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authorAnton Khirnov <anton@khirnov.net>2011-08-09 11:32:16 +0200
committerAnton Khirnov <anton@khirnov.net>2011-08-16 06:19:08 +0200
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avconv: rename sameq to same_quant
It's often mistakenly used as 'same quality', emphasize that it's not true in the manual.
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@@ -308,9 +308,12 @@ It is of little use elsewise.
Set video buffer verifier buffer size (in bits).
@item -vcodec @var{codec}
Set the video codec. This is an alias for @code{-codec:v}.
-@item -sameq
+@item -same_quant
Use same quantizer as source (implies VBR).
+Note that this is NOT SAME QUALITY. Do not use this option unless you know you
+need it.
+
@item -pass @var{n}
Select the pass number (1 or 2). It is used to do two-pass
video encoding. The statistics of the video are recorded in the first
@@ -848,11 +851,6 @@ To have a constant quality (but a variable bitrate), use the option
'-qscale n' when 'n' is between 1 (excellent quality) and 31 (worst
quality).
-@item
-When converting video files, you can use the '-sameq' option which
-uses the same quality factor in the encoder as in the decoder.
-It allows almost lossless encoding.
-
@end itemize
@c man end TIPS