From b65d8349426e1819677f23d632a0b902a9549415 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gpoirier Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 13:01:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] fixes suggested by Diego git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@17254 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2 --- DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml | 23 ++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml index b3f1d56ae1..79140bd3ba 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml @@ -1360,15 +1360,15 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input. Compression efficiency: - It's quite easy to understand that newer-generation codecs are made + It is quite easy to understand that newer-generation codecs are made to yield better picture quality than previous generations. - Therefore, you cannot be wrong + Therefore, you cannot go wrong - Be careful, however: decoding DVD-resolution MPEG-4 AVC videos + Be careful, however: Decoding DVD-resolution MPEG-4 AVC videos requires a fast machine (i.e. a Pentium 4 over 1.5Ghz or a Pentium M over 1Ghz). - by choosing MPEG-4 AVC codecs like + when choosing MPEG-4 AVC codecs like x264 instead of MPEG-4 ASP codecs such as libavcodec MPEG-4 or XviD. @@ -1385,8 +1385,8 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input. This is simply the tradeoff for using bleeding-edge technology. - What's more, beginning to use a new codec requires that you spend some - time becoming familiar with its available options, so that you know what + What is more, beginning to use a new codec requires that you spend some + time becoming familiar with its options, so that you know what to adjust to achieve a desired picture quality. @@ -1395,9 +1395,9 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input. It usually takes a long time for standalone video players to begin to include support for the latest video codecs. As a result, most only support MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 ASP - (beware: usually, not all MPEG-4 ASP features are supported). + (Beware: Usually, not all MPEG-4 ASP features are supported). Please refer to the technical specs of your player (if they are available), - or Google around for more information. + or google around for more information. @@ -1406,13 +1406,14 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input. libavcodec MPEG-4 and XviD) are usually heavily optimized with all kinds of smart algorithms and SIMD assembly code. - That's why they tend to yield the best quality per fps. + That is why they tend to yield the best quality quality per + encoding time ratio. However, they may have some very advanced options that, if enabled, will make the encode really slow for marginal gains. If you are after blazing speed you should stick around the default - settings of the video codec (which doesn't mean you should not experiment + settings of the video codec (which does not mean you should not experiment with some of the options which are mentioned in other sections of this guide). @@ -1439,7 +1440,7 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input. x264. - Make your own judgment, and don't always listen to what some people will + Make your own judgment, and do not always listen to what some people will tell you to do or think: The best codec is the one you master the best, and the one that looks best to your eyes on your display