Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS In directory mail:/var/tmp.root/cvs-serv27433/DOCS Modified Files: mplayer.1 Log Message: Presets are an easy way, to use hard to access lame options and to give you optimum quality at average bitrate. This patch adds presets to mencoder for libmp3lame >= 3.92. More info in the sourcecode & at http://www.mp3dev.org/mp3/doc/html/presets.html patch by eviv bulgroz <ebulgroz@yahoo.com> Index: mplayer.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/mplayer.1,v retrieving revision 1.282 retrieving revision 1.283 diff -u -r1.282 -r1.283 --- mplayer.1 17 Dec 2002 00:04:11 -0000 1.282 +++ mplayer.1 21 Dec 2002 22:16:49 -0000 1.283 @@ -2075,7 +2075,9 @@ .IPs abr\ \ average bitrate .IPs cbr\ \ -constant bitrate +constant bitrate. +.br +Forces also CBR mode encoding on subsequent ABR presets modes .IPs br=<0\-1024> specify bitrate in kBit (CBR and ABR only) .IPs q=<0\-9> @@ -2105,7 +2107,39 @@ .br 2: adjust .REss +.IPs fast +switch on faster encoding on subsequent VBR presets modes, slightly lower quality and higher bitrates. +.IPs preset +provide the highest possible quality settings. +.RSss +medium: VBR encoding, good quality, 150\-180 kbps bitrate range. +.br +standard: VBR encoding, high quality, 170\-210 kbps bitrate range. +.br +extreme: VBR encoding, very high quality, 200\-240 kbps bitrate range. +.br +insane: CBR encoding, highest preset quality, 320 kbps bitrate. +.br +<8-320>: ABR encoding at average given kbps bitrate. +.br +.REss +.RE + +.I EXAMPLE: +.PD 0 +.RSs +.IPs "\-lameopts fast:preset=standard" +for most people on most music and already quite high in quality. +.IPs "\-lameopts cbr:preset=192" +encode with ABR presets at a 192 kbps forced constant bitrate. +.IPs "\-lameopts preset=172" +encode with ABR presets at a 172 kbps average bitrate. +.IPs "\-lameopts preset=extreme" +for people with extremely good hearing and similar equipment. +.IPs "\-lameopts preset=help" +print additional options and informations on presets settings. .RE +.PD 1 . .TP .B \-lavcopts <option1:option2:...>