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Fix outdated "Encoding to MPEG format" (MEncoder improved a lot :-) ) Patch by Jeff Clagg
author gpoirier
date Sun, 31 Jul 2005 21:44:57 +0000
parents 64606c87ead9
children df08f909069e
files DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml
diffstat 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml	Sun Jul 31 20:58:52 2005 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml	Sun Jul 31 21:44:57 2005 +0000
@@ -57,17 +57,12 @@
 <title>Encoding to MPEG format</title>
 <para>
 <application>MEncoder</application> can create MPEG (MPEG-PS) format output
-files. It is probably useful only with
-<link linkend="ffmpeg"><systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem></link>'s
-<emphasis>mpeg1video</emphasis> codec, because players - except
-<application>MPlayer</application> - expect MPEG-1 video, and MPEG-1 layer 2 (MP2)
-audio streams in MPEG files.
-</para>
-
-<para>
-This feature is not very useful right now, aside that it probably has many bugs,
-but the more importantly because <application>MEncoder</application> currently
-cannot encode MPEG-1 layer 2 (MP2) audio, which all other players expect in MPEG files.
+files.
+Usually, when you are using MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video, it is because you are
+encoding for a constrained format such as SVCD, VCD, or DVD.
+The specific requirements for these formats are explained in the
+<link linkend="menc-feat-vcd-dvd"> VCD and DVD creation guide</link>
+section.
 </para>
 
 <para>