I need to convert an Mpeg2 DVD file into Quicktime for internet and email linking. I'm using ffmpegX_0.0.9k, was able to make an mpeg4 .avi file, from the VIDEO_TS folder and the audio file was converted as well, though I don't see it as a separate file. The original video file is an mpeg-2, 720x 480, 29.970 fps, 9130 kbps. The original audio file is an ac3, 48000Hz, 256 kbps. I'm using Mac OS 10.2.8.

I'm encoding using video codec Mpeg4 (.avi) (mencoder). The audio encoding is .mp3, bitrate 256, sampling 48000, channels, stereo, mode CBR. Audio track pulldown states ac3 (stereo) language: unknown. I've also tried encoding as ac3.

Options are set to High Quality, Trellis quantization, Quarter pixel ME. The scaling method is Bilinear, ME function SSE. Keyframe interval 240.

After encoding, I can open in QuickTime, yet get no sound. Also, though I've set my size to 720x480 as the original is, the video is stretched (autosize was left at 3:2). Solved that with autosize unconstrained. I have installed the Mpeg 2 QuickTime encoder, but this doesn't seem to do a thing.

Any help to encode for QT with sound would be enormously appreciated. And, just to let you know, I know next to nothing about video encoding, so please treat me as a supernewbie. Thanks.