[MEncoder-users] mpegopts vaspect vs. lavcopts apsect

[Nicolas Hesler]

Nico Sabbi wrote:
> Nicolas Hesler wrote:
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>> What is the difference between -mpegopts vaspect and -lavcopts aspect.   
>> Which of the two (or both) do I use for encoding Mpeg-2 compliant 
>> DVDs???  I've seen alot of examples that use only lavcopts, but 
>> according to the man page, it seems like the mpegopts would be a better 
>> choice seeing as other players don't necessarily follow lavcopts 
>> aspect.  Am I right?  Do I use both?
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> -mpegopts :vaspect is needed only to fix broken aspects, so with lavc
> it's unnecessary
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>   

Let's say I'm transcoding a video from 1280x720 (with a broken aspect 
ratio) to 720x480 at 16/9.   If the source is transcoded to 720x480 and 
lavcopts aspect is set to 16/9, is there any advantage to fixing the 
broken aspect ratio in mpegopts?  Doesn't it end up being the same thing 
in the end?