Hi!

> From: Bernhard Derks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Mjpeg-users] Calculated bitrate, but file too large...and works slow
>       
>       ...
> So there are 1 files with ~17 GB in the working dir.
> 
> I tried to encode with
> 
> lav2yuv  $1|yuvscaler -O SVCD|mpeg2enc -f 4 -q 7 -4 1 -2 1  -B 260  -b 1800 -V 200 
> -o $1_vid_svcd.mpg 
> 
> to get a file that takes only one 90 min. SVCD.

        The last time I tried the 800MB (90min) CD-R media I encountered
        compatibility problems (the CD-R drive I had could not reliably
        write media larger than 700MB (80min)).

> After 10 hours on my a31p (1 gig ram, 1,7 P4) the file was about 860 MB, and only 
> ~63000 from ca 92000 frames were processed.
> 
> Any ideas? I calculated the bitrate with the Java-applet on vcdhelp.

        Yes, I have several ideas.

        First, to speed things up (but almost a factor of 2) change  the '-4 1'
        to '-4 2'!   There is almost no difference in quality but the speed
        will be much higher using '-4 2'.

        Second, the -q value is too low (will force the encoder to use more
        bits, making a larger file).   Use either the default (-q 8) or perhaps
        even '-q 10'.     With a low bitrate ('-b 1800' is low for SVCD format)
        you probably need to use a larger -q value.

        Third, encode the audio to a lower bitrate than the default 224.  SVCDs
        can use any audio rate between 32 and 384kbits/sec.   Using 160kb/s
        audio saves 8KB/s - for 90minutes that works out to 90 * 60 * 8K or
        about 40MB.   If the audio is encoded at 160kb then adjust the  '-B'
        value to mpeg2enc of course ('-B 176', 160 + overhead).

        Lastly, then add '-N' to the encoder's option list (this is a gentle
        noise reduction that will help save bits).

        The encoding command should look something like this:

        mpeg2enc -f 4 -q 9 -4 2 -2 1 -B 176  -b 1800 -V 200 -o $1_vid_svcd.m2v

        Good Luck!

        Steven Schultz


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