[MEncoder-users] Trouble when making a movie from *.png files

[Nils Wagner]

Mario Valle wrote:
> You know the phrase: "this is left as an exercise to the student..."
> Anyway:
>
> file_out=x2.avi
> fps=24
> obr=1200
> opt="mbd=2:keyint=132:cmp=2:subcmp=2:dia=2:mv0:last_pred=3"
> codec="msmpeg4v2"
>
> mencoder -ovc lavc -lavcopts \
> vcodec=$codec:vbitrate=$obr:vpass=1:$opt:turbo -nosound -mf \
> fps=$fps:type=png   -o NUL: mf://*.png
> mencoder -ovc lavc -lavcopts \
> vcodec=$codec:vbitrate=$obr:vpass=2:$opt -nosound -mf \
> fps=$fps:type=png -o $file_out mf://*.png
>
> Ciao
>         mario
Great ! It works fine.

Thank you very much.

                                             Nils

>
> Nils Wagner wrote:
>> Mario Valle wrote:
>>> You should use codec msmpeg4v2
>>> or install a mpeg4 codec like divx or ffdshow.
>>> I normally work with this line (from a windows script)
>>>
>>> set file_out=x2.avi
>>> set fps=24
>>> set obr=1200
>>> set opt="mbd=2:keyint=132:cmp=2:subcmp=2:dia=2:mv0:last_pred=3"
>>> set codec="msmpeg4v2"
>>>
>>> mencoder -ovc lavc -lavcopts
>>> vcodec=%codec%:vbitrate=%obr%:vpass=1:%opt%:turbo -nosound -mf
>>> fps=%fps%:type=png   -o NUL: mf://*.png
>>> mencoder -ovc lavc -lavcopts
>>> vcodec=%codec%:vbitrate=%obr%:vpass=2:%opt% -nosound -mf
>>> fps=%fps%:type=png -o %file_out% mf://*.png
>>>
>>> Hope it helps
>>>            mario
>> Mario,
>>
>> Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. I am on
>> Linux ...
>>
>> Cheers,
>>                    Nils
>>
>>> Nils Wagner wrote:
>>>> DMITRY GORODNITSKY wrote:
>>>>> I am using following and it works on all platforms
>>>>> /usr/bin/mencoder mf://*.png -mf type=png:fps=30 -of avi -ffourcc
>>>>> DX50  -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -lameopts preset=medium -lavcopts
>>>>> vcodec=mpeg4:autoaspect:vstrict=1 -audiofile
>>>>> /DATA/preview/Test/v_0_[58-153].jpg.avi/v_0_short2.wav.ogg -o
>>>>> /DATA/preview/Test/v_0_[58-153].png.avi/v_0_[58-153].png.avi
>>>>>
>>>> I followed your advice, but if try to open the avi file with Windows
>>>> Media Player  a window pops up
>>>>
>>>> Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file may be formatted
>>>> with an unsupported codec, or the Internet security setting on your
>>>> computer is set too high. Lower your browser's security setting, and
>>>> then try again.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea ?
>>>>
>>>> Nils
>>>>
>>>>> Nils Wagner <nwagner at mecha.uni-stuttgart.de> wrote:  Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have used mencoder to convert a series of *.png files to a movie.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq.html#MOVIE
>>>>>
>>>>> My question is:
>>>>>
>>>>> Is the generated movie (*.avi *.mpg) platform independent, that is
>>>>> can I
>>>>> use it on both platforms (Windows & Linux) ?
>>>>>
>>>>> The included animation in PDF using LaTeX doesn't work.
>>>>> http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~noeckel/PDFmovie.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried both versions (see below) on a Linux box. mplayer can open
>>>>> the
>>>>> movies without any problem. If I try to use them under Windows it
>>>>> failed.
>>>>>
>>>>> #os.system("mencoder 'mf://_tmp*.png' -mf type=png:fps=10 \
>>>>> #  -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg -oac copy -o animation.mpg")
>>>>> os.system("mencoder mf://_tmp*.png -mf w=800:h=600:fps=25:type=png
>>>>> -ovc
>>>>> raw -oac copy -o animation.avi")
>>>>>
>>>>> How can I resolve this problem ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Nils
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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