the mpeg frontend
encode2mpeg is a front end to MPlayer/MEncoder
and mjpegtools. It is able
to convert any kind of video that mplayer can play in a format suitable
for VCD/SVCD/DVD, plus it can create DivX avi.
The program has the following capabilities:
- VCD
- mpeg1 video with constant or variable bit rate
- mp2 or mp3 audio stream
- CD-i compatibility
- SVCD
- multiple audio streams (mp2,mp3,ac3 or lpcm)
- subtitles (SPU streams)
- DVD
- multiple audio streams (mp2,mp3,ac3 or lpcm)
- subtitles (SPU streams)
- VCD/SVCD/DVD
- custom quantization matrices (kvcd, tmpgenc)
- mpeg video encoding with mpeg2enc or mencoder
- copy of audio and/or video stream from a mpeg source
- predictable file size
- chapters
- DivX
- fast 1/2 pass mode
- high compression 2 pass mode
- high quality 2 pass mode
- single audio mp2,mp3,ac3,pcm stream
- multiple audio mp3,ac3 streams
- copy of audio and/or video stream from the source
- custom lame/libavcodec options
- predictable file size
- automatic scaling
- vobsub extraction (from a dvd source)
- custom quantization matrices (kvcd, tmpgenc)
Documentation
The README is the first document to read.
The online help lists all the options, the long online help describes
all the options.
The rest of the documentation is in these web pages. Read them
carefully.
Usage
encode2mpeg has different working mode. Click on the links below to see
how to choose and select the appropriate mode.
Read also how to add Chapters and
Subtitles, adjust
the aspect ratio and
dump Subtitles.
WARNING. If you give an incorrect option, encode2mpeg will not detect
it and will, usually, pass the wrong option to mplayer/mencoder causing
a failure.
Download
The last version is 0.3.2, download it here.
What's new
0.3.2
Subtitles for SVCD/DVD
Automatic conversion of the aspect
ratio during the creation of VCD/SVCD/DVD
0.3.1
It is possible to add chapters to
VCD/SVCD/DVD
Temporary disk space usage is now only 2 times the size of the final
stream
0.3.0
Mpeg mode
interlaced support
SMP support
html documentation
See the Changelog for a more detailed list.
Contact
you can contact the author sending an e-mail to encode2mpeg
at users.sourceforge.net or writing to mplayer-user mailing
list.