Chapter 14. Encoding with MEncoder

Chapter 14. Encoding with MEncoder

14.1. Making a high quality MPEG-4 ("DivX") rip of a DVD movie

14.1.1. Preparing to encode: Identifying source material and framerate

14.1.1.1. Identifying source framerate

14.1.1.2. Identifying source material

14.1.2. Constant quantizer vs. multipass

14.1.3. Constraints for efficient encoding

14.1.4. Cropping and Scaling

14.1.5. Choosing resolution and bitrate

14.1.5.1. Computing the resolution

14.1.6. Filtering

14.1.7. Interlacing and Telecine

14.1.8. Encoding interlaced video

14.1.9. Notes on Audio/Video synchronization

14.1.10. Choosing the video codec

14.1.11. Audio

14.1.12. Muxing

14.1.12.1. Improving muxing and A/V sync reliability

14.1.12.2. Limitations of the AVI container

14.1.12.3. Muxing into the Matroska container

14.2. How to deal with telecine and interlacing within NTSC DVDs

14.2.1. Introduction

14.2.2. How to tell what type of video you have

14.2.2.1. Progressive

14.2.2.2. Telecined

14.2.2.3. Interlaced

14.2.2.4. Mixed progressive and telecine

14.2.2.5. Mixed progressive and interlaced

14.2.3. How to encode each category

14.2.3.1. Progressive

14.2.3.2. Telecined

14.2.3.3. Interlaced

14.2.3.4. Mixed progressive and telecine

14.2.3.5. Mixed progressive and interlaced

14.2.4. Footnotes

14.3. Encoding with the libavcodec codec family

14.3.1. libavcodec's video codecs

14.3.2. libavcodec's audio codecs

14.3.2.1. PCM/ADPCM format supplementary table

14.3.3. Encoding options of libavcodec

14.3.4. Encoding setting examples

14.3.5. Custom inter/intra matrices

14.3.6. Example

14.4. Encoding with the Xvid codec

14.4.1. What options should I use to get the best results?

14.4.2. Encoding options of Xvid

14.4.3. Encoding profiles

14.4.4. Encoding setting examples

14.5. Encoding with the x264 codec

14.5.1. Encoding options of x264

14.5.1.1. Introduction

14.5.1.2. Options which primarily affect speed and quality

14.5.1.3. Options pertaining to miscellaneous preferences

14.5.2. Encoding setting examples

14.6. Encoding with the Video For Windows codec family

14.6.1. Video for Windows supported codecs

14.6.2. Using vfw2menc to create a codec settings file.

14.7. Using MEncoder to create QuickTime-compatible files

14.7.1. Why would one want to produce QuickTime-compatible Files?

14.7.2. QuickTime 7 limitations

14.7.3. Cropping

14.7.4. Scaling

14.7.5. A/V sync

14.7.6. Bitrate

14.7.7. Encoding example

14.7.8. Remuxing as MP4

14.7.9. Adding metadata tags

14.8. Using MEncoder to create VCD/SVCD/DVD-compliant files

14.8.1. Format Constraints

14.8.1.1. Format Constraints

14.8.1.2. GOP Size Constraints

14.8.1.3. bit-rate Constraints

14.8.2. Output Options

14.8.2.1. Aspect Ratio

14.8.2.2. Maintaining A/V sync

14.8.2.3. Sample Rate Conversion

14.8.3. Using libavcodec for VCD/SVCD/DVD Encoding

14.8.3.1. Introduction

14.8.3.2. lavcopts

14.8.3.3. Examples

14.8.3.4. Advanced Options

14.8.4. Encoding Audio

14.8.4.1. toolame

14.8.4.2. twolame

14.8.4.3. libavcodec

14.8.5. Putting it all Together

14.8.5.1. PAL DVD

14.8.5.2. NTSC DVD

14.8.5.3. PAL AVI Containing AC-3 audio to DVD

14.8.5.4. NTSC AVI Containing AC-3 audio to DVD

14.8.5.5. PAL SVCD

14.8.5.6. NTSC SVCD

14.8.5.7. PAL VCD

14.8.5.8. NTSC VCD