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

[Wayde Milas]

On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 04:07, Alexei Khlebnikov wrote:
> 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?

I have. 3 almost is always optimal for me, except for
cartoons/animation, when I think 7? (cant remember) is.