[MPlayer-users] MEncoder Questions

[Tim U.]

On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 05:33:13PM +0100, Jonas Jermann wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hi
> 
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 08:12:49AM -0800, SycOtiC Smith wrote:
> > Unfortunately at this time MEncoder does not encode to the proper format for (S)VCD's.  VCD format
> > is usually MPEG1 stream, SVCD is MPEG2.  Currently MEncoder only creates AVI files, which of course
> > can have MPEG1/2 streams...
> > 
> > If this has changed, someone let me know.  TFM still says only AVI.
> 
> The docs also says that mencoder can encode to all codecs of 
> ffmpeg's libavcodec which would include mpeg1video and some 
> others.

If I recall from reading a previous message on the list.. the 
mpeg1video will be written inside of an AVI file and not to a 
an MPEG program stream file.

    - Tim