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

[Fabio S.]

>> > >  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).
....
>> >  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.

I tried and my player supports both XviD and 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.

I tried this also and with 48kHz it works fine.

Thanks a lot to everybody for your help.

Fabio