[MEncoder-users] MPEG-2 muxer

[Nico Sabbi]

Nicolas Hesler wrote:

>Is there any kind of syncing advantage when going from a source to a 
>muxed Mpeg-2 file over doing 2 separate files (.m2v and .ac3 for 
>instance)? 
>
>I'm finding that for compatibility with DVD authoring software, I have 
>to demuxed the muxed mpeg-2 file anyway. 
>
>Is there a difference (sync or otherwise) between going directly to a 
>muxed mpeg-2 file and eventually demuxing OR not muxing at all and 
>creating two separate files (m2v and ac3)?
>  
>
the advantage is that mencoder will be able to keep sync
using its knowledge of the timestamps of the original file