[mythtv-users] Mencoder XviD encoding Sanity Check

[John Westlund]

So maybe this is saner:
/usr/bin/mencoder -msglevel all=5 -aspect 16:9 /MythTV/infile.mpg -vf
dsize=864:480:2,dsize=16/9,scale=0:0:noup=1 -ovc xvid -lavcopts threads=2
-oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3:br=128 -xvidencopts
max_key_interval=119:fixed_quant=5 -o /MythTV/outfile.avi

Still not playing with the internal player when I try but at least now it
matches the aspect ratio.

The internal player doesn't seem to have a problem playing the file as the
preview in the lower right - just no luck when I try and play full screen.

Very strange.

John

On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:09 PM, John Westlund <john.westlund at gmail.com>wrote:

> I posted about a week ago about how I could suddenly no longer play most of
> my XviD encoded shows with the internal player - I think the issue lies with
> how I'm encoding from the mpeg out of my HDHomeRun to XviD - so I was hoping
> some mencoder users/gurus could sanity check my encoding commands:
>
> This encoding command produces a playable XviD:
> /usr/bin/mencoder -msglevel all=5 -aspect 1.77777777777778 -idx
> /MythTV/infile.mpg -ovc xvid -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3:br=128
> -xvidencopts max_key_interval=59:fixed_quant=6 -o /MythTV/outfile.XviD.avi
> -vf scale=576:320
>
> This encoding command produces a non-playable XviD:
> /usr/bin/mencoder -msglevel all=5 -aspect 1.33333333333333 -idx
> /MythTV/infile.mpg -ovc xvid -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3:br=128
> -xvidencopts max_key_interval=59:fixed_quant=6 -o /MythTV/outfile.XviD.avi
> -vf scale=352:320
>
> I haven't tried taking the same input file and switching up the encoding
> commands, but it appears that any XviD I add to Myth that someone else has
> encoded works.  Which makes me think I'm doing something wrong.
>
> John
>
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