[MPlayer-users] mencoder parameters for iPod

[Stroller]

On 5 Feb 2010, at 12:02, Andrew Daviel wrote:
> ...
> I found "-lavfopts format=ipod" in the mencoder manpage, so my  
> command looked like
> $ mencoder -of lavf -lavfopts format=ipod -oac faac -ovc x264  
> foobar.avi -o foobar.m4v
> (plus other options you suggest)
> iTunes silently refuses to add the result to the library, so I don't  
> actually know if it will play on the hardware since I have no way of  
> getting it there. Quicktime player won't play it, saying "an invalid  
> sample description was found".

Have you tired "-o foobar.mp4" ?

If this allows you to add to iTunes, but not play on the iPod then I  
think this may be related to IDC levels.

http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mencoder-users/2008-September/009414.html

Stroller.