[MEncoder-users] Encoding movies for Creative Zen V

[Marcin Koziej]

Hello, I have trouble finding out how should I encode movies so that my player can play them. A tool bundled with Creative software generates files like one below, what options should I use to generate a playable file? I see there is a FourCC=DIB -- is it an uncompressed format (which implies -ovc raw?)

This is what mplayer -v shows (it doesn't play the video unfortunately)

AVI file format detected.
list_end=0x8724
======= AVI Header =======
us/frame: 83416  (fps=11.988)
max bytes/sec: 339890
padding: 1
MainAVIHeader.dwFlags: (2064) HAS_INDEX TRUST_CKTYPE
frames  total: 5780   initial: 0
streams: 2
Suggested BufferSize: 24584
Size:  128 x 96
==========================
list_end=0x890
==> Found video stream: 0
====== STREAM Header =====
Type: vids   FCC: DIB  (20424944)
Flags: 0
Priority: 0   Language: 0
InitialFrames: 0
Rate: 10000000/833877 = 11.992
Start: 0   Len: 5781
Suggested BufferSize: 24584
Quality 0
Sample size: 0
==========================
Found 'bih', 52 bytes of 40
======= VIDEO Format ======
  biSize 40
  biWidth 128
  biHeight 96
  biPlanes 1
  biBitCount 16
  biCompression 3=''
  biSizeImage 24576
===========================
====== AVI Super Index Header ========
  FCC (indx) dwSize (1960) wLongsPerEntry(4)
  bIndexSubType (0) bIndexType (0)
  nEntriesInUse (29) dwChunkId (00db)
  dwReserved[0] (0) dwReserved[1] (0) dwReserved[2] (0)
===========================
ODML (00db): [0] 0x0000000000008730 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [1] 0x0000000000574728 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [2] 0x0000000000ada208 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [3] 0x000000000103f4e8 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [4] 0x00000000015a4fc8 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [5] 0x0000000001b0a2a8 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [6] 0x000000000206fd88 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [7] 0x00000000025d5068 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [8] 0x0000000002b3ab48 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [9] 0x000000000309fe28 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [10] 0x0000000003605108 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [11] 0x0000000003b6abe8 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [12] 0x00000000040cfec8 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [13] 0x00000000046359a8 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [14] 0x0000000004b9ac88 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [15] 0x0000000005100768 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [16] 0x0000000005665a48 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [17] 0x0000000005bcb528 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [18] 0x0000000006130808 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [19] 0x00000000066962e8 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [20] 0x0000000006bfb5c8 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [21] 0x0000000007168dc8 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [22] 0x00000000076ce0a8 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [23] 0x0000000007c33b88 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [24] 0x0000000008198e68 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [25] 0x00000000086fe948 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [26] 0x0000000008c63c28 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [27] 0x00000000091c9708 0x0660 200
ODML (00db): [28] 0x000000000972e9e8 0x0660 181
list_end=0x8618
==> Found audio stream: 1
====== STREAM Header =====
Type: auds   FCC:  (0)
Flags: 0
Priority: 0   Language: 0
InitialFrames: 0
Rate: 44251/2048 = 21.607
Start: 0   Len: 10415
Suggested BufferSize: 4104
Quality 0
Sample size: 2048
==========================
Found 'wf', 20 bytes of 18
======= WAVE Format =======
Format Tag: 17 (0x11)
Channels: 2
Samplerate: 44100
avg byte/sec: 44251
Block align: 2048
bits/sample: 4
cbSize: 2
Unknown extra header dump: [f9] [7] 
==========================================================================
====== AVI Super Index Header ========
  FCC (indx) dwSize (32024) wLongsPerEntry(4)
  bIndexSubType (0) bIndexType (0)
  nEntriesInUse (2) dwChunkId (01wb)
  dwReserved[0] (0) dwReserved[1] (0) dwReserved[2] (0)
===========================
ODML (01wb): [0] 0x0000000000008d90 0x7d20 7209
ODML (01wb): [1] 0x0000000006bfcc30 0x7d20 3206
list_end=0x8724
AVI: dmlh found (size=248) (total_frames=5781)
list_end=0x9C0FB90
Found movie at 0x8730 - 0x9C0FB90
Reading INDEX block, 11561 chunks for 5780 frames (fpos=163642264).
AVI index offset: 0x0 (movi=0x8730 idx0=0x8730 idx1=0x10AB0)
Auto-selected AVI video ID = 0
Auto-selected AVI audio ID = 1
AVI: Searching for audio stream (id:1)
XXX initial  v_pts=0.000  a_pos=0 (0.000) 
AVI video size=142073856 (5781) audio size=21329920 (10415)
VIDEO:  []  128x96  16bpp  11.992 fps  2357.8 kbps (287.8 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:3  fourcc:0x3  size:128x96  fps:11.99  ftime:=0.0834
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/creep/.mplayer/sub/'
X11 opening display: :0.0
vo: X11 color mask:  FFFFFF  (R:FF0000 G:FF00 B:FF)
vo: X11 running at 1280x800 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
[x11] Detected wm supports layers.
[x11] Detected wm supports NetWM.
[x11] Detected wm supports FULLSCREEN state.
[x11] Detected wm supports BELOW state.
[x11] Detected wm supports ABOVE state.
[x11] Current fstype setting honours LAYER FULLSCREEN ABOVE BELOW X atoms
[xv common] Drawing no colorkey.
[xv common] Maximum source image dimensions: 2046x2046
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Read DOCS/HTML/en/codecs.html!
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Opening audio decoder: [imaadpcm] IMA ADPCM audio decoder
dec_audio: Allocating 2048 bytes for input buffer.
dec_audio: Allocating 8192 + 65536 = 73728 bytes for output buffer.
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 177.1 kbit/12.55% (ratio: 22136->176400)
Selected audio codec: [imaadpcm] afm: imaadpcm (IMA ADPCM)
==========================================================================
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
[libaf] Adding filter dummy 
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le
alsa-init: requested format: 44100 Hz, 2 channels, 9
alsa-init: using ALSA 1.0.14a
alsa-init: setup for 1/2 channel(s)
alsa-init: using device default
alsa-init: pcm opend in blocking mode
alsa-init: chunksize set to 1024
alsa-init: fragcount=16
alsa-init: got buffersize=65536
alsa-init: got period size 1024
alsa: 44100 Hz/2 channels/4 bpf/65536 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little Endian
AO: [alsa] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
AO: Description: ALSA-0.9.x-1.x audio output
AO: Author: Alex Beregszaszi, Zsolt Barat <joy at streamminister.de>
AO: Comment: under developement
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le...
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le
Video: no video



Best regards,
Marcin Koziej