> 1) If there is a large harddisk availlable, one could bear a relatively > low, but sufficiently artefact/lossless encoding while recording > and recompress better afterwards. > Which tools are availlable for this? (reliable capture and > optimal recompression) VirtualDub & Huffyuv - one day might be working in linux :) but right now I'm not sure which day it will be - but it will > 2) Could ffmpeg's encoders benefit from a postprocessing-filter > between the decoder and the encoder while doing recoding? It will be always getting worse if you will be recompressing already compressed image - it's the same as for JPEGs - If I would be you - just byu a Duron and compress into MPEG4 in realtime it's really waste of energy and your time in my eyes... (well unless you plan to compress 720x520 sized image :) -- .''`. Which fundamental human right do you want to give up today? : :' : Debian GNU/Linux maintainer - www.debian.{org,cz} `. `' Zdenek Kabelac kabi@{debian.org, users.sf.net, fi.muni.cz} `- Resistance is futile. You all will be packaged