So maybe this is saner:<br>/usr/bin/mencoder -msglevel all=5 -aspect 16:9 /MythTV/infile.mpg -vf dsize=864:480:2,dsize=16/9,scale=0:0:noup=1 -ovc xvid -lavcopts threads=2 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3:br=128 -xvidencopts max_key_interval=119:fixed_quant=5 -o /MythTV/outfile.avi<br>
<br>Still not playing with the internal player when I try but at least now it matches the aspect ratio.<br><br>The internal player doesn't seem to have a problem playing the file as the preview in the lower right - just no luck when I try and play full screen.<br>
<br>Very strange.<br><br>John<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:09 PM, John Westlund <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john.westlund@gmail.com" target="_blank">john.westlund@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I posted about a week ago about how I could suddenly no longer play most of my XviD encoded shows with the internal player - I think the issue lies with how I'm encoding from the mpeg out of my HDHomeRun to XviD - so I was hoping some mencoder users/gurus could sanity check my encoding commands:<br>
<br>This encoding command produces a playable XviD:<br>/usr/bin/mencoder -msglevel all=5 -aspect 1.77777777777778 -idx /MythTV/infile.mpg -ovc xvid -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3:br=128 -xvidencopts max_key_interval=59:fixed_quant=6 -o /MythTV/outfile.XviD.avi -vf scale=576:320<br>
<br>This encoding command produces a non-playable XviD:<br>/usr/bin/mencoder -msglevel all=5 -aspect 1.33333333333333 -idx /MythTV/infile.mpg -ovc xvid -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3:br=128 -xvidencopts max_key_interval=59:fixed_quant=6 -o /MythTV/outfile.XviD.avi -vf scale=352:320<br>
<br>I haven't tried taking the same input file and switching up the encoding commands, but it appears that any XviD I add to Myth that someone else has encoded works. Which makes me think I'm doing something wrong.<br>
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