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	Title       : Lotus m4c for AviUtl Version alpha(English)
	File        : lotusm4ce_output_001126_01.lzh
	Date        : 2000/11/26
	Category    : AviUtl Plug-in
	Program     : jester
	Translation : jester & Doom9
	OS          : Windows 95/98/ME/2000
	Dist        : Freeware
	E-Mail      : jester@chan.ne.jp
	Homepage    : http://www11.tok2.com/home/jester/soft.htm(Japanese)
	Copyright   : Following
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//First
 This plugin is based on m4c by Tatibana Laboratories. Please do not
mail them about Lotus m4c.

//Configuration Infomation
-CODEC
--CODEC (standard settings as in the original MPEG-4 codecs)
--KeyFrame Interval
--Bitrate
--Compression Control (Smoothness - Crispness)

-Check Engine for Block Noise
--Engine (standard or MMX optimized)

-Check Engine Config
--Y difference
--Number of Pixels
Process information: First the compressed frame will be divided into 8x8 pixel blocks. Then
the Y (luminosity) values of the compressed frame will be compared to the original frame.
Each pixel that has a difference in luminosity larger than "Y difference" will be marked
as a bad pixel. If there are more bad pixels than "Number of pixels" then the frame will be 
recompressed as a keyframe. This process will be repeated for every block in the frame. 



-Scene Change Detection
--Level
Process information:	
Evaluate = "Level" * Image-Width * Image-Height/16.
If the Delta-frame size is larger than this value the frame will be recompressed as a
keyframe. 
It's recommended that you use a value higher or equal than 3 since otherwise there will be way
too many keyframes. 

-KeyFrame Log
--Infomation from...
---None
---File
---AviUtl
---Both
--Input File
--Create Log FIle
---Output File

Doom9's note: Since every time a frame will be encoded more than once it will become a keyframe
you'll probably end up with a lot of keyframes. You can set the keyframe interval to a
ridiculously high value, since keyframes will be inserted at a much more frequent interval in 
any case. I also suggest that you stay above 2 in the Scene change detection level. Furthermore,
due to all these keyframes the quality can become quite bad when you're encoding at low bitrates.
It's not surprising that the default bitrate is 3mbit/s... 



// Program Note
	001126      Fix Tab-Order & Spelling mistakes.(Thanks Doom9)
	001119      First release.



//Copyright (rough translation)
 Lotus m4c is Freeware. You may not use it for commercial purposes.


<Distribution>
 If you want to distribute this software, you should first contact me.
The following is not permitted in any case:
 Change this software and archive.
 Commercial exploitation that goes beyond the cost of the distrubition medium.
 Limit this software in any way.

<Warrantee>
The author can't be hold liable for any damages that occurr in relation to the use of this
software.

