[MEncoder-users] encoding mov to avi

[Marius Schaefer/Camberg/ISBAC]

Hello, 

what am I doing wrong?

linux:~# mencoder -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4 -oac mp3lame -lameopts 
vbr=3 
http://movies.apple.com/movies/fox_searchlight/night_watch/night_watch_320.mov 
-o night_watch.avi -v
MEncoder 1.0pre7-2.95.4 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville (Family: 6, 
Stepping: 6)
Detected cache-line size is 32 bytes
CPUflags: Type: 6 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE

File not found: 'frameno.avi'
Failed to open frameno.avi
get_path('font/font.desc') -> '/root/.mplayer/font/font.desc'
font: can't open file: /root/.mplayer/font/font.desc
font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
Using MMX (with tiny bit MMX2) Optimized OnScreenDisplay
Filename for url is now 
http://movies.apple.com/movies/fox_searchlight/night_watch/night_watch_320.mov
Filename for url is now 
http://movies.apple.com/movies/fox_searchlight/night_watch/night_watch_320.mov
Resolving movies.apple.com for AF_INET...
Connecting to server movies.apple.com[193.108.94.16]:80 ...
--- HTTP DEBUG HEADER --- START ---
protocol:           [HTTP/1.0]
http minor version: [0]
uri:                [(null)]
method:             [(null)]
status code:        [200]
reason phrase:      [OK]
body size:          [254]
Fields:
 0 - Content-Length: 254
 1 - Content-Type: video/quicktime
 2 - Server: Apache/1.3.29 (Darwin) PHP/4.3.1
 3 - Last-Modified: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:31:01 GMT
 4 - ETag: "fe-425438f5"
 5 - Cache-Control: max-age=1788
 6 - Expires: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 10:56:49 GMT
 7 - Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 10:27:01 GMT
 8 - Connection: close
--- HTTP DEBUG HEADER --- END ---
Content-Type: [video/quicktime]
Content-Length: [254]
Cache size set to 320 KBytes
Connected to server: movies.apple.com
success: format: 7  data: 0x0 - 0x0
CACHE_PRE_INIT: 0 [0] 0  pre:0  eof:0
Checking for MOV
MOV: Movie header found!
MOV: Reference Media file!!!
Added reference to playlist
  min. data rate: 2800 bits/sec
  quality index: 1
Added reference to playlist
  min. data rate: 2800 bits/sec
  quality index: 1
QuickTime/MOV file format detected.
Video stream is mandatory!

Exiting...

MPlayer can play this url just fine.

Marius Schäfer