[MPlayer-advusers] [BUG] cannot use -nosound with multiple input files in mencoder

[compn]

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:40:10 +0300
Oded Shimon <ods15 at ods15.dyndns.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 03:49:02PM -0400, compn wrote:
> > $ mencoder 1.avi 2.avi -nosound -ovc lavc -o test.avi
> >snip
> > No audio encoder (-oac) selected. Select one (see -oac help) or use -nosound.
> 
> PEBCAK, RTFM: It's not a bug, it's a documented feature!
> 
> mencoder [global options] file1 [specific options] [file2] [specific options]
> 
> Note '_specific_ options'. :) '-nosound' only applied to 2.avi, 1.avi still 
> have sound...
> 
> (Actually, this possibly raises another bug.. with -oac copy, MEncoder 
> should STILL complain that 2.avi has no sound but 1.avi does, but I'm not 
> sure if I ever added such a check... /me checks).
> 
> Bleh, seems like it creates a broken file. :(
> I should fix this...
> 
> - ods15


i didnt think it was pebcak because there cannot be two oac or ovc (or nosounds)
per cmd line?

e.g. you cannot have mencoder file1.avi -oac mp3lame file2.avi -oac pcm -o done.avi
correct?

or can you have mencoder 1.avi -vf eq2=-5:-5:-5:-5 2.avi -vf eq2=5:5:5:5 ???

i'll have to test this... :)

-compn