[MEncoder-users] Assertion `picture_number<rcc->num_entries' failed.

[Corey Hickey]

Dominique Dumont wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I'm trying to encode a short mpeg movie clip (received by satellite
> with vdr) with this command:
> 
> mencoder 'vdr_ at CYCLISME_#3A_LE_DAUPHINE_LIBERE_2006-06-10_001.mpg' -oac mp3lame -lameopts preset=120 -vf pp=ci,crop=688:544 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:v4mv:vbitrate=1000:mbd=2:trell:vpass=2 -o 't_vdr_ at CYCLISME_#3A_LE_DAUPHINE_LIBERE_2006-06-10_001.avi'
> 
> 
> The first pass works fine, but the second pass fails at the end with:
> 
> mencoder: ratecontrol.c:676: ff_rate_estimate_qscale: Assertion `picture_number<rcc->num_entries' failed.

This can happen when the first pass didn't finish or was done on a
different video. Check your first pass again and make sure it didn't
have a problem.

-Corey