[MEncoder-users] mencoder and divx 5

[ronnie escobedo]

I have been experienceing some problems with some of the avi files I have 
encoded. I am using -ovc lavc (divx) for encoding avi files some options I 
use are trell, autoaspect, deinterlacing,  and cropping. Can't recall the 
exact syntax at the momoment.

On Mplayer linux/windows the avi files play fine. When I play the avi files 
in windows media or any other media player includding my video editor I 
experience problems with my video.The best way I can describe the problem is 
that the video sort of looks like when your watching a satelite feed and 
temporarily loose signal. I get small blocks of grey, blue, green, and or 
red over the video. THis is always for only a few seconds once or twice per 
video or avi file.

Windows medida player and my video editor are using divx 5 for decoding. I 
have used Gspot to try and diagnose the problem and have noticed that the 
avi files I have encoded in mencoder/linux are divx 4. When I encode on 
windows using Dvd Ripper/divx 5 I don't experience the problem. However I do 
not like to encode on my windows system and prefer linux. I have tried 
removing divx 5 on windows and reinstalling it without success.

Has anyone ever experienced a problem similar to this? If so how did you 
resolve?
How can I specify mencoder/linux to encode using divx 5? I have read and 
studied the man page but quite haven't been able to figure it out. I have 
divx4linux 5x on my sytem.

I can only speculate that the problem is the difference between divx 4 and 
5. But this truly shouldn't be the problem since theoreticallly divx 5 
should play divx 4. Right?

Thanks!!!