[MPlayer-users] How to encode with older codecs?

[Kichigai Mentat]

On Jul 5, 2005, at 09.01, Fabio S. wrote:

>>>  I have the following problem: I was used to encode with mplayer   
>>> (1.0pre4-3.2) movies from my vcr in order to see them on my tv  
>>> set via my  dvd/dvix player.
>>>  Everything worked fine with the following commands
>>>  mencoder file.avi -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr -srate 11025 -ovc  
>>> frameno -o  frameno.avi
>>>  mencoder file.avi -oac copy -ovc lavc -lavcopts   
>>> vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=3000:vpass=1:vhq:mbd=2
>>>  mencoder file.avi -oac copy -ovc lavc -lavcopts   
>>> vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=3000:vpass=2:vhq:mbd=2
>>>  Now I updated my pc and I have a new version of mplayer  
>>> (1.0pre7-3.4.3). I  used
>>>  the same old command to produce a new avi and everything was ok.  
>>> The  problem
>>>  is that the new avi is no longer compatible with my dvd/divx  
>>> palyer (and I
>>>  can't upgrade its firmware).
>>>
>>
>> as was written countless times,
>>
>
> I am sorry but when you have to work, take care of a couple of  
> small babies and some other similar oddities, it is not easy to  
> keep track of every single change (and its consequences) in every  
> software you use, if you are not a technicians involved in the  
> development... :-((
> Please forgive me.
>
>
>> now lavc uses its own fourcc: FMP4. You can override it with - 
>> ffourcc XVID.
>>
>
> Which one should be preferred between XVID and DIVX, which was  
> suggested in another reply?
Well, since you're using a hardware DVD/DivX player, unless the DVD  
player has XviD support, use DivX.
>
>
>> BTW, can you really hear something at 11 khz audio? :)
>>
>
> I don't remember why, but I remember that for some reason I was  
> forced to use this. I will give it a try to some more common value.
Yeah, a higher value will get you *much* improved audio quality.
>
> Thanks
>
> Fabio
>
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