CAG:I dont know how I would do the following.
I am looking for a MPG file using h.264 encoding that is readable by a MP4 Player. (My DVD Player)
I need profiles that produce the best video quality. Current profiles most create avi files but I require mpg / mp4 files
Is this possible?
Current I have used the apple profile and renamed the extension to MPG so my DVD player can find the file. This works but I would like to create better quality output if possible.
Thanks... how do I create a new profile assuming I now nothing about whats in the profiles config. I have open the config file and this is all greek to me.
The apple profile produces a low complexity H.264 MP4 the best option if you have a H.264 playback DVD. The
MPG extension is a bit weird as that usually means MPEG2. The best
quality option is the existing H.264 profile, but it generates higher
complexity H.264 which your DVD player probably won’t play. So your best
option is probably what you are already doing – using the apple profile and
renaming the file.
If you want to try the high quality H.264 with your player,
just:
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open the mencoder.conf file
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go to the [x264-Default] section
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Change the #FileExtension=avi line in this section to
#FileExtension=mp4
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Add the line #IPod=yes after this line
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Save the file
After this, if you use “H.264 – Recommended” you should get high
complexity H264 in an MP4 file. You will still need to rename the files
to .MPG for your DVD player. You DONT want to put in #FileExtension=mpg as it will try to
convert to MPEG2.
That said, I’d be surprised if your DVD player can cope with
high complexity H.264. DVD players don’t do high complexity DivX or H.264
well, reliably or at all.
Cheers
Derek