johnf@laptopl-johnf:~/Desktop$ mencoder -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=128:aq=2:mode=1 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video:vbitrate=1024000 -o jenna.avi johnfampr0n1.avi 
MEncoder 2:1.0~rc2-0ubuntu1~gutsy1 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU         T7600  @ 2.33GHz (Family: 6, Model: 15, Stepping: 6)
CPUflags: Type: 6 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
success: format: 0  data: 0x0 - 0x917cf8
AVI file format detected.
[aviheader] Video stream found, -vid 0
[aviheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1
VIDEO:  [mp4v]  240x176  24bpp  7.500 fps   91.6 kbps (11.2 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:3  fourcc:0x7634706D  size:240x176  fps: 7.50  ftime:=0.1333
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [pcm] Uncompressed PCM audio decoder
AUDIO: 8000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 16000->16000)
Selected audio codec: [pcm] afm: pcm (Uncompressed PCM)
==========================================================================
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
MP3 audio selected.
VDec: vo config request - 240 x 176 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.36:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
videocodec: libavcodec (240x176 fourcc=3167706d [mpg1])
[mpeg1video @ 0x88056f0]MPEG1/2 does not support 15/2 fps
Could not open codec.
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.

Exiting...