Re: [dvd::rip] no resulting file with mpeg4

["Frank Van Damme" <frank.vandamme@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 7/17/06, Philip S. Hempel <pshempel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Frank Van Damme wrote:
> > [transcode] warning : (dl_loader.c) loading
> > "/usr/lib/transcode/export_divx4.so" failed
> >
> > And I don't know where to get that .so file, since afaik it's supposed
> > to be included in transcode.
>
> Problem is that you need to also include the divx install into your OS
> it does not come with dvd:rip or make sure that it is able to be found
> bey dvd:rip as well as any of the other encoders you are looking to
> use.  And plain mpeg4 will mostly not work on dvix players.. they tend
> to  look bad from my experience. Plus you can use xvid4 in divx compat
> mode.
>
>
> Enjoy


I didn't know about a divx compatibility mode for xvid. Could you tell
me more? I don't see the option in the xvid4conf dialog. It sounds
perfect to have a divx-compatible open video format.


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Frank Van Damme