[MEncoder-users] h264/aac segfaults on encode, part of encoding lost when reencode to matroska or MP4

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 01:33:59PM +0100, Miroslav Rovis wrote:
> > MEncoder SVN-r30554-4.3.4
> It's not ancient, but it is old.

It's over 8 months old...

> Of course, if I have to try that, I will. I am not lazy, not that
> lazy. But I have other work and worries on my hands, and I prefer
> Gentoo provided packages whenever possible: less work and worry
> overhead...

Gentoo has a -9999 ebuild that is latest SVN...

> So since it is in the FAQ of mkvtoolnix:
> http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/faq.html
> that mplayer is listed under question:
> "Why does audio or video not play anymore since v4.1.0 (e.g. MP3, AC3,
> DTS audio tracks, h264 video tracks)"
> my question is, if I try and install the latest mplayer snapshot, do I
> get that "header removal compression" issue with mplayer solved or
> not, i..e. have the mplayer developers solved that issue in the meantime?

-demuxer lavf will fix the issue, and that is the default now.
There is also a patch to fix it for -demuxer mkv but nobody is
pushing it and I haven't really had time for it.