[MPlayer-users] Syncronization problem

[Fabio S.]

> Instead of 3 pass encoding try 2 pass (it's equivalent to 3 pass, just a little bit slower):
>
> mencoder video.avi -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1600:vpass=1:mbd=2 -o newvideo.avi
> mencoder video.avi -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1600:vpass=2:mbd=2 -o newvideo.avi
> (remove vhq because it is equivalent to mbd=1 and you have mbd=2 too)
>
> Does it help?

Yes, it helps: now it is correctly syncronized.

Thank you.

But what is the rationale behind this?

Fabio