#mencoder 72540.rm -o test.avi -ovc vfw -xvfwopts codec=divx.dll -oac copy
MEncoder 1.0pre7try2-3.4.5 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel (Family: 8, Stepping: 3)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: Type: 8 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2

File not found: 'frameno.avi'
Failed to open frameno.avi
xvfwopts is not an MEncoder option

Exiting... (error parsing cmdline)

any help is appreciated!!!

Never heard of -xvfwopts.

Do you just want to encode a DivX 4/5 AVI from the .RM?

If you do, this works 100% fine for me. You'll need libavifile installed though, and the mplayer package compiled to make use of it:

mencoder filename.rm -o filename.avi -oac copy -ovc lavc -ffourcc DX50 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1200:vrc_eq=tex:naq:ilme:trell:cbpreme=1:
keyint=132:mbd=0:qns=1:vme=4:dia=2 -noskip

This results in a quite high-quality file (at least high enough for me, maybe not for quality aficonados). It plays 100% find on Windows if you have the DivX codec installed as well, and of course works fine in MPlayer. It creates a DivX compliant .AVI, which seems to be what you want to do?

Regards,