Could not read YUVMpeg4 Header!

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that's the error i get when i try and go VIDEO_TS -> VCD with the quick preset. i have a feeling this is something beyond me so i didn't really mess with any of the settings when i tried to encode it.

VIDEO: mpeg-2, size: 720x480, 23.976 fps w/3:2, 7500 kbps. AUDIO: ac3, 48000Hz, 448 kbps.

that's the info for the video_ts source.

can anyone help? did i mess something up?
thanks =)

[major]

Please post the whole process output, not just the error message.

Encoding started on Sat Oct 17 09:22:37 CDT 2020
INFO: [yuvscaler] yuvscaler (version 1.7.0) is a general scaling utility for yuv frames
INFO: [yuvscaler] (C) 2001-2002 Xavier Biquard <xbiquard@free.fr>
INFO: [yuvscaler] yuvscaler -h for help, or man yuvscaler
/Users/matthewwilson/Movies/MATRIX_RELOADED/VIDEO_TS: Unknown format
**ERROR: [yuvscaler] Could'nt read YUV4MPEG header!
**ERROR: [mpeg2enc] Could not read YUV4MPEG2 header: system error (failed read/write)!

[major]

The reason is, as documented in the manual, VIDEO_TS input is not available for mpeg-1 encoding right now. So select CVD or SVCD instead of VCD, and enable the "Decode with mplayer" option - or for VCD, use VOB input instead.

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yiikes... simple as that, huh?
thanks a lot for answering my stupid question!
ffmpegx rocks! thanks for a great tool!