[MEncoder-users] XBOX 360 transcode

[John Brown]

Pawel Pietkiewicz wrote:
>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
<cut>
>x264 [error]: ratecontrol_init: can't open stats file
<cut

If you want to do a 2-pass encode you must enter:
$ mencoder ... -x264encopts ...pass=1
$ mencoder ... -x264encopts ...pass=2

There is no stats file because it is created when pass=1.

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