[MPlayer-users] Using mencoder to create Windows- and MacOS-friendly movies

[D Richard Felker III]

On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 01:26:36PM +0100, January Weiner 3 wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > >Well, what about fun.from.hell.pl/2002-04-30/parking-BMW-in-China.mpeg?
> > >This is not WMV, and it worked on our NT workstations -- and I am quite
> > >sure nobody had installed anything extra on those machines (because getting
> > >one's head ripped off can be quite annoying). Mplayer says, it's mpegpes
> > >/MPEG1. OK, so I would just like to produce a similar file.  A file which
> > >can be played on a standard el Cheapo public terminal without the need to
> > >download and install anything.
> > >
> > >
> > I think transcode can produce mpeg1 files - at least it claims to do so,
> > although I don't use it. MEncoder can output AVIs only.
> 
> Hm.  I've tried to do the following: first, encode an avi with mencoder
> (using mpeg4 or mpeg1video), and then run mplayer with -vo mpegpes.
> Theoretically, I should get an mpegpes file, just like the one example I
> mentioned.  Practically, it does not work, no idea why.

Umm, first encoding to mpeg4 is a very bad idea as it will ruin
quality when you transcode twice. If you first transcode to
mpeg1video, it should just pass through when you use -vo mpegpes, but
why not produce mpegpes output in the first place from the mjpeg avi
file??

Rich