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

[Rich Felker]

On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 11:30:56PM -0700, Corey Hickey wrote:
> Rich Felker wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 10, 2006 at 03:56:46PM +0200, 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:
> > 
> > Where is your command line for the first pass? I suspect it is not
> > compatible with the second pass command line.
> 
> You've been away for a few days, haven't you? :)
> 
> Your suspicion is correct, I think, though the original poster never
> confirmed it. See here and the surrounding messages in the thread:
> 
> http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mencoder-users/2006-June/003465.html

Yes, I missed that post. In any case,
1. the user was posting an invalid problem report, omitting command line
2. it's known that audio params must be identical for both passes.
3. yep the problem was what i suspected..... :(

Rich