Re: OT: MPG-to-AVI or AVI-to-AVI software
On Sun, 2 Feb 2003 12:12:16 -0600,
Ryan Nowakowski wrote:
>
> Try ffmpeg
mencoder uses ffmpeg. IOW: if one won't work, neither will the
other.
> On Sun, Feb 02, 2003 at 06:39:30PM +0100, Ronald Castillo wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > I've been trying to find a program which would allow me to
> > convert from MPG to AVI or recompress an AVI movie but I
> > haven't found any that works for me. I need a program that
> > can compress using DivX 4 codec (DivX 5 won't work) for use
> > with the PocketDivx player.
> >
> > I've tried to use Mencoder with no luck... The player won't
> > play any AVI files made with that encoder.
> >
> > I would appreciate any suggestions you could give me.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
Read the MEncoder docs 10x. Then give up ;-). Seriously, try
compiling MPlayer against a certified DivX 4 encoder
(google?). Also, try posing a question at divx.com. They're the
ones with the trade rights to the name. Maybe they can tell you
the difference between PocketDivx and PlainDivx.
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