thanx I'll try that :)



EDIT:
That wasn't it :(

Hi this is what dos says.

MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO: MPEG2 720x480 (aspect 3) 29.970 fps 9800.0 kbps (1225.0 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:2 fourcc:0x10000002 size:720x480 fps:29.97 ftime:=0.0334
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1 (-1=autodetect) osd: 1
================================================== ========================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.3.1
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG 1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
================================================== ========================
Writing AVI header...
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
videocodec: libavcodec (720x480 fourcc=3267706d [mpg2])
[mpeg2video @ 009B1B2C]MPEG1/2 doesnt support 2997/125 fps, there may be AV sync
issues
New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong.
Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).
subtitle font: load_sub_face failed.
[mpeg2video @ 009B1B2C]rc buffer underflowmin 0mb A-V:0.000 [0:0]
Pos: 0.3s 9f ( 0%) 0fps Trem: 0min 0mb A-V:0.000 [0:0]
Skipping frame!

Mencoder chooses to use 720x480 :? is there anyway you can force mencoder not to do that :?:

-Koekies

Hi koekies,
Can you try just
Just to see if you still get 720x480?
Cheers

I'll try :) Bicubic resizing gives the same problem as lancos :( Which is better quality? and I'm trying the experimental motion estimation method X1 anyone tried that before?

I think the motion estimation command vme=5 took away some tiny blocks you could see when there was fast motion :) I'm not sure though it could be something else.

Mencoder still says

Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
VDecoder init failed
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.3.1
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG 1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
================================================== ========================
Writing AVI header...
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
videocodec: libavcodec (720x480 fourcc=3267706d [mpg2])

In the man_page from mplayer I found this
Could I use that?

Maybe, but it seems to me that your problem is either on expand or crop where the 1st of them takes precedence.
This doesn't seem a scaling problem but mencoder scale is way different than any AVISynth resizer.
Give it a try, anyway.
Cheers

Hi guys man i know this isin't for newbies because i don't understand anything you guys are doing but when i alter the temp.conf file how do i run it without using the gui
:oops: :cry:

create a bat file like this

or isn't this what you wanted to know? :P

-Koekies

No luck with the zoom command I don't think it was meant to be used for what I wanted it to bad the -x="x" and -y="y" commands only work in mplayer :(

HI Koekies


is that for me

The only way i know how to get mencoder to run is through one og the Gui's made here(MEncoderMe or packshot)

I started one like Karl said and then edited the file but now i don't know what to do to start again without the GUi(which will overwrite what i just changed)

if your above answer is what i need to do i just don't understand :D

thanx for your help

First tell me what your conf file is named
Is it in the same dir as mencoder?
Then you create a tekst file copy the stuff in it I just posted
rename it to *.bat and run it

Thanx buddy please bare with me because i am not computer smart

my conf file is simply named temp.conf

and yes it is in the same folder as mencoder

I tried to run the bat file(by double clicking it) that was created the same time as my conf file but it starts and just closes

Well according to the manual you can select lancos bicubic etc.

these are software scalers I think avisynth uses ones that are very simmilar

@ bigggt the bat created by mencodeme doesn't just work like that
because of the value %%PASS%% or something it only works with mencodeme.
So copy that line so you have it two times. replace the first %%PASS%% with 1 and the second with 2

encode bat mencodeme makes
Mencoder.exe -include temp.conf -lavcopts vbitrate=843:vpass=%%PASS%% "C:\movies\Timeline\alliance-timeline-xvid\alliance-timeline-xvid.avi" -o "C:\movies\Timeline\alliance-timeline-xvid\alliance-timeline-xvid.mpv"

what you do to it
Mencoder.exe -include temp.conf -lavcopts vbitrate=843:vpass=1 "C:\movies\Timeline\alliance-timeline-xvid\alliance-timeline-xvid.avi" -o "C:\movies\Timeline\alliance-timeline-xvid\alliance-timeline-xvid.mpv"
Mencoder.exe -include temp.conf -lavcopts vbitrate=843:vpass=2 "C:\movies\Timeline\alliance-timeline-xvid\alliance-timeline-xvid.avi" -o "C:\movies\Timeline\alliance-timeline-xvid\alliance-timeline-xvid.mpv"

Thanx Koekies

I have to leave for the day but i will try when i get home tonight

I appreciate your help :D

OK i get and did what you said but i still don't get how to run the bat file,i can't just double click it :roll:

why not?
run it in dos see why it shuts down there must be some mencoder error if it shuts down immediatly

Thanx Buddy I final i got it (thanx to you :wink: )

The error i was getting was something to the effect of not finding the directory or something