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<P><B><A NAME=2.4>2.4. Encoding with MEncoder</A></B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.1>2.4.1. Overview</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.1>2.4.1. Overview</A></B></P>
<P><B>MEncoder</B> (<B>MPlayer</B>'s Movie Encoder) is a simple movie encoder,
designed to encode MPlayer-playable movies
@ -18,77 +20,72 @@ formats (see below). It can encode with various codecs, like <B>DivX4</B> (1 or
2 passes), libavcodec, <B>PCM</B>/<B>MP3</B>/<B>VBRMP3</B> audio. Also has
stream copying and video resizing abilities.</P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.2>2.4.2. Compiling</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.2>2.4.2. Compiling</A></B></P>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - read <B>MPlayer</B>'s compilation instruction.</LI>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL (LINUX ONLY)</B> - download the newest <B>DivX4linux</B> libs
from <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net/download.htm">avifile.sourceforge.net</A>,
and have them PROPERLY installed. You need them if you want DivX4
(1/2 pass) encoding.</LI>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.9">download and install
<B>XViD</B></A>. Very useful on non-Linux boxes, and/or when you need
faster encoding than DivX4, with approximately the same quality.</LI>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - for libavcodec support, install libavcodec as
described in the <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">libavcodec section</A>.</LI>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - download and compile <B>libmp3lame</B> (from lame 3.89beta or lame CVS).<BR>
<B>WARNING : DO NOT COMPILE LAME WITH <U>GCC 2.96</U> ! It won't
work properly !</B><BR>
This
is needed for CBR/VBR MP3 audio encoding ability. Note that a single
<CODE>lame</CODE> binary isn't sufficient. BTW: the less optimization
you use for lame, the better the quality will be. You can test
quality by running <CODE>make test</CODE> after lame's compiling process
is over. The resulting number should be less than <B>30</B>. Don't
panic if it's <B>400</B> or so, you shouldn't heard any audible
quality decrease. Oh, and if your compiler doesn't even run <CODE>make test</CODE> ...
Well, delete that <B>GCC 2.96</B>.</LI>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - <CODE>libjpeg</CODE> and <CODE>libpng</CODE> -
as described in the <A HREF="documentation.html#1.3">Installation</A>
section</LI>
</UL>
</P>
<UL>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - read <B>MPlayer</B>'s compilation instruction.</LI>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL (LINUX ONLY)</B> - download the newest <B>DivX4linux</B> libs
from <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net/download.htm">avifile.sourceforge.net</A>,
and have them PROPERLY installed. You need them if you want DivX4
(1/2 pass) encoding.</LI>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.9">download and install
<B>XViD</B></A>. Very useful on non-Linux boxes, and/or when you need
faster encoding than DivX4, with approximately the same quality.</LI>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - for libavcodec support, install libavcodec as
described in the <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">libavcodec section</A>.</LI>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - download and compile <B>libmp3lame</B> (from lame 3.89beta or lame CVS).<BR>
<B>WARNING: DO NOT COMPILE LAME WITH <U>GCC 2.96</U>! It won't
work properly!</B><BR>
This
is needed for CBR/VBR MP3 audio encoding ability. Note that a single
<CODE>lame</CODE> binary isn't sufficient. BTW: the less optimization
you use for lame, the better the quality will be. You can test
quality by running <CODE>make test</CODE> after lame's compiling process
is over. The resulting number should be less than <B>30</B>. Don't
panic if it's <B>400</B> or so, you shouldn't heard any audible
quality decrease. Oh, and if your compiler doesn't even run <CODE>make test</CODE> ...
