>> 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?
> 
>   Because it's not a GUI.
> 
>   If you want a GUI, use VirtualDub.

I don't see why a CLI necessarily means it must be cryptic.

>> 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?
> 
>   Which raw video format are you using? Those are obscure, if any.

Plain uncompressed AVI is "rare"?!?

[It's the *default option* for Virtual Dub!]

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