Index: mencoder.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml,v retrieving revision 1.69 diff -u -r1.69 mencoder.xml --- mencoder.xml 20 May 2005 00:20:40 -0000 1.69 +++ mencoder.xml 30 May 2005 20:43:16 -0000 @@ -2263,6 +2263,38 @@ + me: + This option is for choosing the motion estimation search method. + Altering this option provides a straightforward quality-vs-speed + tradeoff. is only a few percent faster than + the default search, at a cost of under 0.1dB global PSNR. The + default setting () is a reasonable tradeoff + between speed and quality. gains a little under + 0.1dB global PSNR, with a speed penalty that varies depending on + . At high values of + (e.g. 12 or so), + is about 40% slower than the default . With + , the speed penalty incurred drops to + 25%-30%. + + + uses an exhaustive search that is too slow for + practical use. + + + + + 4x4mv: + This option enables the use of 8x4, 4x8 and 4x4 subpartitions in + predicted macroblocks. Enabling it results in a fairly consistent + 10%-15% loss of speed. This option is rather useless in source + containing only low motion, however in some high-motion source, + particularly source with lots of small moving objects, gains of + about 0.1dB can be expected. + + + + bframes: The usefulness of B-frames is questionable in most other codecs you may be used to.