Well, delete that <B>GCC 2.96</B>.</LI>
<LI><B>OPTIONAL</B> - <CODE>libjpeg</CODE> and <CODE>libpng</CODE> -
as described in the <A HREF="documentation.html#1.3">Installation</A>
section</LI>
</UL>
<P>You are ready. As you probably know, other encoding tools need the
<I>avifile</I> library installed. <B>MEncoder</B> doesn't need it at all.</P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3>2.4.3. MEncoder features</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3>2.4.3. MEncoder features</A></B></P>
<P>
<UL>
<LI>encoding from the wide range of fileformats and decoders of <B>MPlayer</B></LI>
<LI>encoding to all the codecs of ffmpeg's
<A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.1.2>libavcodec</A></LI>
<LI>video encoding from <B>V4L compatible TV tuners</B></LI>
<LI>encoding/multiplexing to interleaved AVI files with proper index</LI>
<LI>creating files from external audio stream</LI>
<LI>1, 2 or 3 pass <B>DivX4</B> video</LI>
<LI><B>VBR</B> MP3 audio - <B>IMPORTANT NOTE</B> : VBR MP3 audio doesn't
always play nicely on windows players! On the other hand, currently
<B>MEncoder</B>'s CBR encoding is totally broken on win32 players :)</LI>
<LI>PCM audio</LI>
<LI>stream copying</LI>
<LI>input A/V synchronizing (PTS-based, can be disabled with -mc 0 option)</LI>
<LI>FPS correction with <CODE>-ofps</CODE> option (useful when encoding
29.97fps VOB to 24fps AVI)</LI>
<LI>using our very powerful plugin system (crop, expand, flip, postprocess,
rotate, scale, rgb/yuv conversion)</LI>
<LI>can encode DVD/VOBsub <B>AND</B> text subtitles into the output file</LI>
</UL>
</P>
<UL>
<LI>encoding from the wide range of fileformats and decoders of <B>MPlayer</B></LI>
<LI>encoding to all the codecs of ffmpeg's
<A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">libavcodec</A></LI>
<LI>video encoding from <B>V4L compatible TV tuners</B></LI>
<LI>encoding/multiplexing to interleaved AVI files with proper index</LI>
<LI>creating files from external audio stream</LI>
<LI>1, 2 or 3 pass <B>DivX4</B> video</LI>
<LI><B>VBR</B> MP3 audio - <B>IMPORTANT NOTE:</B> VBR MP3 audio doesn't
always play nicely on windows players! On the other hand, currently
<B>MEncoder</B>'s CBR encoding is totally broken on win32 players :)</LI>
<LI>PCM audio</LI>
<LI>stream copying</LI>
<LI>input A/V synchronizing (PTS-based, can be disabled with -mc 0 option)</LI>
<LI>FPS correction with <CODE>-ofps</CODE> option (useful when encoding
29.97fps VOB to 24fps AVI)</LI>
<LI>using our very powerful plugin system (crop, expand, flip, postprocess,
rotate, scale, rgb/yuv conversion)</LI>
<LI>can encode DVD/VOBsub <B>AND</B> text subtitles into the output file</LI>
</UL>
<P><B><I>Planned features</I></B> :
<UL>
<LI>even wider variety of available en/decoding formats/codecs
(creating VOB files with DivX4/Indeo5/VIVO streams :)</LI>
<LI>audio encoding from v4l (DONE for FreeBSD ?)</LI>
</UL>
</P>
<B>Planned features:</B>
<UL>
<LI>even wider variety of available en/decoding formats/codecs
(creating VOB files with DivX4/Indeo5/VIVO streams :)</LI>
<LI>audio encoding from v4l (DONE for FreeBSD ?)</LI>
</UL>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.1>2.4.3.1. Encoding 2 or 3-pass DivX4</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.1>2.4.3.1. Encoding 2 or 3-pass DivX4</A></B></P>
<P><U><B>2-pass encoding :</B></U> the name comes from the fact that this method encodes the file <I>twice</I>.
<P><U><B>2-pass encoding:</B></U> the name comes from the fact that this method encodes the file <I>twice</I>.
