[MPlayer-users] encoding an xvid for viewing on TV

[John Brown]

Andrew Henry <adhenry <at> bredband.net> writes:

> 
> Ivo wrote:
> > Use DX50 or DIVX.
> >
> > And use a rewritable ;)
> >
> > --Ivo
> >   
> http://www.jhepple.com/codecs/fourcc_header.htm
> 
> There is no such thing as DX50...

Not that it's relevant, but I have downloaded several DX50 files.

That page says that it is a list of "The current FOURCCs registered with
Microsoft". You can get a list of FOURCCs known to exist, registered or
otherwise, at http://www.fourcc.org/codecs.php. 
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> I am pretty certain it is because of the resolution, and as I always
> download latest stargate.atlantis bittorrents that are widescreen, at
> good resolution, and play fine on both my PC and DVD player, I must
> assume that this is possible.
> 
> What other values of -xy can I use?  I tried -xy 720 (as in 720x576) but
> this did not work either.
> 

1) Have you checked the manual or contacted the manufacturer of your DVD player
to find out the exact specs for its DivX support?

2) Failing that, can you run mplayer -identify on your compatible bittorrents,
and then use those exact parameters when encoding your own files?