[MEncoder-users] The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.

[Andrew Berg]

karl-heinz-1950 at web.de wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am running this command to convert an mpeg file:
>
> mencoder -oac copy -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf -vf scale=720:576,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:vbitrate=2400:keyint=15:vstrict=0:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192:aspect=16/9 -ofps 25 -ss 05:12 -endpos 01:28:30 -o out2.mpg out.mpg
You have -oac copy, yet you tell MEncoder to change the audio with
-srate 48000, -af lavcresample=48000, acodec=ac3, and especially with
abitrate=192.