> mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy $1 > /tmp/enc.out 2>&1 > mencvcd $2 -abr 224 -asr 48000 -mpgonly -noburn -vbr 1150 -vfr 4 -vnorm n > test.avi >> /tmp/enc.out 2>&1 this is vcd, not svcd. big difference. -Chris