ffmpeg vs mencoder

Question

I\'m doing a bunch of video encoding for a variety of devices and platforms. I\'ve bounced back and forth a few times between mencoder and ffmpeg. Which do you recommend and w

Answer 1

To append an astray detail after Serafein's excellent answer:

On Ubuntu 11, if you install pre-packaged ffmpeg, it lacks libass, then mencoder can be good in many cases to avoid to install libass by hand, or compile ffmpeg from source. It's good.