x264 -> mencoder cli options

[ChrisBensch]

I'm working on a distributed encoding system using linux/mencoder. My question is something quite simple I think but I can't seem to find any other help. I would like to translate the x264 command line options into mencoder cli options. Is it a simple cut and paste or is there a reference that may help me?

[ChrisBensch]

Or should I just compile x264 myself?

[LoRd_MuldeR]

Why you don't look into the MPlayer man_page ???
-> mplayer.1.html (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1.html#CODEC%20SPECIFIC%20ENCODING%20OPTIONS%20(MENCODER%20ONLY))

[ChrisBensch]

I understand that part, what I was looking for was to find out if the x264 settings directly translate to mencoder options (things like bitrate obvious) or if there are different terms i need to be aware of

[layperson]

Yes, x264 options translate into mplayers command line options after the flag "-x264encopts". All the options I know are available and are too numerous to list, so please go to the mplayer documentation for x264 here : http://www5.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-x264.html

P.S. mplayer/mencoder must first be set up to include x264, instructions are in the docs.

[ChrisBensch]

That's exactly what I was looking for, Thanks!