[MPlayer-users] mencoder and fps and frame

[Dmitry V. Popkov]

Massimo wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> I use mencoder for capturing video from my tv-card and I have two
> questions:
> 
> 1. I set 25 fps but for the first 10/15 seconds the fps are less
>    (22-23-24). Then (after 10/15 sec.) the fps are 25. Why?
> 
I have this too :(
> 2. On rare situations it seems two frames are merging in only one. The
>    same source viewed on tv is good. Do you have any idea?
> 

Try remove fps=25, this may be help remove duplicate frames

> 
> This is an *example* of command I use:
> 
> mencoder -tv on:driver=v4l:width=352:height=288:input=1:norm=PAL:fps=25:audiorate=48100 -o video.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=huffyuv:vstrict=-1 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vol=3:br=64:cbr:q=9 -srate 44100
> 
> I use also the divx codec with same results.
> 


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