[MPlayer-users] mencoder, x264, vorbis, matroska - bad a/v sync problems

[RC]

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:57:17 -0600
matthew.garman at gmail.com wrote:

> I've just assumed so far that bframes=4 is best for quality with x264,

It probably is.  But b-frames are often a cause of a/v sync issues.

> What's wrong with the framerate?  That number is 24000/1001
> rounded...

It shouldn't be the cause of your problem, but it might result in a very
slow gradual desync.

> Someone on Doom9's forum suggested not using -idx.  What are your
> thoughts on that?

That really doesn't even make sense...

> Is the only way to test this to try with other players, such as Xine
> and (shudder) Windows Media Player?

To find out for sure, yes.  Though some option can often fix sync
issues. You could try MPlayer with -mc 0/10/0.0001, and -autosync 1/30.