From e10ec5240564c9d1643c08773622b48c5ee84be2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Murphy Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 22:13:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add conversion notes --- docs/index.md | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 7e6bb39..200a053 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -91,10 +91,21 @@ However, that seems to take 10 years to convert anything. There is an epic looking ffmpeg [documetation page](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/VP9) all about convert to webm which we are looking into. +Some notes from IRC chat: + +- If your film was recorded with 25 FPS and you're encoding with 100 FPS (see + status line at the bottom from ffmpeg conversion) then it will be done in 4 + times faster than real time. If encoding at less than 25 FPS, then it will go + slower than real time. + +- The FPS that you can encode is determined by your CPU power. GPUs can be used + but a random person on IRC tells me that better results are seen whilst using + CPUs. + It also seems to be possible to use [HandBrake](https://handbrake.fr/) although it's unclear where the options in the menu are for doing the conversion. ### Streaming to Icecast -* [support.mayfirst.org/wiki/StreamDesktop](https://support.mayfirst.org/wiki/StreamDesktop) -* [wiki.xiph.org/index.php?title=Icecast_Server/Streaming_WebM_to_Icecast_with_FFmpeg](https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php?title=Icecast_Server/Streaming_WebM_to_Icecast_with_FFmpeg&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop) +- [support.mayfirst.org/wiki/StreamDesktop](https://support.mayfirst.org/wiki/StreamDesktop) +- [wiki.xiph.org/index.php?title=Icecast_Server/Streaming_WebM_to_Icecast_with_FFmpeg](https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php?title=Icecast_Server/Streaming_WebM_to_Icecast_with_FFmpeg&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop)