Hallo > > > I'll have to start keeping copies of these very good > > > technical discussions > > > regarding the various mjpeg-tools and their many > > > settings. > > > > We really oughta put this information into the HOWTO. > > I'd do it, but the organization of the info in our > > HOWTO file kinda baffles me :-) > > > I thought the organisation was what ever came to someones mind as they were > writing (-; That was the first version which never made it to a webpage or man/info file. But it can always be used as a bad example ;)
> This might be the perfect time for the HOW-TO to get a proper re-write. > > I don't know much about documentation formats like XML, docbook, or even > man-page, but I'd be willing to try my hand at sorting and compiling info > into something useful, sensible and eventually comprehensive. The english version is on linxdoc format, and the german is latex. > I think it should start with a general overview of of starting with various > types of video sources and ways to encode those into various formats, > followed by seperate chapters for each tool, and what the various > command-line switches do and why one would use them in any particular order? Hmm, in the current version of the howto EN: https://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=3456&group_id=5776 DE: http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=3455&group_id=5776 or the mjpeg-howto*.pdf on http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/files/ for the PDF versions. We start in the introduction with a nice video encoding workflow picture (thanks to Derek) After that the howto is rather the way you would work 1. record a video, or get/create a video, 2. edit it 3. encode it 4. Some other toppics that might be interresting. The german version has a nice description of some common terms, and a short description of what the programms do, which would be nice in the english version too. But I haven't found time to translate that. The goal of the howto ist to describe what is prossible with the mjpegtools. It should not be (at least in my sense) a description of what can be created with the mjpeg tools and other tools. And I do not want to include some general video information like you find it on Mattos page. There are enough pages out there. Describing the various switches of the programs is the work of the manpage. At least I don't want to change the howto when one devleoper changes one option. The goal of the howto was to give you a line of how the job is done. There are many options that change the quality and size of the final video. And no exact line where which option is better. Because all depends on the source you have and the output you want. > But this is just off the top of my head and could probably use a bit of > refining. Do it, really, try to take a close look at the 46 Din-A4 pages. And tell me what you are missing and things you want to change. BTW: Also take a look at the german version. There some things are alreaddy done I also want to do in the english version. auf hoffentlich bald, Berni the Chaos of Woodquarter Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~gz/bernhard ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt _______________________________________________ Mjpeg-users mailing list Mjpeg-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mjpeg-users
