Re: [transcode-users] converting Xvid to Divx

[Christoph Lampert <chl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004, Ron wrote:
> > _That_ should be fixed by the avifix-trick. If the files show up or not 
> > shouldn't depend on the internal MPEG-4 features, because the player 
> > doesn't see them before you start playing the file. 
> 
> Hmmz even if I transcode using the latest xvid, mplayer will recognize
> the fourcc to be divx and wants to open with ffmpeg. 

Correct decision. ffmpeg (or rather ffmpeg's libavcodec) is mplayer's 
default for decoding MPEG-4. XviD creates MPEG-4 format, so it's the 
obvious choice. 

> Believe me the amount of pain that gives is horrendous.

??? I really don't understand you. Where's the problem? 
libavcodec is a great decoder, and completely capable of decoding XviD. 

> Only when I transcode with a xvid4.cfg file will ffmpeg/mplayer be able
> to play it.
> I don't know what xvid does, but it is not really nice :)

XviD is the nicest codec in the whole world. But maybe I simply don't 
understand your problem. What exactly doesn't work?

Btw, you can set the decoder for mplayer using the -vc option. mplayer's
default is ffmpeg, and that's fine. If you insist on decoding with xvid,
use -vc xvid, and for divx4linux use -vc divx4, or -vc odivx and so on.

chl
 

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