[MEncoder-users] reencoding from a mkv with subtitles

[Marc Cousin]

On Wednesday 29 December 2004 15:21, Phil Ehrens wrote:
> Marc Cousin wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to convert a mkv with subtitles, to a simple xvid avi, with
> > the subtitles directly displayed in the movie.
> >
> > To do this, I've tried :
> > mencoder -slang fre movie.mkv -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=128 -ovc xvid
> > -xvidencopts vhq=1:chroma_me:hq_ac:bitrate=1500 -o movie.avi
>
> I do this all the time, but like this:
>
> mencoder -oac mp3lame \
>          -ovc lavc \
>          -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vqscale=2:vhq:v4mv:trell:vbitrate=1500 \
>          -aid 1 \
>          -sid 0 \
>          -o $file.avi $file.mkv
>
> For encoding, ffmpeg (lavc) rules, IMHO.

it's not an encoding problem, I think, but a subtitle problem. But I'll give 
it a try anyway