[MEncoder-users] divx 2 mpeg2

[Moritz Barsnick]

> A friend of mine has a 25 min long divx video (for instance he don't
> know the audio codec). He want I transcode
> this video in such a way he can play it with the largest range dvd
> player (even old one). What video codec can I use ? mpeg2 ?

Only MPEG1 and MPEG2, but MPEG2 is definitely best for DVD players.

> If mpeg 2 is the best choice, is divx-->mpeg2 supported by mencoder ?

Of course.

> And which container can I use (perhaps it depends of the audio codec) ?

Only MPEG containers for DVDs.

Please see
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html

Moritz