[MEncoder-users] Option x264encopts: Bad argument b_pyramid=(null)?

[Grozdan]

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:02 AM, Simon <greminn at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi There,
>
> We are using mencoder as part of a scipt to transcode a mp4 to a m4v file.
> This is running the latest version of mencoder compiled this morning on
> Debian Testing.
>
> This is the command we are using:
>
> mencoder "$1" -o "$outdir/${iFile%%.*}_temp.264" \
> -passlogfile "$outdir/${iFile%%.*}"_temp.log $rsize -ovc x264 -x264encopts \
> bitrate=$itemVideoBitrate:frameref=4:bframes=3:b_adapt:b_pyramid:weight_b:partitions=all:8x8dct:me=umh:subq=7:trellis=2:threads=auto:pass=1:analyse=all
> -of rawvideo -nosound
>
> When we run this... we get this output:
>
> MKMP4 : Triggering the encoder with source media: preview.mp4.
> MKMP4 : Encoding: preview.mp4
> MKMP4 : Resizing to: Movie is not being resized..
> MKMP4 : Total Bitrate: 512 kbps.
> MKMP4 : Video Bitrate: 464 kbps.
> MKMP4 : Audio Bitrate: 48 kbps.
> MKMP4 : Platform: Linux.
> MKMP4 : Starting video encoding pass 1...
> MEncoder SVN-r29934-4.3.4 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team
> Option x264encopts: Bad argument b_pyramid=(null)
> success: format: 0  data: 0x0 - 0x1d81f6
> 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.
>
> Any ideas on this one? We have complied and installed x264 before compiling
> mplayer...

b_pyramid has changed in recent x264 versions and it now accepts
options so you can choose between b_pyramid=none, b_pyramid=strict and
b_pyramid=normal

Update your scripts

>
> Thanks
>
> Simon
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