the perfect DVD encode (to avi) with mencoder (tutorial)

[sethleon]

Hi all,

after having gathered much knowledge about mencoder and mplayer
I discovered (I just think it is) the perfect encoding method (special options).

If you wanna have a look, visit my tutorial website whose URL is as follows:
http://wave.prohosting.com/srlclan0/linux/mencoder.html

By the way, later I am going to add the link to this page on my homepage: www.srl.de.vu
[edit] it's linked now => menu > tutorials > linux [/edit]

I tried to do my best, even to make it suitable for beginners,
so how do you like the encoding tutorial?
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[Angrybob]

nice, but that bit about working out cropping values with a ruler is just silly

A nicer way to do it is this:-

First use mplayer's autocrop feature to get some rough values to start with

[sethleon]

thanks, I will correct it
when I have tested it getting a perfect result

just another option I did not found,
anyway it is a silly work-around, indeed
and also extraordinary, despite of being another solving way

but it worked all time, just up to 2 or 3 pixel deviation,
sometimes exact crop, although it's a strange method
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[sethleon]

ok, perfect ..

I tried the following:

[sethleon]

OK guys and girls

the new version is online, have fun ..
(Where the link is? It's the same as in my first post, see above)

Do you have any further hints, then post them!
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[sethleon]

I just found out something not rather serious,
but extrem hearing people (like me) can here if there is a
timeshift, unfortunately there is, just about 0.5 seconds or less.

I try to work on it, and also to add a preview option and part in my tutorial, just to see if there it still is using certain options.

when I have finished those "studies" my tutorial will be improved
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[sethleon]

OK I have solved that little problem as well,
unfortunately it is needed that the audio track should also be encoded in
the 2nd and 3rd encoding step instead of copying the audio stream from the frameno.avi

On the one handside this way is now perfect,
on the other handside it takes more time to convert.

Anyway the result does matter
thus it is perfect now. (I hope)

I just uploaded the newest version of my tutorial, (link, see above)
but I need an agreement, so I just let it encode another DVD the fast way
(without "vme=1:v4mv"), althought i think it is perfect.

I just need to go for sure, if the encode is finished perfectly I will tell you,
then my tutorial is perfect.
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[sethleon]

seems like the timeshift is still there,
it's just about 0.5 till 1 second, anyway ..

if anyone has an idea how to get rid of the timeshift (of the audio track)
please post it here!
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[sethleon]

ok i just have a solution for correcting the Audio/Video (A/V) synchronisation
while playing the movie with mplayer:
pushing the numpad key "+" or "-" are shifting the Audio track.

if anyone has an idea, how to sync it correctly while encoding (better: before), then please post it!
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