[MPlayer-users] Mencoder doesn't create Index

[Nick]

phil.oleynik wrote:

> Nick wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've encoded several DVD's with the following command:
>>
>> mencoder -dvd-device VIDEO_TS dvd://1 -aid 128 -oac copy -vf 
>> crop=x:x:x:x,scale=x:x -ovc xvid -xvidencopts 
>> pass=1:bitrate=9999:autoaspect -o "movie.avi"
>> mencoder -dvd-device VIDEO_TS dvd://1 -aid 128 -oac copy -vf 
>> crop=x:x:x:x,scale=x:x -ovc xvid -xvidencopts 
>> pass=2:bitrate=9999:autoaspect -o "movie.avi"
>>
>> Almost every movie plays fine, exept for Hero and Fahrenheit 9/11 
>> where it is impossible to seek in the avi file.
>> Mplayer displays the following output when I try to seek in one of 
>> the avi's:
>>
>> Cannot seek in raw AVI streams. (Index required, try with the -idx 
>> switch.)
>>
>> I tried the -idx switch but it's still impossible to seek. Can 
>> someone tell me why mencoder doesn't create an index while encoding 
>> certain movies?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Nick
>
>
> Hello!
>
> Can you tell me the size of resulting movie? AVI 2.0 standart does not 
> assume that file might be over 4G. With your bitrate setting, it could 
> be too large for 4-byte pointer to where in the file an index lies. 
> This pointer is placed in AVI head.
>
> Phil
>
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Hi,

The files are all far below the 4G limit.
Hero = 2231 MB
Fahrenheit 911 = 2065 MB

I've think the problem has to do with files that are larger that 2048 MB.
I've also encoded Once Upon A Time In Mexico which is 2071 MB and gives 
the same problem.
The Butterfly Effect which is just below the 2G limit (2033 MB) gives no 
problem.