Difference between revisions of "Mencoder"

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'''Hint:''' all video filters (-vf option) can be previewed using mplayer before starting the actual encoding procedure.
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== DV to MPEG4 with deinterlacing ==
 
== DV to MPEG4 with deinterlacing ==
 
Encode a raw DV file from a digital video camera to MPEG4 video with mp3 audio.
 
Encode a raw DV file from a digital video camera to MPEG4 video with mp3 audio.
 
  <nowiki>mencoder input.dv -vf pp=lb -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=2000 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -o output.avi</nowiki>
 
  <nowiki>mencoder input.dv -vf pp=lb -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=2000 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -o output.avi</nowiki>
 
Adjust ''vbitrate'' to your needs. ''vbitrate=2000'' produces a quite good quality at a small filesize for videos in TV resolution.
 
Adjust ''vbitrate'' to your needs. ''vbitrate=2000'' produces a quite good quality at a small filesize for videos in TV resolution.
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== Scaling and MPEG4 encoding ==
 
== Scaling and MPEG4 encoding ==
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This scales any video that ''mencoder'' is able to read to a 480p video (480 pixels high).  
 
This scales any video that ''mencoder'' is able to read to a 480p video (480 pixels high).  
 
  <nowiki>mencoder input.mov -vf scale=-3:480 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=3000 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -o output.avi</nowiki>
 
  <nowiki>mencoder input.mov -vf scale=-3:480 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=3000 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -o output.avi</nowiki>
'-vf scale=-3:' calculates the with of the video using the original aspect ratio and the desired height.
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'''-vf scale=-3:''' calculates the with of the video using the original aspect ratio and the desired height.

Revision as of 10:01, 14 May 2012

Hint: all video filters (-vf option) can be previewed using mplayer before starting the actual encoding procedure.


DV to MPEG4 with deinterlacing

Encode a raw DV file from a digital video camera to MPEG4 video with mp3 audio.

mencoder input.dv -vf pp=lb -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=2000 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -o output.avi

Adjust vbitrate to your needs. vbitrate=2000 produces a quite good quality at a small filesize for videos in TV resolution.


Scaling and MPEG4 encoding

Scale a high resolution video down to a lower resolution, preserving the aspect ratio. MPEG4 encoding options as usual. This scales any video that mencoder is able to read to a 480p video (480 pixels high).

mencoder input.mov -vf scale=-3:480 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=3000 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -o output.avi

-vf scale=-3: calculates the with of the video using the original aspect ratio and the desired height.