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Mencoder version 12 has been posted (http://babgvant.com/files/folders/misc/entry4003.aspx).  Some improvements in this version are:

 Changes in Version 12 are:

1) The “Stack Alignment” issues are all resolved.  This will make Mencoder much more stable.

2) You now have the choice of reading the DVR-MS files with the native Mencoder demuxer, or you can read them with the ffmpeg demuxer (to use the ffmpeg demuxer use the switch –demxuer 35).

3) Slight improvement in multi-threads

4) Multiple changes in the AV sync logic to match ffmpeg a little closer.

5) A few new profiles have been added. 

            Some special profiles are:

1) Xvid-Archive.  This profile requires you to first use ffmpeg to MUX the dvr-ms file into a mpg.  Once that is compete, you can then use Mencoder to convert the video to Xvid, and just copy the audio track directly.  This allows you to preserve the surround sound.

2) x264IPod.  This profile allows you to use Mencoder to prepare a file for playback on the IPod.  With this profile, please output to an MP4 container with Mencoder and then perform a MP4 to MP4 mux with ffmpeg.

One other thing I forgot to mention is the WMV encoding has been enhanced. Although Mencoder can still only encode to Windows Media Version 8, the files will now play on the Xbox 360.

I tried to update mencoder in the DTb directory by renaming the old directory and creating a new "mencoder" directory, but now anytime I try to run the DTb GUI, I get an error.  It tries to "install" something, and then quits.

Any thoughts? 

I just reproduced the error on my system.  You need to have the mplayer.exe and man_page.html.  I didn't include mplayer.exe in version 12 and I renamed the version 12 instructions to Mencoder.mht.  Oops, I knew I didn't include mplayer.exe but I didn't realize that I used a different name for the updated instructions.

If you just copy these two files into the mencoder directory, Windows will be happy again.

Ah, thanks, it must have been the man_page.html that did it.  I'll give the updated WMV functionality a try.

Thanks!