[MPlayer-users] mencoder wrapper script 0.1

[Chris Phillips]

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Fully automated scripts produce disgusting results.
> (full PAL resolution on 1 CD, including black bars .. *shudder*)

no black bars, uses cropdetect.. which is autocorrected by mencoder, just 
like any crop filter would be. "The" better solution? whatever.. not 
much of a script exactly is it? Thanks for the useful input :P

> The better solution would be to make a script
> like
> 
> BITRATE=900
> VCODEC=mpeg4
> 
> mencoder -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=$VCODEC:vbitrate=$BITRATE
> 
> or something like that (for easy editing, so you don't forget your best
> settings)
> 
> 
> If you want to create something with GTK ...
> use GTK2 and allow to deactivate ALL automatic settings
> (would be cool... maybe i will start to try something like this,
> if i have the time)

AFAIK there is no perl-gtk2 yet.

> Oh, and integrate ogmtools with your program... *g*
> 
> 
> 
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