[MPlayer-users] Demuxer error - Mencoder on Archlinux

Clément Bœsch ubitux at gmail.com
Mon Jun 6 21:55:56 CEST 2011


On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 06:25:44PM +0100, Sw at g wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> Since couple of kernel while using mencoder to record my logitech
> ultra Fusion webcam the command return an "demuxer" error even
> though I do not want to record any sound.
> 
> Please see command use to record the webcam:
> 
> |mencoder tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=800:height=600:fps=15:device=/dev/video0  -ovc x264 -nosound -o cam_`date +%F_%T`.avi
> 

Please use ffmpeg instead of mencoder, which is mostly unmaintained for
years. Something like:

    ffmpeg -f video4linux2 -i /dev/video0 -s 800x600 -vcodec libx264 -vpre
    slower cam_`date +%F_%T`.mp4

should do the trick.

-- 
Clément B.
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