[MPlayer-users] Question about bitrate when encoding with mencoder

[Arpi]

Hi,

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> I'm just learning how to encode dvds to divx using mplayer. I am doing
> this with the 3 pass method for divx4. At the end of the first pass,
> mencoder tells me the recomended bitrate for various cd sizes. For
> example, it may say for an 800MB cd, use 700, and for a 650MB cd, use
> 850.
impossible

> However, I thought that a higher birate was used to create larger
> files with higher quiality,
yes

you probably switched teh values printed by mencoder...


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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