== Encoding Movies
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{{{#!ShellExample
mencoder mf://*.jpg -mf w=800:h=600:fps=25:type=jpg \
-ovc lavc \
   -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:mbd=2:trell \
-oac copy \
-o output.avi
}}}

=== mencoder Examples
(ready for !QuickTime 7 limitations - taken from [https://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-quicktime-7.html here])

Pass 1:
{{{#!ShellExample
mencoder mf://*.png -mf w=1024:h=768:fps=25:type=png \
-ovc x264 \
   -x264encopts pass=1:turbo:bitrate=900:bframes=1:me=umh:partitions=all:trellis=1:qp_step=4:qcomp=0.7:direct_pred=auto:keyint=300:threads=auto \
   -vf harddup \
-oac copy \
-o output.mp4
}}}

Pass 2:
{{{#!ShellExample
mencoder mf://*.png -mf w=1024:h=768:fps=25:type=png \
-ovc x264 \
   -x264encopts pass=2:turbo:bitrate=900:bframes=1:me=umh:partitions=all:trellis=1:qp_step=4:qcomp=0.7:direct_pred=auto:keyint=300:threads=auto \
   -vf harddup \
-oac copy \
-o output.mp4
}}}

=== ffmpeg Examples
(https://www.virag.si/2012/01/web-video-encoding-tutorial-with-ffmpeg-0-9)
{{{#!ShellExample
ffmpeg -i input -c:libx264 -profile:baseline -preset:ultrafast -level 1.2
}}}

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any feedback welcomed - h.zilken@fz.juelich.de, goebbert@jara.rwth-aachen.de