[MPlayer-users] lavc vs. xvid (and improving lavc quality)

[Alexei Khlebnikov]

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 17:45:56 -0400
Jason Tackaberry <tack at sault.org> wrote:

JT> I played around a bit with the other cmp functions, and cmp=3 is a
JT> pretty good improvement over cmp=0.  Right now, at least, I prefer cmp=3
JT> with post-processing (spp,noise) over cmp=10 without post-processing.
JT> But for those times when I want to circulate video with the expectation
JT> that it won't have pp, NSSE is a significant improvement.  I get the
JT> best of both worlds now.  I have very little to complain about. :)

Have you tried cmp=6? It's called "rate distortion optimal, slow", seems to be
the description of the best cmp method. I am especially interested in not-very-high
bitrates (1CD rips).

Anyone else's comments are welcome too, off course. What is the best cmp method
for average movie, regadrless of speed?