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| -rw-r--r-- | DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml | 17 |
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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml index 1cff90a75f..26531fd2a0 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml @@ -57,17 +57,12 @@ mencoder dvd://2 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=2 -oac mp3lame -lameopts <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> |