[MEncoder-users] What is the most standard video format?

[David Portabella Clotet]

Thanks for answering.

I tried to rename the .MP4 to .MOV, but Windows Media Player still
does not play it.


What is the most standard video format?

I've tried an AVI file with no compression:
> mencoder SANY0271.MP4 -o SANY0271.avi -of avi -oac pcm -ovc raw
but Windows Media Player still does not play it.
VLC plays it ok.


and a MPEG1 as follows:
> mencoder SANY0271.MP4 -o test.mpg -of mpeg -oac lavc -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video
Windows Media Player plays it, but the video is all black without audio neither.
VLC plays it ok.


What is the most standard video format?
one that Microsoft Media Player can play without additional codecs?


Many thanks,
DAvid



>  David Portabella Clotet wrote:
>  > Hello,
>
>  Hello - I don't understand the subject of your new email thread. Always
>  best to create a new message and not just reply to something random.
>
>  > I have a video from my video camera, in .MP4 file format.
>  >
>  > I'd like to upload it to Picasa Web which accepts MPG, AVI, ASF, WMV, MOV,
>  > and 3gp.
>  > http://picasa.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=23832
>
>  Try just renaming the .MP4 file to .MOV.
>
>  .MP4 file format is based on the .MOV file format and you might just get
>  away with pretending your .MP4 is a .MOV.
>
>  Do let us know how you get on.
>
>  --
>  Mark