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. You can cache your source DVD too.
OPTIONS CHECK
encode2mpeg will detect
an incorrect option on the command line. If you are using a valid
MPlayer options and encode2mpeg does not recognize it, you can disable
options checking by adding '-toolopts mplayer'. Everything after
'-toolopts' is assumed to be a valid option/argument and passed to the
specified tool.
DISK SPACE
Temporary disk space usage is about 2 times the size of the
final stream. When using the option -addsub, temporary disk space usage
is 2 times the size of the final stream plus the size of the input
stream. Be sure to have enough free space on your disk. encode2mpeg
does
not
check for sufficient free disk space.
Download
The last version is 0.3.5, download it here.
What's new
encode2mpeg 0.3.x has been developed with MPlayer 1.0pre5. If you are
using MPlayer 1.0pre6 and something is not working as expected, check
if it works with 1.0pre5 and report the problem.
Next relase will be 0.4.0 and it will require MPlayer 1.0pre6.
0.3.5
DVD
iso image creation
Cache support (part 1)
In Mpeg Mode -usesbr is now accurate
0.3.4
Mpeg Mode libavcodec option's change
Bugfixes
Full interlace support
0.3.3
More resolutions for SVCD/DVD
Detection of wrong encode2mpeg/MPlayer/MEncoder options
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
Partial interlace 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.