MPEG2.(mpeg2enc) doesn´t work for me :(

[Gueststar]

i installed all other tools (mplayer, mencoder, mper2enc,etc.). after selecting the convert-option:"MPEG2.(mpeg2enc)", the process monitor window show "failed". a klick on the "info-icon" (the blue "i") brings up the the "protokoll monitor", with following error(s):

....
wait, encoding to mp2 audio with mp2enc...
/Applications/Tools/Multimedia/dvd2svcd/ffmpegX.app//Contents/Resources/mencvcdX: line 209: 806 Broken pipe $command
/Applications/Tools/Multimedia/dvd2svcd/ffmpegX.app//Contents/Resources/mencvcdX: audiodump.wav: No such file or directory
INFO: [mplex] mplex version 2.2.2 ($Date: 2003/05/13 20:27:15 $)
**ERROR: [mplex] Unable to open file /Users/work/Download/u2/VIDEO_TS/movie.mpv for reading.

can anybody tell me, what went wrong????
i need to encode some 1gb vob files and burn them to svcd...

greetz&thx
GF

[Gueststar]

...and if i choose "MPEG2. (ffmpeg)" this error shows up:

Encoding started on Tue Dec 16 20:11:38 CET 2003
Input #0, mpeg, from '/Users/work/Download/u2/VIDEO_TS/2.VOB':
Duration: 00:16:58.5, bitrate: 8432 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Video: , 720x576, 25.00 fps, 9800 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Audio: pcm_s16be, 48000 Hz, stereo, 1536 kb/s
Stream #0.2: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 3 channels, 40 kb/s
Stream #0.3: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5:1, 448 kb/s
Output #0, vob, to '/Users/work/Download/u2/VIDEO_TS/movie.mpg':
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg2video, 480x576, 25.00 fps, q=2-15, 2500 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Audio: mp2, 44100 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #0.2 -> #0.1
Unsupported codec (id=2) for input stream #0.0

[Gueststar]

hmmm, nobody got an answer?

...

GF

[Jaytbird2]

This happened to me too. A couple of things to check on.
1. Make sure you have downloaded and installed the Quicktime Mpeg-2 encoder component for your current version of Quicktime. This could prove difficult as of Monday, because they found a time bomb bug in that component that turned it off after 12-15-03. See this thread https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=193795
2. Make sure that in the Tools tab you have "Use Quicktime" checked as your MP-2 encoder.

This worked for me! Hope it helps
JW

[Gueststar]

hmmm, i don´t won´t to pay for such things as "mpeg2 encoders" i would like to use the "encode with mplayer" option - this one is in most tutorials. but after a complete reinstall of ffmpeg and all this stuff around, i still doesn´t konvert .vob to svcd

maybe i should post my "errorcode" to mayor?

greetz
GF

[jaytbird2]

I don't recall using the phrase "pay for it" 8)
Most of the threads you'll see associated with this problem are solved when using the quicktime mpeg-2 encoder. I imagine it has something to do with how OS X sees any video types as quicktime by default. But yes, Major would have a better explanation.
JW

[Gueststar]

jup, that´s right Jay. that´s one of the things, that are solved better in windows, but..... no need to switch back i guess you´re right with that quicktime mpeg2 encoder thing. i got this one allready, but after reinstalling my os, it get lost. i trie to search my old backup´s and i hope i can give it a try.....

btw: may we talk via ichat? what´s your nic?

greetz
GF

[Gueststar]

meanwhile i tried "DVD Extractor0.9b" and "MacMPEG2Decoder", but it will not seem to work, too... may i should buy a superdrive notebook?!

wow, that MacMPEG2Decode tool seems to work....i will check the result and see...

[Gueststar]

oops, it don´t worked the way i´d expected... it creates an .mov file without sound...puuuh, i´ll go crazy with that encoding stuff folks!!!!!

it can´t be sooo hard to convert a .vob file to mpeg svcd?
why me??

greetz
GF

[Gueststar]

i downloaded "forty-two"... is this a usefull tool? does anybody know about it?

[jaytbird2]

Since I'm on a work computer, no chat. Sorry.
You can email me at jwashburn@flintco.com if you like.
Here's what happens with ffmpegx. You choose the .vob file to encode. You want to make sure you have "keep elementary streams" checked in the tools section. Once the program does its thing, you have one m2v (video only)file and one mp2 (audio only) file. You then have to author the files. This is located in the tools tab. Once completed, you have a .img file and a .toc file. You can burn the .img file with toast, and delete the .toc files. There you go.
JW