Linux Tutorial: Convert to x264 using Mencoder

A simple, easy to follow tutorial on how to convert a video file to the popular x264 container in minutes using Mencoder.
I made a mistake regarding the download of mencoder, I have corrected it in the video annotations (:

NOTE: This tutorial is encoded differently, as the .ogv screencast went awry and produced some out of sync results.

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