The first encoding (dubbed <I>pass</I>) creates some temporary files (*.log) with a
size of few megabytes, do not delete them yet (you can delete the AVI). In the second pass, the
2-pass output file is created, using the bitrate data from the temporary files. The resulting
@ -96,83 +93,80 @@ file will have much better image quality. If this is the first time you heard
about this, you should consult some guides available on the Net.</P>
<P>This example shows how to encode a DVD to a 2-pass DivX4 AVI. Just two
commands are needed :<BR>
commands are needed:<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rm frameno.avi</CODE> - remove this file, which
can come from a previous 3-pass encoding (it interferes with current one)<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:more_options
-o movie.avi -pass 1<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:more_options -o movie.avi -pass 2</CODE></P>
<P><U><B>3-pass encoding :</B></U> this is an extension of 2-pass encoding,
<P><U><B>3-pass encoding:</B></U> this is an extension of 2-pass encoding,
where the audio encoding takes place in a separate pass. This method enables
estimation of recommended video bitrate in order to fit on a CD. Also, the
audio is encoded only once, unlike in 2-pass mode. The schematics :</P>
audio is encoded only once, unlike in 2-pass mode. The schematics:</P>
<P>
<TABLE>
<TR>
<TD> <CODE>rm frameno.avi</CODE></TD>
<TD> <B>remove conflicting temporary file</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD> <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -ovc frameno -o
frameno.avi</CODE></TD>
<TD> <B><U>First pass</U> : an audio-only avi file will be created, containing
ONLY the requested audio stream. Don't forget <CODE>-lameopts</CODE>, if
you need to set it. If you were encoding a long movie, MEncoder prints
the recommended bitrate values for 650Mb, 700Mb, and 800Mb destination
sizes, after this pass finishes.</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD> <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -oac copy -pass 1
-ovc divx4 -divx4opts br=&lt;bitrate&gt;</CODE></TD>
<TD> <B><U>Second pass</U> : alias the first pass of DivX4 video encoding.
Optionally specify the video bitrate MEncoder printed at the end of the
previous pass.</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD> <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -oac copy -pass 2
-ovc divx4 -divx4opts br=&lt;bitrate&gt;</CODE></TD>
<TD> <B><U>Third pass</U> : alias the second pass of DivX4 video encoding.
Optionally specify the video bitrate MEncoder printed at the end of the
previous pass. In this pass, audio from <CODE>frameno.avi</CODE> will be
inserted into the destination file.. and it's all ready!</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</P>
<TABLE>
<TR>
<TD> <CODE>rm frameno.avi</CODE></TD>
<TD> <B>remove conflicting temporary file</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD> <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -ovc frameno -o
frameno.avi</CODE></TD>
<TD> <B><U>First pass:</U> an audio-only avi file will be created, containing
ONLY the requested audio stream. Don't forget <CODE>-lameopts</CODE>, if
you need to set it. If you were encoding a long movie, MEncoder prints
the recommended bitrate values for 650Mb, 700Mb, and 800Mb destination
sizes, after this pass finishes.</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD> <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -oac copy -pass 1
-ovc divx4 -divx4opts br=&lt;bitrate&gt;</CODE></TD>
<TD> <B><U>Second pass:</U> alias the first pass of DivX4 video encoding.
Optionally specify the video bitrate MEncoder printed at the end of the
previous pass.</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD> <CODE>mencoder &lt;file/DVD&gt; -oac copy -pass 2
-ovc divx4 -divx4opts br=&lt;bitrate&gt;</CODE></TD>
<TD> <B><U>Third pass:</U> alias the second pass of DivX4 video encoding.
