[MPlayer-users] avi 2 mpeg conversions

[GD Lewis]

Ok, this is an ongoing issue for me that I've been beating my head
trying to resolve  (I have RTFM, all three of them!)...

The issue is conversion of an avi.  I receive avi files with a framerate
of <15.00 fps.  I then use mencoder to push the framerate up to
something closer to 24.00fps, usually reencoding it in the process, here
is the command sequence I'm using...

mencoder -cache 160 -ovc divx4 -divx4opts br=16000:q=5 -oac pcm -ofps
24.00 -o "$NEWFILE" "$FILE"

That gives me a beautiful avi file no problems.

Now, if I try to convert this file to either an mpeg or (S)VCD bin/cue,
I get perfect sound, but the video runs too fast.

I've heard other people have similar issues, and I researched the list
and the documentation and tried a bunch of options to resolve it, but
nothing helps.  I even tried a double pass in the hopes it owuld somehow
"lock it in", but that didn't help either.

The problem seems to be with the yuv4mpeg process, the duplicate frames
are dropped.  I verified this by playing the resultant mpv file and saw
that it ran fast.

I know you guys are sick and tired of me by now, but does anyone have
any clues, tips or tricks that could help me resolve this issue?

I would be eternally grateful, may your compiles always be speedy!

-- 
Grant D. Lewis
Running Gentoo Linux kernel 2.4.19-r7 on a GenuineIntel i686

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