Re: transcode filters

On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 01:29:01AM +0400, Mikhail Ramendik wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> D Richard Felker III wrote:
> 
> > > imho advantages of mencoder over transcode:
> > > - many supported input formats, codecs
> > > - faster, due to DR and slices in filtering api
> > > - sometimes better quality, due to less colorspace conversions
> > > 
> > > disadvantages:
> > > - less output formats/muxers
> > Add one: totally broken a/v sync model!
> 
> Is that on mencoder or transcode?

I haven't used transcode enough to know if it has working a/v sync.
MEncoder's a/v sync should not desync on average (although some users
report that it does...), but the premises on which it's based are
dumb, so you get unnecessary frame dropping and duplication which
makes the video choppy.

Rich