Using mencoder to batch encode a folder

[PlayWithFire]

I have a 15 folders worth of avi files encoded with DivX 3 Low-Motion with a much higher bitrate then i'd like. They are just cartoons, so i'd like to compress them down to a resonable bitrate, so i can make them smaller and burn then off to DVD+Rs

I've used mencoder before to do it, and it's pretty simple, but that was for only a few files. I dont really want to have to sit there and type out the name of that many files.

Is there a batch utility that i can use to help me do that? Or maybe someone can suggest a nice and quick way to create a batch file that can do that for me.

Thanks in advance!

[celtic_druid]

Use for with /R so it processes directories recursivless.
for /r %%f in (*.AVI) DO (mencoder.exe -oac copy -ovc xvid -xvidencopts ........ "%%f" -o "%%~nf-new.avi")
or better yet output to a different drive infact you would have to do something like that since the above would create an avi, which would then be processed, creating an infinate loop.

[ReinerSchweinlin]

use gulmencoder, it´s a nice gui for mencoder that does just what u´re asking.

[PlayWithFire]

Looks like there's no windows version
Oh well, i did just intall Ubuntu and need motivation to use it. Looks like this is going to do it :)

[ReinerSchweinlin]

Sure there is a windows version. In fact, i can´t find any other....
http://vuks.da.ru/myprograms/programs/

[Doom9]

CelticDruid has Windows versions of tons of useful software: http://www.aziendeassociate.it/cd.asp?dir=/mplayer - mencoder included.