[MEncoder-users] Mencoder video check

[RC]

On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:05:48 +0200
"jay.r" <jay.r at funwithmsn.com> wrote:

> How do you check if a videofile is supported by mencoder?

I doubt there's any sure way, other than trying to play it (with
mencoder).

> (f.e., using this in a webinterface, a user uploads a video and you  
> want to know if you can encode it with mencoder..
> if you don't do this, a malicious user can search for vulnerabilities 
> in mencoder an upload a script or executable and exploit your whole  
> system.. )

Not if you run mencoder with low privlidges in chroot/jail/systrace/etc.