[MPlayer-users] Help w/ Mencoder anyone? DVD->DivX + TVcapture->DivX + vop scale probs

[Corey Hickey]

Dark Avenger wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> hi,
> 
> I need some hints+tips for encoding files, because I don't think I'm doing it as well as it can be done:
> 
> 1) 
[SNIP]

There were a couple good threads on this recently. Search the mailing
list archives for "encoding quality advices" and "insane compulsive
maniacal mencoder settings" (I think I got those titles right). Also
look through some of the files in DOCS/tech.

> 2)
[SNIP]

If your computer is fast enough to encode in realtime, then that might
be your best bet. If it isn't, or you want to use 2/3 pass encoding
(usually a good idea), then you might want to first use a really low
compression like you said. I can't give you any direct advice on this,
but try experimenting with mpeg2 and mpeg4 at high bitrates to find a
something that works well with your system and has high quality.

> Can someone explain some of these things and what they do:
> a) vlelim=-4:vcelim=7    <--- what do these do?

Check DOCS/tech/libavc-options.txt and the mailing list archives.

> b) 
[SNIP]
Has anyone had issues w/ scale ?

No... but this depends on what parameters you're using. Post the
_entire_ output of one of those crashes you mention.

-Corey