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

[Rich Felker]

On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 01:21:27PM -0500, The Wanderer wrote:
> 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.

Nonsense, this is a live capture.

Rich