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 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and the chance of winning an Apple iPod: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en _______________________________________________ Mjpeg-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mjpeg-users