i am having real problems with the
> amount of processing power that mencoder uses this is the command i
> use
> 
> nice -n19 /home/mustafa/source_compile/mplayer_1.0/bin/mencoder tv:// -tv device=/dev/video0:driver=v4l2:freq=312.25:saturation=100:volume=100 -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=64  -ofps 23 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=600 -o /store/match3.avi
> 
> i am using a
> amd sempron 2400+
> MSI KM3M-V mainboard
> 256 mb ram
> 
> could somebody please tell me how i reduce proccesor usage while
> keeping compression to mpeg4 level.

To the best of my awareness, there is no way to make MEncoder use less
processing power. The most you can do is make it take less time to
finish the encoding process, but it will still use as much CPU power as
is available while encoding.

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