>> Why can't I just say -ovc mpeg1? Why do I have to say -ovc lacv 
>> -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video? That seems unecessarily complex.
> 
>   Because you might want to use some other library than lavc to create
> your mpeg1 stream.

OK, so why does each library have its own completely unrelated interface 
then? Why should I have to memorise which library does what just to 
perform the very simple task of producing a plain ordinary MPEG file?

>> Also, why is there *nowhere* in the manual that says "to produce a 
>> standard MPEG-1 file, type XYZ"?
> 
>   Because mplayer is not an mpeg1 encoder?

I... don't even know what to say to that.

>> As far as I can tell, making Mencoder output any format is equally 
>> difficult and error-prone. [I still can't get it to produce an 
>> uncompressed AVI file that anything except MPlayer can comprehend.] 
>> Adding a rare codec like XviD would just make matters worse...
> 
>   Why would it make matters worse? I would say all the contrary.

My problem is with programs not being able to read the data. Surely the 
correct course of action is to seek out more common file formats, not 
more obscure ones?

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