[MPlayer-users] How do I get a decent sized .avi file using mencoder?

[marco.gigante at tiscalinet.it]

On 25 May 2002, Austin Gonyou wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> When enconding a DVD to AVI(DivX5), I can see the VOB on the disc at
> 1gb, but after encoding, my .avi is about 2.2gb. Yet, I changed the
> aspect to be smaller, and also used a low bitrate, say, about 1800, or
> even 1000. 
> 
> I figure those two things right there would make a difference, but I
> can't seem to figure it out. Any tips on this would be great.
> 
> AMD Athlon-C 1.333
> 512MB DDR 266
> 40GB ATA100 IBM
> Cheapo DVD from Fry's. 
> 
> mencoder -dvd 1 -alang en  -ovc divx4 -divx4opts  br=1600 -pass 1
> -aspect 640:400 -o somefile.avi

Use 3-pass mode.
Read html docs.
Why you are using divx4/5? With libavcodec you get best resoults.

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Regards,  Marco Gigante
Student at Pisa University - Computer Engineering