[gst-devel] How to reduce bitrate of a mpeg2 video

[pcd7]

Thank you Wim Taymans. I downloaded the source of M2VRequantiser. But I do
not see how I can use it - if I manage to compile it.

If you give some direction - I can try to make a plugin.

Regards.


Wim Taymans-2 wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 17:34 +0100, Zaheer Merali wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 1:19 PM, pcd7 <pcd7 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > With gstream - is it possible to reduce video bitrate without decoding
>> and
>> > encoding ?
>> >
>> > I find that when playing videos with a set top box (sat receiver) the
>> low
>> > bitrate (1000 - 2000 kbps) videos playback ok - but higher bitrates do
>> not.
>> > I wonder if there is a solution to this problem. Decode and encode is
>> not an
>> > option because the process is too slow to be practical.
>> >
>> > I will be grateful for any advice.
>> >
>> > Regards.
>> > --
>> 
>> No it is not possible.
> 
> It's not currently possible with anything gstreamer but I have an
> algorithm lying around that can change the bitrate of a mpeg video
> stream without decoding/reencoding. Just need to make it into a
> gstreamer plugin.
> 
> You can find the code (M2VRequantiser) here:
> http://www.metakine.com/products/dvdremaster/developers.html
> 
> Wim
> 
>> 
>> Zaheer
>> 
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