Optionally specify the video bitrate MEncoder printed at the end of the
previous pass. In this pass, audio from <CODE>frameno.avi</CODE> will be
inserted into the destination file.. and it's all ready!</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><B>Example for 3-pass encoding :</B></P>
<P><B>Example for 3-pass encoding:</B></P>
<P><CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rm frameno.avi</CODE> - remove this file,
which can come from a previous 3-pass encoding (it interferes with current
one)<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc frameno
-o frameno.avi<BR>
-o frameno.avi</CODE><BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2
-lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:more_options -oac copy -o movie.avi -pass 1<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2
-lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:more_options -oac copy -o movie.avi -pass 2</CODE>
</P>
<P><U><B>2 or 3-pass encoding using internal libavcodec controler</B></U> :
<P><U><B>2 or 3-pass encoding using internal libavcodec controller:</B></U>
Optionally you can use libavcodec's internal 2 or 3-pass mode, it may gives you
better final rate accuracy than using the external, DivX4-inspired 2-pass rate
controler with libavcodec.<BR>
controler with libavcodec.</P>
<UL>
<B>2-pass encoding</B> :<BR>
<LI><B>2-pass encoding:</B><BR>
<CODE>rm -f lavc_stats.txt<BR>
mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=1 (audio-options) -o movie.avi<BR>
mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=2 (audio-options) -o movie.avi</CODE><BR>
<BR>
<B>3-pass encoding</B> :<BR>
mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=2 (audio-options) -o movie.avi</CODE></LI>
<LI><B>3-pass encoding:</B><BR>
<CODE>rm -f frameno.avi lavc_stats.txt<BR>
mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc frameno (audio-options) -o frameno.avi<BR>
mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=1 -oac copy -o movie.avi<BR>
mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=2 -oac copy -o movie.avi</CODE><BR>
mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=2 -oac copy -o movie.avi</CODE></LI>
</UL>
</P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.2>2.4.3.2. Rescaling movies</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.2>2.4.3.2. Rescaling movies</A></B></P>
<P>Often the need to resize movie images' size emerges. Its reasons can be many,
examples are decreasing output file size, encoding SVCDs to DivX. Ripped DVDs
@ -185,52 +179,49 @@ mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=2 -oac copy -o movie.avi<
<P>The scaling process is handled by the <I>'scale'</I> video filter:
<CODE>-vop scale=X:Y</CODE>. Its quality can be set with the
<CODE>-sws</CODE> option. If it's not specified, <B>MEncoder</B> will use 0 :
<CODE>-sws</CODE> option. If it's not specified, <B>MEncoder</B> will use 0:
fast bilinear.</P>
<P>Usage :<BR>
<P>Usage:<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder sample-svcd.mpg -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:more_options -vop scale=640:480 -sws 2 -o output.avi</CODE></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.3>2.4.3.3. Stream copying</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.3>2.4.3.3. Stream copying</A></B></P>
<P><B>MEncoder</B> can handle input streams in two ways : <B>encode</B> or
<P><B>MEncoder</B> can handle input streams in two ways: <B>encode</B> or
<B>copy</B> them. This section is about <B>copying</B>.</P>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Video stream</B> (option <CODE>-ovc copy</CODE>) : nice stuff can be done :)<BR>
Like, putting (not converting!) FLI or VIVO or MPEG1 video into an AVI file !
<LI><B>Video stream</B> (option <CODE>-ovc copy</CODE>): nice stuff can be done :)<BR>
Like, putting (not converting!) FLI or VIVO or MPEG1 video into an AVI file!
Of course only <B>MPlayer</B> can play such files :) And it probably has no
real life value at all. Rationally : video stream copying can be useful for
real life value at all. Rationally: video stream copying can be useful for
example when only the audio stream has to be encoded (like, uncompressed PCM
to MP3).</LI>
<LI><B>Audio stream</B> (option <CODE>-oac copy</CODE>) : straightforward.
<LI><B>Audio stream</B> (option <CODE>-oac copy</CODE>): straightforward.
It is possible to take an external audio file (MP3, AC3, Vorbis) and mux it
into the output stream. Use the <CODE>-audiofile &lt;filename&gt;</CODE>
option for this.</LI>
</UL>
</P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.4>2.4.3.4. Fixing AVIs with broken index or interleaving</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.4>2.4.3.4. Fixing AVIs with broken index or interleaving</A></B></P>
<P>Easiest thing. We simply copy the video and audio streams, and
<B>MEncoder</B> generates the index. Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in
the video and/or audio streams. It also fixes files with broken interleaving,
thus the <CODE>-ni</CODE> option won't be needed for them anymore.</P>
<P>Command : <CODE>mencoder -idx input.avi -ovc copy -oac copy -o output.avi</CODE></P>
<P>Command: <CODE>mencoder -idx input.avi -ovc copy -oac copy -o output.avi</CODE></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.5>2.4.3.5. Encoding with the <I>libavcodec</I> codec family</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.5>2.4.3.5. Encoding with the <I>libavcodec</I> codec family</A></B></P>
<P><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">libavcodec</A> provides simple encoding to a
lot of interesting video and audio formats (currently its audio codecs are
unsupported). You can encode to the following codecs :</P>
unsupported). You can encode to the following codecs:</P>
<P>
<UL>
<LI>mjpeg - Motion JPEG</LI>
<LI>h263 - H263</LI>
@ -241,22 +232,21 @@ unsupported). You can encode to the following codecs :</P>
<LI>rv10 - an old RealVideo codec</LI>
<LI>mpeg1video - MPEG1 video :)</LI>
</UL>
</P>
<P>The first column contains the codec names that should be passed after the
<CODE>vcodec</CODE> config, like : <CODE>-lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4</CODE></P>
<CODE>vcodec</CODE> config, like: <CODE>-lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4</CODE></P>
<P>An example, with MJPEG compression :<BR>
<P>An example, with MJPEG compression:<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -o title2.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg</CODE></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.6>2.4.3.6. Encoding from multiple input image files (JPEGs or PNGs)</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.6>2.4.3.6. Encoding from multiple input image files (JPEGs or PNGs)</A></B></P>
<P><B>MEncoder</B> is capable of creating movies from one or more JPEG or PNG
files. With simple framecopy it can create MJPEG (Motion JPEG) or MPNG
(Motion PNG) files.</P>
<P><B><I>Explanation of the process</I></B></P>
<P><B>Explanation of the process</B></P>
<P><B>MEncoder</B> <I>decodes</I> the input image(s) with <CODE>libjpeg</CODE>
(when decoding PNGs, it will use <B>libpng</B>).
@ -267,40 +257,40 @@ unsupported). You can encode to the following codecs :</P>
currently it can output only to RGB formats, thus can't be used with codecs
that require YUV as input, like DivX4 or ffmpeg's msmpeg4.</P>
<P><B><I>Examples</I></B></P>
<P><B>Examples</B></P>
<P>The explanation of the <CODE>-mf</CODE> option can be found below in the
global <A HREF=#2.4.5>Options</A> section and in the manpage.</P>
global <A HREF="#2.4.5">Options</A> section and in the man page.</P>
<P><I>Creating a DivX4 file from all the JPEG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
<P><I>Creating a DivX4 file from all the JPEG files in the current dir:</I><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.jpg -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25 -ovc divx4 -o
output.avi</CODE></P>
<P><I>Creating a DivX4 file from some JPEG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
<P><I>Creating a DivX4 file from some JPEG files in the current dir:</I><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder frame001.jpg,frame002.jpg -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25 -ovc divx4 -o
output.avi</CODE></P>
<P><I>Creating a Motion JPEG (MJPEG) file from all the JPEG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
<P><I>Creating a Motion JPEG (MJPEG) file from all the JPEG files in the current dir:</I><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.jpg -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25 -ovc copy
-o output.avi</CODE></P>
<P><I>Creating an uncompressed file from all the PNG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
<P><I>Creating an uncompressed file from all the PNG files in the current dir:</I><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.png -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25:type=png -ovc raw -o
output.avi</CODE></P>
<P><I>Creating a Motion PNG (MPNG) file from all the PNG files in the current dir :</I><BR>
<P><I>Creating a Motion PNG (MPNG) file from all the PNG files in the current dir:</I><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder \*.png -mf on:w=800:h=600:fps=25:type=png -ovc copy
-o output.avi</CODE></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.4>2.4.4. Syntax</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.4>2.4.4. Syntax</A></B></P>
<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder [options] [input file] [options] ...</P>
<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mencoder [options] [input file] [options] ...</CODE></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.5>2.4.5. Available options</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.5>2.4.5. Available options</A></B></P>
<P>NOTE : for all available options, <B>read the manpage !</B></P>
<P>NOTE: for all available options, <B>read the man page!</B></P>
<P>
As <B>MEncoder</B> is built on the same codebase as <B>MPlayer</B>, there
@ -312,12 +302,12 @@ unsupported). You can encode to the following codecs :</P>
<TABLE BORDER=1>
<TR>
<TD> <I>-ss</I> time</TD>
<TD> start encoding from the given time (can start only from keyframes !)
<TD> start encoding from the given time (can start only from keyframes!)
