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    <LI>encoding from the wide range of fileformats and decoders of <B>MPlayer</B></LI>
    <LI>encoding to all the codecs of ffmpeg's
      <A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.1.2>libavcodec</A></LI>
    <LI>video encoding from <B>V4L compatible TV tuners</B></LI>
    <LI>encoding/multiplexing to interleaved AVI files with proper index</LI>
    <LI>1, 2 or 3 pass <B>DivX4</B> video</LI>
    <LI><B>VBR</B> MP3 audio - <B>IMPORTANT NOTE</B> : VBR MP3 audio doesn't
      always play nicely on windows players! If you intend to encode AVIs
      mainly for windows, encode with CBR!</LI>
    <LI>PCM audio</LI>

  </UL>
</P>

<P><B><I>Planned features</I></B> :
  <UL>
    <LI>using audio from separate file (AC3, MP3, OGG)</LI>
    <LI>even wider variety of available en/decoding formats/codecs
    (creating VOB files with DivX4/Indeo5/VIVO streams :)</LI>
    <LI>audio encoding from v4l</LI>
  </UL>
</P>

<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.1>2.4.3.1.  Encoding 2 or 3-pass DivX4</B></P>

  Of course only <B>MPlayer</B> can play such files :) And it probably has no
  real life value at all. Rationally : video stream copying can be useful for
  example when only the audio stream has to be encoded (like, uncompressed PCM
  to MP3).</LI>

  <LI><B>Audio stream</B> (option <CODE>-oac copy</CODE>) : straightforward.</LI>
</UL>
</P>


<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.4>2.4.3.4.  Fixing AVIs with broken index or interleaving</B></P>

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    <LI>encoding from the wide range of fileformats and decoders of <B>MPlayer</B></LI>
    <LI>encoding to all the codecs of ffmpeg's
      <A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.1.2>libavcodec</A></LI>
    <LI>video encoding from <B>V4L compatible TV tuners</B></LI>
    <LI>encoding/multiplexing to interleaved AVI files with proper index</LI>
    <LI>creating files from external audio stream</LI>
    <LI>1, 2 or 3 pass <B>DivX4</B> video</LI>
    <LI><B>VBR</B> MP3 audio - <B>IMPORTANT NOTE</B> : VBR MP3 audio doesn't
      always play nicely on windows players! If you intend to encode AVIs
      mainly for windows, encode with CBR!</LI>
    <LI>PCM audio</LI>

  </UL>
</P>

<P><B><I>Planned features</I></B> :
  <UL>
    <LI>even wider variety of available en/decoding formats/codecs
    (creating VOB files with DivX4/Indeo5/VIVO streams :)</LI>
    <LI>audio encoding from v4l (DONE for FreeBSD ?)</LI>
  </UL>
</P>

<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.1>2.4.3.1.  Encoding 2 or 3-pass DivX4</B></P>

  Of course only <B>MPlayer</B> can play such files :) And it probably has no
  real life value at all. Rationally : video stream copying can be useful for
  example when only the audio stream has to be encoded (like, uncompressed PCM
  to MP3).</LI>

  <LI><B>Audio stream</B> (option <CODE>-oac copy</CODE>) : straightforward.
  It is possible to take an external audio file (MP3, AC3, Vorbis) and mux it
  into the output stream. Use the <CODE>-audiofile &lt;filename&gt;</CODE>
  option for this.</LI>
</UL>
</P>


<P><B><A NAME=2.4.3.4>2.4.3.4.  Fixing AVIs with broken index or interleaving</B></P>