[MEncoder-users] "Too many video packets in the buffer"

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 09:34:57AM -0500, Andrew Berg wrote:
> Copying both streams (-oac copy -ovc copy) gives the same error. I tried
> remuxing to Matroska and inputting the mkv file, but oddly enough, that
> made MEncoder stop early and return "Too many audio packets in the
> buffer". I also tried -tskeepbroken.

Copying AC-3 usually does not work. Your best chance probably is to
do the video on its own and the mux it with the original audio in a separate
step.