[MPlayer-users] Forcing keyframes with x.264 possible?

[Guillaume POIRIER]

Hi,

On 2/1/07, Mark Daniel Reidel <mplayer-users at mark.reidel.info> wrote:
> Hello list!
>
> Lately, I have started converting all my DVDs to MKV with x.264, but I
> found one thing very frustrating: you can import a chapter-list into the
> MKV, but seeking is not always possible to the precise time given for a
> chapter, since seeking is only possible to key-frames. And there's not
> always a key-frame at the time of a new chapter...
>
> So my question is: how can I force keyframes at certain times?

In almost all cases, new chaters begin with a new scene. Maybe you
could tweak the scene detection settings of x264?


> I thought
> about modifying the divx2pass.log-file, but I have no idea how, since
> there's no documentation for it :o(

This file isn't meant to be read by a random Joe User you know ;-)

Guillaume