[MEncoder-users] Stopping mencoder from stream seeking (was: Using MEncoder with TySuiteJ)

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 11:35:55AM -0400, Phil Combs wrote:
> Seek failed
> Seek failed
> Seek failed
> Seek failed
> Seek failed
> Seek failed
> ============ Sorry, this file format is not recognized/supported
> =============
> === If this file is an AVI, ASF or MPEG stream, please contact the author!
> ===
> Cannot open demuxer.
> 
>  
> 
> The data that I'm trying to process with mencoder is an MPEG-2 PES stream,
> aka an .mpg file.  It seems as if mencoder is attempting a seek operation,
> which of course will not work on a streaming source.  J  So, how can I get
> around this?

Format autodetect in general does not (and for MPEG in particular that
is almost a "can not") work right without seeking.
Two solutions: make seeking work by using a large cache, e.g.
-cache 10240 or specify the format, e.g. -demuxer mpegpes

And btw.:

> Phil Combs
> 
> Presentation Systems Administrator
> 
> Wright State University
> 
> Center for Teaching and Learning
> 
> 023 Dunbar Library
> 
> Dayton, OH  45435
> 
>  
> 
> (937) 775-3897

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