On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 22:09 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: > On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 08:21 +0100, Uwe Thiem wrote: > > On 10 August 2006 23:06, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm trying out mencoder to try a few different codecs and formats for 1. > > > dvd authoring and 2. just compressing to keep on my HD. > > > > For DVDs, try this: > > > > mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd \ > > -vf scale=720:576,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 \ > > -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:\ > > vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192:aspect=4/3 \ > > -ofps 25 -o outfile.mpeg infile > > wow! I just got around to trying that a couple of days ago and it > produces great output: fast, small file size, and no noticeable > difference in quality between the mpeg and the original dv! (I watched > many different clips many times over to make sure! on TV and on my LCD)
sorry about replying to my own post, but I just wanted to get one thing clear: before I go and delete all my original .dv files, can anyone see any problem with this encoding method? thanks! -- Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place. -- Steven Wright -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list