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD> <I>-endpos</I> time</TD>
<TD> stop encoding at the given time. See the manpage for examples !
<TD> stop encoding at the given time. See the man page for examples!
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
@ -360,7 +350,7 @@ unsupported). You can encode to the following codecs :</P>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>w</B>=&lt;value&gt; - width of the output file<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>h</B>=&lt;value&gt; - height of the output file<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>fps</B>=&lt;value&gt; - fps of the output file<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>type</B>=&lt;value&gt; - type of input files (available types : <CODE>jpeg</CODE>, <CODE>png</CODE>)<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>type</B>=&lt;value&gt; - type of input files (available types: <CODE>jpeg</CODE>, <CODE>png</CODE>)<BR>
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<TD> <I>-divx4opts</I></TD>
<TD> If encoding to DivX4, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-divx4opts br=1800:deinterlace:key=250</CODE><BR>
Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
Common options: <B>(for full list, check the man page!)</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>br</B>=&lt;value&gt; - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;4-16000&gt; or bit &lt;16001-24000000&gt;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>q</B>=&lt;value&gt; - quality (1-fastest, 5-best - default 5)<BR>
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<TD> <I>-lavcopts</I></TD>
<TD> If encoding with libavcodec, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4:vbitrate=1800:vhq:keyint=250</CODE><BR>
Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
Common options: <B>(for full list, check the man page!)</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vcodec</B>=&lt;value&gt; - select videocodec (for the full list, see the libavcodec section above)<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>vbitrate</B>=&lt;value&gt; - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;4-16000&gt; or bit &lt;16001-24000000&gt;<BR>
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<TD> If encoding to MP3 with libmp3lame, you can specify its parameters here, like:<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lameopts q=3</CODE><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>-lameopts br=192:cbr</CODE><BR>
Common options: <B>(for full list, check the manpage!)</B><BR>
Common options: <B>(for full list, check the man page!)</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>help</B> - get help<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>cbr</B> - select <B>CBR</B> MP3 (default is <B>VBR</B>)<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>br</B>=&lt;value&gt; - specify bitrate in kbit &lt;0-1024&gt; (this is for <B>CBR</B> only!)<BR>
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<P><B><A NAME=2.4.6>2.4.6. Examples</B></P>
<P><B><A NAME=2.4.6>2.4.6. Examples</A></B></P>
<P>Using <B>MEncoder</B> is the easiest thing on Earth. See the following :</P>
<P>Using <B>MEncoder</B> is the easiest thing on Earth. See the following:</P>
<P>Encoding from DVD, title 2 :<BR>
<P>Encoding from DVD, title 2:<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:more_options -o title2.avi</CODE></P>
<P>The same, but with libavcodec family, MJPEG compression :<BR>
<P>The same, but with libavcodec family, MJPEG compression:<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg:more_options -ffourcc mjpg -o title2.avi</CODE></P>
<P>Encoding from DVD, title 2, with rescaling :<BR>
<P>Encoding from DVD, title 2, with rescaling:<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -dvd 2 -vop scale=640:480 -sws 2 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:more_options -o title2.avi</CODE></P>
<P>Encoding from HTTP :<BR>
<P>Encoding from HTTP:<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder http://mplayer.hq/example.avi -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:more_options -o example.avi</CODE></P>
<P>Encoding from a pipe :<BR>
<P>Encoding from a pipe:<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rar p test-SVCD.rar | mencoder -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:more_options -ofps 24 -pass 1 -- -</CODE></P>
<P>Encoding multiple *.vob files :<BR>
<P>Encoding multiple *.vob files:<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cat *.vob | mencoder &lt;options&gt; -</CODE></P>
<P>Encoding from tuner (for tuner options <A HREF="documentation.html#2.5">see the TV input section !</A>) :<BR>
<P>Encoding from tuner (for tuner options <A HREF="documentation.html#2.5">see the TV input section!</A>):<BR>
<CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -tv on:driver=v4l:width=640:height=480 &lt;options&gt;</CODE></P>
<P>For all available options, <B><I>check the MEncoder man page !</I></B>
<P>For all available options, <B>check the MEncoder man page!</B>
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