[XviD-devel] on-the-fly encoding

[Helder Aranha]

my streaming setup uses mpeg4ip (+xvid of course). The idea would be to pass
shell commands to the encoder (bypassing encoding app) during the encoding
process, 'transparently' to DSS. These commands would change encoding
parameters. So I don't need a fancy gui window (although saving encoding
statistics in a file would be a nice plus:)

Is that the way to go: 'just' change xvid_enc_frame.general and motion
flags?

Helder


>
> > hi list,
> >
> > i'm quite new to xvid, and I need to know if one can change the encoding
parameters on-the-fly (that is, during the encoding of a live stream).
> > Searched the faq's, found nothing about this...
> >
>
> the anwer of your question depends upon what encoding application you
> are using, and to which parameters you wish to change.
>
> in video-for-windows, it would take some effort. we'd have to create our
> own window _during encoding_ to handle configuration. btw, if anyone's
> interested, such a window could be used to display encoding statistics
> graphically, in real time...
>
> it might be possible in transcode or mplayer. iam not at all familar
> with their apis.
>
> if you're using libxvidcore in your own project, then you just change
> the xvid_enc_frame.general and motion flags.
>
> -- pete; life is like a box of ammo