[MEncoder-users] help with old divx for linux codec, please?

[Dieter]

> > I've been trying to use the xvid.org codec to decode
> > my input but it crashes (frequently) since the
> > developers don't seem to care about fault tolerant or
> > error resilient coding practices.  That means I must
> > evaluate other software MPEG4 decoders for stability. 
> > I don't have the time, background, or resources to
> > write my own decoder.
> > 
> > If I understand my history correctly there are really
> > only two other options.  The ffmpeg mpeg4 decoder
> > which was loosely based on the h.263 stuff,
> 
> Are there any problems with ffmpeg's mpeg-4 asp decoder?

Ffmpeg complains a lot about the mpeg4 output from mencoder.
I don't know if the problem is with mencoder or ffmpeg or both.
I don't recall seeing it crash.

Ffmpeg does crash from bad mpeg2ts input.  At least 2 different
problems resulting in seg fault and at least 1 floating point
exception.