CVS change done by Guillaume Poirier CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv2886/DOCS/xml/en Modified Files: mencoder.xml Log Message: Fix outdated "Encoding to MPEG format" (MEncoder improved a lot :-) ) Patch by Jeff Clagg Index: mencoder.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml,v retrieving revision 1.86 retrieving revision 1.87 diff -u -r1.86 -r1.87 --- mencoder.xml 24 Jul 2005 14:22:14 -0000 1.86 +++ mencoder.xml 31 Jul 2005 21:44:57 -0000 1.87 @@ -57,17 +57,12 @@ <title>Encoding to MPEG format</title> <para> <application>MEncoder</application> can create MPEG (MPEG-PS) format output -files. It is probably useful only with -<link linkend="ffmpeg"><systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem></link>'s -<emphasis>mpeg1video</emphasis> codec, because players - except -<application>MPlayer</application> - expect MPEG-1 video, and MPEG-1 layer 2 (MP2) -audio streams in MPEG files. -</para> - -<para> -This feature is not very useful right now, aside that it probably has many bugs, -but the more importantly because <application>MEncoder</application> currently -cannot encode MPEG-1 layer 2 (MP2) audio, which all other players expect in MPEG files. +files. +Usually, when you are using MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video, it is because you are +encoding for a constrained format such as SVCD, VCD, or DVD. +The specific requirements for these formats are explained in the +<link linkend="menc-feat-vcd-dvd"> VCD and DVD creation guide</link> +section. </para> <para>