[MEncoder-users] which movie format for different OS (windows, apple, linux ...)

[Moritz Barsnick]

On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 08:37:43 +0100, Novák Levente wrote:
> 2012. 01. 8, vasárnap keltezéssel 20.45-kor James Hastings-Trew ezt
> írta:
> > All Windows and Mac users should be able to play .mp4 files "out of the 
> > box" on their systems with no further installation of software or other 
> > codecs. Linux users will likely have to install something like VLC in 
> > order to view the same files. 
> 
> Only if they have a recent Windows (or Mac) and a computer powerful
> enough.

I can't speak for Mac, but if you assume a minimum of Windows XP, then
"MSMPEG4.2" might be the most effective codec to use. It is packaged
with Windows XP, and plays well on other systems as well. At least it's
better than MPEG1 or 2.

barsnick at sunshine:~ > ffmpeg -formats 2>/dev/null | grep msmpeg4v2
 DEVSD  msmpeg4v2       MPEG-4 part 2 Microsoft variant version 2

http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=Microsoft_MPEG-4

Moritz