[MPlayer-users] Mencoder doesn't create Index

[Nick]

Phil Oleynik wrote:

> Nick wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
> Ha-ha-ha!!!
>
> I like it! I like when a field with meaning "lenght" or "byte count" 
> has signed type.
> As though, somebody will need negative file length...
> Thanks for note about critical size.
>
> Phil
>
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Hi Phil,

Could be me, but I don't have a clue about what you'r saying in your 
last reply :)
More important, do you know how I can fix this problem?

Regards,
Nick