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@@ -36,13 +36,21 @@ mencoder \- Movie Encoder for Linux
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I mencoder
-Encoder.
+MEncoder (MPlayer's Movie Encoder) is a simple movie encoder, designed to
+encode MPlayer-playable movies (AVI/DVD/VCD/VOB/MPG/MOV/VIV/NET) to other
+MPlayer-playable formats (see below). Currently it's in beta stage, and encodes
+only to DivX4 (1 or 2 passes) video, PCM/MP3/VBRMP3 audio. Also has stream
+copying abilities. In the future, there will be cropping, resizing filters, and
+other interesting stuff.
.LP
.SH "GENERAL OPTIONS"
.TP
.I NOTE
Every "flag" option has "noflag" pair, e.g. -flag opposite is -noflag
.TP
+.I NOTE
+CHECK THE HTML DOCUMENTATION TOO !
+.TP
.B \-vcd <track number>
Encode the specified VCD track.
.TP
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ the specified one.
If source media contains multiple video streams, encode the specified one.
.TP
.B \-pp <value>
-Apply a postprocess filter to enhance image quality. (values?)
+Apply a postprocess filter to enhance image quality. (values TODO)
.TP
.B \-vc <codec name>
Use specified codec (according to codecs.conf) for decoding input video
@@ -152,8 +160,10 @@ Available options:
help get help
br=XXX specify bitrate in
kbit <0-1024>
+ (only for CBR)
q=XXX Quality
(0-highest, 9-fastest)
+ (for VBR)
vbr=XXX variable bitrate method
0=cbr
1=mt