
MEncoder is a free command line video decoding, encoding and filtering tool released under the GNU General Public License.

The codec options from the mencoder man page include: vcodec.

We can also use ffmpeg directly to encode the images files into a movie. # First pass: mencoder -of lavf -lavfopts format=mp4-oac lavc -ovc lavc -lavcopts \ aglobal=1:vglobal=1:acodec=libfaac:vcodec=mpeg4:abitrate=96:vbitrate=640:keyint=250:mbd=1:vqmax=10.

Example: mencoder input.avi-of mpeg -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video \ -oac copy other_options-o output.mpg.

This raises several questions: - Why isn't it in the man (current SVN)? mplayer and mencoder can play and encode AVI files.