[MEncoder-users] What are the differences between Xvid and libavcodec?

[Alexander Strasser]

Gábor Farkas wrote:
> Guillaume POIRIER wrote:
> >On 12/19/05, Gábor Farkas <gabor at nekomancer.net> wrote:
> >
> >>Guillaume POIRIER wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>On 12/19/05, list-catcher at hellburner.com <list-catcher at hellburner.com> 
> >>>wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>What are the differences between Xvid and libavcodec?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>http://mplayerhq.hu/~michael/codec-features.html
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>What features
> >>>>should I not use in order to have playability on windows players other
> >>>>than mplayer?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>You should either not use them at all if you wish your video to be
> >>>playable by a vanilla install of windows, or install ffdshow
> >>
> >>or tell them to download vlc.
> >
> >
> >Hehe! I can sense a big hairy beast with yellow teeth.... ^^
> >
> 
> ^_^

  You can tell them as well to get MPlayer.
  Yes it is available for many platforms including m$ windows.

  But wouldn't it be beside the point anyway?

  Alex (beastd)

PS: no jokes about my nick, it is pure coincidence :)