One possibility: when you split out using mplayer you are getting silences / discontinuities in audio filled with silences so when you re-encode sync is good.
Obviously, if mencoder doesn't do this things won't work so well in the presence of discontinuities. Similar problems sometimes occur when people try to re-encoded MPEG from DVD or DTV with silences / sequence splits. Andrew PS I wouldn't give up on checking very carefully the differences in the setup. If you can turn on the logging INFO: messages and carefully compare what you're getting for the two types of re-encoding... ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ Mjpeg-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mjpeg-users