[MPlayer-users] mencoder under linux to avi and playunderwindowswmplayer not work

[Jeff Clagg]

On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 04:58:53PM -0400, Jerry Geis wrote:
> >On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 04:37:35PM -0400, Jerry Geis wrote:
> >>/ I have tried a number of other options like using vbitrate=1000 
> />>/ using -oac lavc and -ovc lavc and have not come up with 
> />>/ a combination that lets WMP play an mencoded video.
> />>/ 
> />>/ Can you share with me what you know may work? Thanks,
> />
> >Something like -ffourcc DIVX. This is a FAQ.
> >http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/faq.html#id2545875
> 
> 
> I just tried this complete command. WMP still says
> "Windows media player cannot play the file. The player might not support 
> the file type or a
> required codec might not be installed".
> 
> mencoder http://192.168.1.171/img/video.asf -nosound -ovc lavc -ffourcc 
> DIVX -o ../jerry.avi -endpos 10

How about making sure the windows box has the decoder it needs? I
suggest ffdshow.

I also think it's possible to put msmpeg4 in avi, and get WMP to do
its "call home, install codecs" routine. I'm not sure what fourcc this
requires.