[MEncoder-users] First post (a52: CRC check failed!: error while converting .TX HDTV video)

[Chris Call]

This is my first time using a mailing list, so please go easy on me.  I'm
having a problem and I've googled everywhere for a solution and found tons
of relevant searches, but no answer.

I have VERY little experience with digital video stuff, MEncoder
specifically, but I'm trying to learn it.

I am trying to convert .TS HDTV video from my tuner card to Xvid x.264.
This is the command that I entered in MEncoder:

mencoder -ovc xvid -oac mp3lame -xvidencopts bitrate=1500 -o e:\output.avi
e:\video.ts -vf scale=640:360 -edl e:\video.edl


I'm using an edl exported from comskip, but I get this problem without using
comskip or the edl flag, as well.

The error is:

Pos:2275.1s 136448f (42%) 23.78fps Trem: 130min 1100mb  A-V:0.034 [1499:206]
Skipping frame!
Pos:2381.0s 142798f (43%) 23.63fps Trem: 131min 1123mb  A-V:0.033 [1499:206]
Skipping frame!
Pos:2381.0s 142800f (43%) 23.63fps Trem: 131min 1123mb  A-V:0.014 [1499:206]
1 duplicate frame(s)!
*a52: CRC check failed!*  ) 23.59fps Trem: 132min 1131mb  A-V:0.013
[1499:206]
Pos:2419.8s 145124f (43%) 23.59fps Trem: 132min 1131mb  A-V:0.015 [1499:206]


(so after "a52: CRC check failed!" the process crashes)

I'm trying to figure out what is going on here and I've seen some programs
that "fix" .TS streams, but I don't know if that may be the problem, or what
it is.

The video file I'm using is straight from WinTV and a Haumppauge HVR-1600
card (Clear Qam HD).  The video file is 13.4GB and as you can see, it
crashed at 43%.

Any help in the matter would be greatly appreciated (or if you have
recommendations on what script to use for a good picture quality (HD 264).)
As I said, I've very new at this so I've only barely put together enough to
type that command for myself.  I'm not sure if there is a logfile that I can
send that would help to determine the problem.

Thanks in advance,
Chris

P.S.  I was also looking for information on how to get MPlayer to show the
time code on the footage (not 0 when the video starts, but whatever the
footage uses since it's HD and it works off of another time code system
(from what little I've read from trying to google the subject.)

Thanks a lot to everyone!