Frage von Thomas Steinbach:
Hallo NG, 
 So now I have these two tools 
 "mencoder" and "ffmpeg" as "the" ultimate 
 Tools to "To / Re-encode", ie convert 
 of videos in a different format identified. 
 At least there are these tools synonymous for Win32 
 Platforms. Is there any other qualitative 
 equivalent or similar powerful 
 Tools? I still Transcode identified, but 
 that is probably more of a pure Linux solution. 
 However, this is all still totally slay 
 and so I have some questions ... 
 On the net I always find the expression 
 the mencoder to ffmpeg the bervorzugen was. 
 Why? 
 I can here at my (still) simple 
 Conversions after mpeg1 video and mp2 
 Audio no real differences. 
 Only when mencoder example in the stands 
 Windows Media Player: Audio codec "Unknown" 
 btw: How can I change and mencoder 
 instruct a corresponding synonymous Info 
 into the mpg file writing? Hear the sound 
 I despite the lack of info / specifying a 
 Audio codecs? 
 I find on the net to claim the synonymous 
 pass2 method was better. But I can 
 not quite understand how this works? 
 Both tools read the logs at the 2nd Run 
 car or why the second 
 Runs better then? In principle it is 
 the same command - not? Writes About 
 Is not? I think for example fmpeg 
 The file "ffmpeg2pass-0.log Ask" in the 
 current directory ... how does 
 mencoder at this and how do I enter the 
 explicitly (if ever) to? 
 One last question about my being 
 used command lines. What do the 
 Multimedia experts and enthusiasts about this: 
 Task: "Maximum" Picture quality at 
 _einer_ CD (~ 700MB) and an appealing 
 Skalierungsgroesse (~ 720x540 at 4:3) 
 Sowei truncated empty margins and Use 
 of mpeg1 video (~ 800kb) and mp2 (max.128kb/44100khz) 
 Audio mpg1 in standard containers (one 
 Video track and an audio track in stereo or Language) 
 in relation to the size I have to 
 now and always erhoehen down the 
 Video Bitrate approximated ... 
 For ffmpeg I: 
 --- snip --- 
 IFIL set file.avi% 
 set oFile file.mpg% 
 set VCOD% mpeg1video 
 CROP set croptop =- 0-cropbottom 0-cropleft 0-cropright 0 
 set SCALEr0x540 
 set SPC = 4:3 
 set FPS% 
 set VBIT  ¬ 0000 
 set ACOD% mp2 
 ABIT set 8000 
 set SRATED100 
 VOL% 6 set 
 ffmpeg-i%%-IFIL vcodec VCOD%%%% CROP-SCALE% s%-aspect% ASP% r% b% FPS 
 %%-Acodec VBIT ¬ OD%-ab "IT%-ar%-vol ARAT%% VOL% sameq oFile%% 
 REM for multi-pass 1 / 2: 
 ffmpeg-i%%-IFIL vcodec VCOD%%%% CROP-SCALE% s%-aspect% ASP% r% b% FPS 
 %% VBIT-pass 1-acodec ¬ OD%-ab "IT%-ar%-vol ARAT%% VOL% sameq 
 OFile%% 
 And REM 
 ffmpeg ... Pass 2 ... 
 --- snap --- 
 And for mencoder, I have so far: 
 --- snip --- 
 IFIL set file.avi% 
 set oFile file.mpg% 
 set VCOD% mpeg1video 
 set PASS = 1 
 CROP set = 
 set SCALEr0: 540 
 set SPC = 4 / 3 
 set FPS% 
 set VBIT  ¬ 0 
 set ACOD% mp2 
 ABIT set 8 
 set SRATED100 
 VOL = 0 set 
 mencoder% IFIL-o%%% oFile ofps% FPS% of mpeg-ovc lavc-lavcopts 
 vcodec =%% VCOD: vbitrate =%% VBIT: aspect =% ASP% vf 
 crop =%% CROP, scale = SCALE%% harddup-oac lavc-lavcopts 
 acodec = ¬ OD%: abitrate = "IT-sRate is used%%% sRate is used af - 
 lavcresample =%% sRate is used, volume =% VOL%: 0 
 REM for multi-pass 1 / 2: 
 mencoder% IFIL-o%%% oFile ofps% FPS% of mpeg-ovc lavc-lavcopts 
 vcodec =%% VCOD: vbitrate =%% VBIT: aspect =% ASP%: vpass = 1-vf 
 crop =%% CROP, scale = SCALE%% harddup-oac lavc-lavcopts 
 acodec = ¬ OD%: abitrate = "IT-sRate is used%%% sRate is used af - 
 lavcresample =%% sRate is used, volume =% VOL%: 0 
 And REM 
 mencoder ... : = vpass 2 ... 
 Are these lines still Toppen to all 
 Contingencies involved? Irritate me when 
 Mencoder nor indication keyint and mbd = 2 as: 
 http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/de/menc-feat-mpeg.html 
 is to be seen ... Are these really necessary and 
 what exactly? 
 For tips / criticism about this, I am open and 
 are / is welcome. 
 Would perhaps be one or the other setting 
 better and why a tool the other 
 was preferable ... 
 Or whether synonymous exclude certain options 
 Efekt and no longer in the combination 
 have ... 
 What is with the order of options 
 are
 Antwort von  Heiko Nocon:

Thomas Steinbach wrote: 
 > Is there any other qualitative 
 > equivalent or similarly powerful 
 > Tools? I still Transcode identified, but 
 > that is probably more of a pure Linux solution. 
 Yes and no. Yes: Transcode is similarly powerful. No: It is 
 not a pure Linux solution, but may be synonymous with Windows up and running 
 market. 
 > I find on the net to claim the synonymous 
 > pass2 method was better. 
 2pass. That is not always better, but only under certain 
 Terms. The main condition is a limitation of the existing 
 medium bit rate for the target material, eg material's 
 Streaming by limited network bandwidth or simply because the 
 generating a data file to specified size is not only 
 somehow fit, but the available size synonymous nor optimally 
 should exploit. 
 If enough bandwidth / space available, it does not 
 second pass, but instead is compressed in the "CQ" mode. (constant 
 quality). This has virtually the same beneficial effect for the 
 Quality as 2pass encoding, just the average bitrate (or 
 Size) is not predictable, because they examine the content of the coded 
 Material depends.