[MEncoder-users] Encoded file doesn't sync with iPhone

[Jörgen Isaksson]

On 6 mar 2010, at 13.41, Grozdan wrote:

> 2010/3/6 Jörgen Isaksson <jogga at me.com>
> 
>> Hi all mencoder wizards,
>> 
>> This is my first post on the list, so please be gentle with me.
>> 
>> I have downloaded and compiled mencoder and x264 successfully on my mac
>> with 10.6.
>> 
>> After some long research hours on the net I found some mencoder settings
>> that the authors claimed to work with the iPhone. This is the commandline I
>> used.
>> 
>> mencoder input.mov -o output.m4v -vf dsize=480:320:2,scale=-8:-8,harddup
>> -of lavf -lavfopts format=ipod -alang en -sws 2 -oac faac -faacopts
>> br=128:mpeg=4:object=2:raw -srate 44100 -ovc x264 -x264encopts
>> bitrate=800:nocabac:level_idc=30:bframes=0:global_header:threads=2:subq=5:frameref=6:partitions=all:trellis=1:chroma_me:me=umh
>> 
>> The file encodes without problem and plays just fine on the desktop and in
>> iTunes, but it doesn't sync with the iPhone?t
>> 
>> Have I done something wrong here? My understanding was that the
>> "format=ipod" would add the needed atom for the movie to sync with the
>> iPhone.
>> 
> 
> Use MP4Box (from gpac) for muxing. Lavf in mencoder is broken

I still can't get the mencoder encoded files to sync with my iPhone. Encoding works just great, but the file wont sync.

Can you give me an example on how to use MP4Box for muxing. I'm not sure how to continue.

Best regards / Jorgen