MEncoder help.. need

[joe_90]

Whats a good mencoder command line to covert from x264 back to avi.. so i can then convert to mpeg2.

Also a question,

Using vlc360 to convert from x264,xvid on teh fly what program is it actually using? and what command line version can i use so it transcodes before it streams.

[DarkZell666]

imho your question isn't worded properly.

First, VLC uses internal libraries (it doesn't need an external application). However, those libraries are pretty much those from the ffmpeg project. It's not a GUI for something else, it's a full-fledged application.

Second, about your question :

In what container is your h264 video stored in ? Not in .avi I guess.
Is it mp4, mkv, or raw .264 ?

Anyway, a quick answer to your question would be :

mencoder "c:\yourfile.ext" -ovc xvid -xvidencopts fixed_quant=2 -oac mp3lame -lameopts br=160:cbr -o "c:\yourfileconverted.avi"

... but depending on your answer, you might have to use avisynth (with DirectShowSource()) to open your file, and give the avs script as the input file to mencoder.

MEncoder isn't that complicated really, once you've spent an hour or 2 understanding how it works :)