[MPlayer-users] Mencoder: Which filename is missing

[Frank Boehme]

Lee Harris wrote:

> When I try to run mencoder in a directory with pre decrypted vobs
> with this command
> 
> cat *.vob | mencoder  -ovc divx4 -oac mp3lame -divx4opts br=999 -o
> mencoder.avi -pass 1
> 
> I get this error.
> 
> Reading /root/.mplayer/codecs.conf: 21 audio & 58 video codecs
> 
> Missing filename!

RTFM!! How can mencoder know that you are feeding from a pipe? Add -- -
!


Frank