[MEncoder-users] Cannot encode to mpeg2

[D Richard Felker III]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 08:50:57PM +0100, Nico Sabbi wrote:
> Stefan Frings wrote:
> 
> >Hello,
> >I tried the cvs version:
> >
> >mencoder -oac lavc  -vc ffmpeg12,mpeg12 -oac lavc -ovc lavc -mpegopts 
> >format=dvd  source.mpg -o test.mpg    
> >
> > 
> >
> -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:keyint=15:mbd=2:....
> 
> otherwise lavc default to mpeg4

You need a LOT more options to make valid DVD video. Min/max bitrate,
vbv buffer size, B frames, ...

Rich