Encoding MPEG via ffvfw

[codyman]

Every time I use an app like virtualdub dvd2avi it always forces me to use ffvfw encoding output to avi, not MPEG stream. What app will allow me to use ffvfw to encode mpeg in a mpeg stream?

[RadicalEd]

None. ffvfw uses vfw, which is synonymous with .avi. There is, however, an option to output to an mpeg stream from within ffvfw's output options (check "Store frames to external file"). Keep in mind that ffvfw has been merged with ffdshow and is now known only as ffdshow, so to avoid (or worsen) confusion, it's just "ffdshow", not "ffvfw".

[hellfred]

ffdshow and ffvfw are both based on the ffmpeg project, which consists of the parts libavcodec for de/encoding, libavformats for the stream handling and some small apps like ffplay, ffserver and ffmpeg itself.

ffmpeg is able to read through most common containers and through all codecs supported by ffdshow/libavcoded (decoding), can encode to all codecs supproted by encoding part of ffdshow/libavocodec and - finally- can output to mpg.

For more information to ffmpeg, see the thread concering ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1.

Hellfred

EDIT: ffmpeg is a standalone application, no vfw codec, though. But maybe it still meets your needs.

[codyman]

Thanks for the clarifications. I have been using ffmpeg command line for years but am new to the ffdshow "ffvfw" encoder/decoder. I am familiar with ffmpeg commands and like the new pre1 release, but I was just searching for an easy to use gui front. Too bad windows doesn't have a good gui like ffmpegx for mac os x. Can't wait till I finish building my mac.... :)