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@@ -2263,6 +2263,38 @@ Note the <option>ilmv</option> and <option>ildct</option> options.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
+ <emphasis role="bold">me</emphasis>:
+ This option is for choosing the motion estimation search method.
+ Altering this option provides a straightforward quality-vs-speed
+ tradeoff. <option>me=1</option> is only a few percent faster than
+ the default search, at a cost of under 0.1dB global PSNR. The
+ default setting (<option>me=2</option>) is a reasonable tradeoff
+ between speed and quality. <option>me=3</option> gains a little under
+ 0.1dB global PSNR, with a speed penalty that varies depending on
+ <option>frameref</option>. At high values of
+ <option>frameref</option> (e.g. 12 or so), <option>me=3</option>
+ is about 40% slower than the default <option> me=2</option>. With
+ <option>frameref=3</option>, the speed penalty incurred drops to
+ 25%-30%.
+</para>
+<para>
+ <option>me=4</option> uses an exhaustive search that is too slow for
+ practical use.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem><para>
+ <emphasis role="bold">4x4mv</emphasis>:
+ This option enables the use of 8x4, 4x8 and 4x4 subpartitions in
+ predicted macroblocks. Enabling it results in a fairly consistent
+ 10%-15% loss of speed. This option is rather useless in source
+ containing only low motion, however in some high-motion source,
+ particularly source with lots of small moving objects, gains of
+ about 0.1dB can be expected.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem><para>
<emphasis role="bold">bframes</emphasis>:
The usefulness of B-frames is questionable in most other codecs
you may be used to.