[MEncoder-users] convert real media video

[Pete Davis]

> 
> Hi,
> 	I was trying to convert real media video files i.e.
> .rm files to something sensible where I can just cut
> out some portions.
> 	I tried to use
> 
> mencoder -ovc copy -oac pcm Untitled.rm -o adf.avi
> 
> 	but I don't think anything including mplayer can read
> this format. I am new to video codecs - so if there is
> something I should read let me know. I did try to play
> the original file Untitled.rm in mplayer and it plays
> fine. So I just thought that I could make a screen
> dump of it using mencoder - but this does not seem to
> work.
> 

Well, I'd start with the documentation which there is an abundance of.
You're not converting the video codec, you're just copying it. I have no
idea what RealMedia uses, but I suspect you'd want to convert the video
format to something more mainstream like mpeg 4.

Pete