[MEncoder-users] XBOX 360 transcode

[Pawel Pietkiewicz]

Sorry, I've just realized that I'm encoding in .avi. After looking at the
online options and changing my output format, I run into the following
error:

 mencoder esd-tkug-sample.avi -of lavf -lavfopts
format=mp4:i_certify_that_my_video_stream_does_not_use_b_frames -o
sample.mp4 -oac faac -faacopts br=128:mpeg=4:object=1 -ovc x264 -x264encopts
threads=4:bitrate=1000:pass=2
MEncoder 2:0.99+1.0pre8-0ubuntu8 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU:                   Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz (Family: 15, Model: 2,
Stepping: 7)
CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
success: format: 0  data: 0x0 - 0x8c6800
AVI file format detected.
VIDEO:  [XVID]  576x432  12bpp  29.970 fps  1144.2 kbps (139.7 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:3  fourcc:0x44495658  size:576x432  fps:29.97  ftime:=0.0334
==========================================================================
Requested audio codec family [mp3] (afm=mp3lib) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 125.1 kbit/8.14% (ratio: 15638->192000)
Selected audio codec: [ffmp3] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG layer-3 audio
decoder)
==========================================================================
** MUXER_LAVF
*****************************************************************
You have certified that your video stream does not contain B frames.
REMEMBER: MEncoder's libavformat muxing is presently broken and will
generate
INCORRECT files in the presence of B frames. Moreover, due to bugs MPlayer
will play these INCORRECT files as if nothing were wrong!
*******************************************************************************
OK, exit
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
VDec: vo config request - 576 x 432 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar I420 as output csp (no 1)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [error]: ratecontrol_init: can't open stats file
x264_encoder_open failed.
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
VDec: vo config request - 576 x 432 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar I420 as output csp (no 1)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [error]: ratecontrol_init: can't open stats file
x264_encoder_open failed.
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.

Exiting...

Is it possible that mencoder doesn't support h.264 muxing?

Thanks,
Pawel

On 5/15/07, Joey Parrish < joey.parrish at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 5/15/07, Pawel Pietkiewicz < pawel.pietkiewicz at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This is what I have:
> >
> > platen at platinum:~/movies$ mencoder esd-tkug-sample.avi -o sample.mp4-oac
> > faac -faacopts br=128:mpeg=4:object=1 -ovc x264 -x264encopts
> > threads=4:bitrate=1000
> > MEncoder 2:0.99+1.0pre8-0ubuntu8 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
> > CPU:                   Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz (Family: 15, Model:
> 2,
> > Stepping: 7)
> > CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
> > Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
> >
> > WARNING: OUTPUT FILE FORMAT IS _AVI_. See -of help.
>
> Note this, please.  You are creating an AVI file.  If this is not
> intended, see mencoder -of help.
>
> > Video stream: 1056.948 kbit/s  (132118 B/s)  size: 7547101 bytes
> > 57.124secs  1714 frames
> >
> > Audio stream:  127.921 kbit/s  (15990 B/s)  size: 913188 bytes  57.109secs
>
> I see no errors from mencoder.  What is the problem, exactly?
>
> --Joey
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