[MEncoder-users] Codecs and fourcc supported out-of-the-box

[Joey Parrish]

On 4/30/07, Nicolas George <nicolas.george at ens.fr> wrote:
> When encoding a video that needs to be seen easily by unexperienced users, a
> lot of compatibility issues are resolved by just changing the fourcc.
> Therefore, I am wondering:
>
> Did someone ever bother to test and sum up on a web page the
> formats/codecs/fourcc that can be read out-of-the-box by various systems
> (windows, macos, etc.)?

Not that I'm aware of, but I've always had good luck with AVI
container, cbr mp3 audio, and mpeg4 video with DIVX fourcc.

--Joey