[MEncoder-users] Mencoder SIMPLY Freezes or gives a mpg123: Can't rewind stream by 20 bits! error

[Nico Sabbi]

Lucas Linard wrote:

> Nico Sabbi:
> Thanks dude, the mpg123 error stopped. But what can I do about the
> freeze?? It jsut freezes, with no message or something (at least as
> far as I know).
> this is the output:
>
> MEncoder 2:1.0~rc1-0ubuntu8 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
>

old, use svn instead

> and it simply STOPS. Is there another way I can make quality mpg (to
> create a dvd video) using mencoder?
> I am using the following command
> mencoder movie.avi -sub sub.srt -subcp latin1 -ovc lavc -oac lavc -of
> mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf -vf
> crop=572:312,scale=720:400,expand=720:576,harddup -srate 48000 -af
> lavcresample=48000 -lavcopts
> vcodec=mpeg2video:mbd=2:mv0:trell:cbp:last_pred=3:predia=2:dia=2:vmax_b_frames=2:vb_strategy=1:precmp=2:cmp=2:subcmp=2:preme=2:qns=2:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:vbitrate=1800:keyint=15:vstrict=0:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192:aspect=4/3:border_mask=0.3:vpass=1:turbo 
>
> -o "/dev/null" -ofps 24000/1001 -ac mad
>
> after that I use the same, but without turbo, and with vpass=2
>
> can you point me a way to prevent the freeze? again, thanks a LOT for
> the -ac mad tip.
>
if svn still freezes retry with this patch reversed, please, and report 
if it still freezes
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk/libmpdemux/muxer_mpeg.c?r1=22879&r2=22878&pathrev=22879