Basic Usage of the CRI Encoder

To start the program, open an MS-DOS command prompt, and enter the command in the following format.

[Format] medianoche [-subcommand=param1[,param2,...]]
[Input]  subcommand  : subcommand
          param#  : subcommand parameter

Example: Create a CRI Movie file "sample.usm" by encoding an input AVI file "sample.avi"

> medianoche -in=sample.avi -out=sample.usm

Subcommands

"Subcommand" is a command option that tells the program what process should be performed. For example, it specifies input files, output files, and operation modes.

File Subcommands

Subcommands	Description
in	Specifies Input Video File.
out	Specifies Output Movie File.
video##	Specifies Input Video File.
alpha##	Specifies Alpha File.
audio##	Specifies Audio File.
mca**_##	Specifies Audio File for Surround Movie.
subtitle##	Specifies Subtitle Information File.
cuepoint	Specifies Cuepoint Information File.

Video Editing Subcommands

Subcommands	Description
crop	Crop part of the original image.
scale	Scale up/down the original image.

Video Encode Setting Subcommands

Subcommands	Description
bitrate	Bitrate (bits per second).
br_range	Bitrate Range for Variable Bitrate Control.
framerate	Frame rate.
hcfilter	High compression filter.
gop_i	Number of I-pictures in GOP (group of pictures).
gop_p	Number of P-pictures in GOP.
gop_b	Number of B-pictures in GOP.
gop_closed	Closed GOP.
detectsc	Scene change detection.
ms_fullpel_still	Motion search in full pel for still parts.

Audio Encode Setting Subcommands

Subcommands	Description
hca	Encode audio material for HCA codec.
hca_quality	Sound quality when encoding as HCA.

Miscellaneous Subcommands

Subcommands	Description
cleanup	Delete intermediate files.
work_dir	Sets the working directory.
debug	Outputs the debug information.
preview	Display the preview screen.