C.Y.M wrote: >>using mencoder straight from cvs: >> >>$ mencoder -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:vbitrate=9000 -o digital.dvd >>-oac copy -ovc copy digital.ts >>(and the same for the other two, with the exception that hdtv.ts must be >>re-encoded with >>valid resolution). >> >> > >I have been using mencoder like this with very good results: > >cat 00*.vdr|pes2ts2 100 101|ts2ps 100 101|mencoder -of mpeg -mpegopts >format=dvd:vbitrate=9000 -o /home/video/$1.mpg -oac copy -ovc copy - > > you have been very lucky not to destroy dync. You simply should use mencoder -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:vbitrate=9000 -o /home/video/$1.mpg -oac copy -ovc copy *.vdr > > >>I patched the bitrate because the nominal 15000 in digital.ts (that >>seems to be fake) is not correct for dvd. >>Besides a resolution of 528x480 is not valid either, but most modern >>players will accept it, so re-encoding >>is not worth the hassle. >> >>For hdtv the basic command is: >> >>$ mencoder -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:vbitrate=9000 -o hdtv.dvd -oac >>copy -ovc lavc \ >>-lavcopts >>vcodec=mpeg2video:vbitrate=5000:keyint=18:mbd=2:aspect=16/9:vpass=1 -vf >>scale=720:-10,expand=720:480 >> >> >> > >When I attempt this next command line with "mpeg2video", i get an error saying >missing "mpeg2video" codec. But, I know I have the codec installed. Am I doing >something wrong with the second command? > >Best Regards, > > > are you using one of those castrated packaged ffmpeg/libavcodec/mplayer? If so you should compile a fresh checkout of ffmpeg+mplayer
