@end table
@item -bf frames
-use 'frames' B frames (only MPEG-4)
+use 'frames' B frames (supported for MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4)
@item -mbd mode
macroblock decision
@table @samp
@multitable @columnfractions .4 .1 .1 .7
@item Supported Codec @tab Encoding @tab Decoding @tab Comments
@item MPEG1 video @tab X @tab X
-@item MPEG2 video @tab @tab X
+@item MPEG2 video @tab X @tab X
@item MPEG4 @tab X @tab X @tab Also known as DIVX4/5
@item MSMPEG4 V1 @tab X @tab X
@item MSMPEG4 V2 @tab X @tab X
@url{http://www.mingw.org/}. You can find detailed installation
instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
-@item Extract the current version of ffmpeg (the latest release version or the current CVS snapshot whichever is recommended).
+@item If you want to test the FFmpeg Simple Media Player, also download
+the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
+(@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-mingw32.tar.gz}) from
+@url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place, and
+unpack the archive @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz} in the MinGW tool
+directory.
+
+@item Extract the current version of FFmpeg (the latest release version or the current CVS snapshot whichever is recommended).
@item Start the MSYS shell (file @file{msys.bat}).
-@item Change to the FFMPEG directory and create the libavcodec.a and libavformat.a libraries, following the instructions of how to compile ffmpeg (file @file{INSTALL}).
-
+@item Change to the FFMPEG directory and follow
+ the instructions of how to compile ffmpeg (file
+@file{INSTALL}). Usually, launching @file{./configure} and @file{make}
+suffices. If you have problems using SDL, verify that
+@file{sdl-config} can be launched from the MSYS command line.
+
+@item You can install FFmpeg in @file{Program Files/FFmpeg} by typing @file{make install}.
+
@end itemize
+Note: The target @file{make wininstaller} can be used to create a Nullsoft based Windows installer for FFmpeg and FFplay.
+
@subsection How to create a single Windows DLL from libavcodec and libavformat
Read @url{http://ffmpeg.org/win32.html}.