[MEncoder-users] Running Mencoder in Windows

[Scott Calhoun]

I have downloaded the Windows mencoder executable and am trying to run
it on a group of jpeg files to produce an avi. The cmd that I am running
from the Windows command prompt is:
 
mencoder "mf://MidwestHighway\*.jpg" -mf fps=10 -o output.avi -ovc lavc
-lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4
 
which is a very simple example in the documentation. Everytime I run
this cmd, mencoder dies with the:
 
mencoder.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry
for the inconvenience.
 
The last message dumped by the cmd prompt is:
 
Video stream:  -1.#IO kbits/s (-2147483648 B/s) size  0 bytes  0.000 sec
...
 
I do not know whether this is an error or normal status.
 
I have looked extensively on the web for this problem without success. I
know it must be something simple. Can anyone clue me in?
 

J Scott Calhoun
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