alkavan · April 11, 2010 16:41 · Apr 14, 2010 · Apr 12, 2010 · Apr 11, 2010
diff --git a/gource-commands.txt b/gource-commands.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-# gource commands 
-
-# for big and long projects 
+################################
+gource commands
+################################
+# basic command for big and long projects 
 gource  --max-user-speed 500 --seconds-per-day 0.05 --file-idle-time 10 -e 0.005 -f --max-files 300 --hide-files
 
 # some easy to understand commands
@@ -26,12 +27,31 @@ gource  --max-user-speed 500 --seconds-per-day 0.05 --file-idle-time 10 -e 0.005
 # less bloom
 --bloom-multiplier 0.70
 
-# add some more stuff here!
-# TODO: create some bash scripts
 
-# rails : Mon Jul 11 05:17:22 2005 +0000
-gource -704x480 --max-user-speed 400 --seconds-per-day 0.04 --file-idle-time 2 -e 0.006 --bloom-multiplier 0.70 -f --hide-files --multi-sampling --max-files 400 --highlight-user "David Heinemeier Hansson" --highlight-user "Nicholas Seckar" --highlight-user "Leon Breedt" --highlight-user "Jamis Buck" --highlight-user "Sam Stephenson" --output-ppm-stream ~/ppm/rails.pp
+################################
+gource preset
+################################
+# RAILS full (try) [if "--dont-stop" on need to stop manually]
+gource -1280x720 -b 000000 --stop-position 0.80 --disable-progress --max-user-speed 600 --seconds-per-day 0.03 -a 0.5 --file-idle-time 4 -e 0.006 --bloom-multiplier 0.70 --hide-files --multi-sampling --max-files 400 --highlight-user "David Heinemeier Hansson" --highlight-user "Nicholas Seckar" --highlight-user "Leon Breedt" --highlight-user "Jamis Buck" --highlight-user "Sam Stephenson" -f --output-ppm-stream - > ~/ppm/rails-full.ppm &
+
+# GIT
+gource -1280x720 --stop-at-end --disable-progress --max-user-speed 400 --seconds-per-day 0.1 --file-idle-time 2.5 -e 0.006 --bloom-multiplier 0.70 --hide-files --multi-sampling --max-files 400 --output-ppm-stream - > ~/ppm/git.ppm -p 0.5 -f --highlight-user "Linus Torvalds"
+
+# youtube resolution best
+-1920x1080
+-1280x720
+
+################################
+ffmepg two pass
+So if you wanted to encode using two-pass VBR, the command line would be something like:
+################################
+#first pass (if needed to check stuff)
+#think it can be that "-vcodec mpeg4" for windows
+ffmpeg -f image2pipe -i git.ppm -an -pass 1 -vcodec libx264 -vpre fastfirstpass -b 3000000 -threads 0 git.mp4
+
+#you can try "-vpre max" for very high quality "-b <bitrate and time you found in first pass>"
+#this one gives good results with -1280x720
+ffmpeg -f image2pipe -i git.ppm -vcodec libx264 -vpre hq -threads 0 -mbd rd -flags mv0 -trellis 2 -cmp 2 -subcmp 2 -g 300 -pass 1/2 -b <3000000> git.mp4
 
-# encode with ffmpeg
-# "-vpre hq" for less quality
-ffmpeg -f image2pipe -i rails.ppm -vcodec libx264 -vpre max -crf 22 -threads 0 rails.mp4
+# important about ffmpeg and bitrates
+overall average bit rate = file size in bytes * bits per byte / duration in seconds
diff --git a/gource-commands.txt b/gource-commands.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # for big and long projects 
 gource  --max-user-speed 500 --seconds-per-day 0.05 --file-idle-time 10 -e 0.005 -f --max-files 300 --hide-files
 
-# some easy to understand commans
+# some easy to understand commands
 
 # for output file
 --output-ppm-stream ~/ppm/ppm-kohana
@@ -20,5 +20,18 @@ gource  --max-user-speed 500 --seconds-per-day 0.05 --file-idle-time 10 -e 0.005
 # longer days:
 --seconds-per-day 1
 
+# less files on screen
+--max-files 400
+
+# less bloom
+--bloom-multiplier 0.70
+
 # add some more stuff here!
-# TODO: create some bash scripts
+# TODO: create some bash scripts
+
+# rails : Mon Jul 11 05:17:22 2005 +0000
+gource -704x480 --max-user-speed 400 --seconds-per-day 0.04 --file-idle-time 2 -e 0.006 --bloom-multiplier 0.70 -f --hide-files --multi-sampling --max-files 400 --highlight-user "David Heinemeier Hansson" --highlight-user "Nicholas Seckar" --highlight-user "Leon Breedt" --highlight-user "Jamis Buck" --highlight-user "Sam Stephenson" --output-ppm-stream ~/ppm/rails.pp
+
+# encode with ffmpeg
+# "-vpre hq" for less quality
+ffmpeg -f image2pipe -i rails.ppm -vcodec libx264 -vpre max -crf 22 -threads 0 rails.mp4
diff --git a/gource-commands.txt b/gource-commands.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# gource commands 
+
+# for big and long projects 
+gource  --max-user-speed 500 --seconds-per-day 0.05 --file-idle-time 10 -e 0.005 -f --max-files 300 --hide-files
+
+# some easy to understand commans
+
+# for output file
+--output-ppm-stream ~/ppm/ppm-kohana
+
+# if a lot of files
+--max-files 200
+
+# for keeping users on screen
+--highlight-all-users
+
+# more elastic tree
+-e 0.01
+
+# longer days:
+--seconds-per-day 1
+
+# add some more stuff here!
+# TODO: create some bash scripts