I am trying to create a file that conforms to MPEG-4 simple profile, as this is all the archos can support. i guess this means that ppl usually watch their mpeg4 alikes with computer :)

On Wednesday 12 March 2003 23:42, Wes Armour wrote: there are some standard compilance options for lavc.. check out the manual..

I have read through the man/FAQ's &docs but I can not find a mention of this anywhere. I think that the file has to be DivX, does .-ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4 output a standard DivX file? standard divx file... never heard of one :)

Under windows I use:

variable bitrate mode = 1-pass default for lavc if no vpass=int is given encoding bitrate = 800 kbps default for lavc if no vbitrate is given (afaik) max keyframe interval = 300 keyframe interval afaik 250 per default max quantizer = 12 default 31 min quantizer = 2 default 2 RC averaging period, frames 2000 dunno RC reaction period, frames 10 dunno rate control up/down reaction 20 dunno

Can anyone help! RTHM (holy manual) lavcopts is documented perfectly.

Thanks in advance,

Wes.

P.S. I have tried:

mencoder -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:preset=128 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4 -vop scale=352x288 berminster_1.avi -o wes_l.avi i don't see why you want to use cbr audio... well, i guess that's your decidision..