[MEncoder-users] [mpeg4 @ 0x86f46cc]Error: 2pass curve failed to converge

[Corey Hickey]

Corey Hickey wrote:
> RC wrote:
>> On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:17:01 -0700
>> Corey Hickey <bugfood-ml at fatooh.org> wrote:
>>
>>>> I think it would make more sense to change to check from an error to
>>>> a warning.  Something about how the maximum allowed quality level
>>>> doesn't use all available bits.
>>> Are my mails going to /dev/null or are you guys just not paying 
>>> attention? I don't mean to sound rude, but I've already explained 
>>> several times that _this_problem_has_been_fixed_in_SVN_already! :)
>> Actually, I still agree with him.  Even after the fix, I've seen the
>> error when testing MPEG4 encoding with (painfully) low bitrates like
>> 400k at D1.  It would have been very nice if I could force it to continue
>> anyways. 
> 
> Do you mean this error?
> 
> [lavc rc] Error: bitrate too low for this video with these parameters.

If so, you can try this simple patch. I won't propose applying it,
though, since I have some other small ratecontrol modifications I need
to do first (when I have time...).

-Corey
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