[MPlayer-users] converting a .mov file with mencoder

[Pierre Frenkiel]

On Wed, 8 Feb 2012, Nicolas George wrote:

> That is too old: please try with a version from the last few days.

   hi Nicolas,
   the Debian Squeeze package was actually rather old. After installing
   the current version from the tar archive, it's better, i.e. mencoder works..
   but I still have  serious problem with the output format:
     the source file is 16/9, and the output file is distorted, with
     a ration of 6/5
     trying -aspec 16:9, or -mpegopts vaspect=16/9
     changed nothing

> Even better: please try with ffmpeg, as it is better maintained than
> mencoder and you do not use mencoder specific features.

    as I said, ffmpeg doesn't recognize my .mov file:

      Invalid data found when processing input

best regards,
-- 
Pierre Frenkiel