ffmpegX Errors Out On Multiplex

[tgpo]

Using version g

I'm attempting to multiplex a .m2v and a .mp2 to a DVD, or to an MPEG-2, it won't do anything. Any idea of how to fix this? No matter what program I use to multiplex I always get this exact same error in the exact same place.

Here is the process window.

DVD:

INFO: [mplex] mplex version 2.2.2 ($Date: 2003/05/13 20:27:15 $)
INFO: [mplex] File /Users/tgpo/Desktop/308.m2v looks like an MPEG Video stream.
INFO: [mplex] File /Users/tgpo/Desktop/308.mp2 looks like an MPEG Audio stream.
INFO: [mplex] Video stream 0: profile 8 selected - ignoring non-standard options!
INFO: [mplex] Found 1 audio streams and 1 video streams
INFO: [mplex] Selecting dvdauthor DVD output profile
INFO: [mplex] Multiplexing video program stream!
INFO: [mplex] Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (/Users/tgpo/Desktop/308.m2v)
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO STREAM: e0
INFO: [mplex] Frame width : 720
INFO: [mplex] Frame height : 480
INFO: [mplex] Aspect ratio : 4:3 display
INFO: [mplex] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec
INFO: [mplex] Bit rate : 4000000 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Vbv buffer size : 208896 bytes
INFO: [mplex] CSPF : 0
INFO: [mplex] Scanning for header info: Audio stream c0 (/Users/tgpo/Desktop/308.mp2)
INFO: [mplex] MPEG AUDIO STREAM: c0
INFO: [mplex] Audio version : 1.0
INFO: [mplex] Layer : 2
INFO: [mplex] CRC checksums : no
INFO: [mplex] Bit rate : 28672 bytes/sec (224 kbit/sec)
INFO: [mplex] Frequency : 48000 Hz
INFO: [mplex] Mode : 0 stereo
INFO: [mplex] Mode extension : 0
INFO: [mplex] Copyright bit : 0 no copyright
INFO: [mplex] Original/Copy : 1 original
INFO: [mplex] Emphasis : 0 none
INFO: [mplex] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:
INFO: [mplex] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 4294048
INFO: [mplex] target data-rate specified : 10080000
INFO: [mplex] Setting specified specified data rate: 10080000
INFO: [mplex] Run-in Sectors = 89 Video delay = 13019 Audio delay = 16022
INFO: [mplex] New sequence commences...
INFO: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 237568 frame=000000 sector=00000000
INFO: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000000 sector=00000000
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=4040118 required(DTS)=4040042
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 177210 frame=001342 sector=00010143
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 3635 frame=001863 sector=00000620
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=4084004 required(DTS)=4070072
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 235543 frame=001351 sector=00010438
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=001878 sector=00000625
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=4128036 required(DTS)=4097099
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 235543 frame=001360 sector=00010734
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=001890 sector=00000629
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=4172068 required(DTS)=4124126
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 235543 frame=001369 sector=00011030
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=001902 sector=00000633
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=4216100 required(DTS)=4157159
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 235543 frame=001380 sector=00011324
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=001920 sector=00000639
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=4260132 required(DTS)=4235237
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 235543 frame=001406 sector=00011612
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=001956 sector=00000651
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=22235282 required(DTS)=22235219
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 193605 frame=007400 sector=00060437
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 2503 frame=010289 sector=00003423
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=22279314 required(DTS)=22277261
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 235543 frame=007414 sector=00060731
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=010307 sector=00003429
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=22323346 required(DTS)=22322306
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 235543 frame=007429 sector=00061024
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 3795 frame=010328 sector=00003436
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=22367378 required(DTS)=22367351
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 220661 frame=007444 sector=00061317
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 3095 frame=010349 sector=00003443
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=22411556 required(DTS)=22409393
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 235543 frame=007458 sector=00061610
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 3067 frame=010370 sector=00003450
**ERROR: [mplex] Too many frame drops -exiting

[major]

Could you email me a link to download the files, so as I can test.

[tgpo]

I'll have to find a way to share them. 600mb is larger than I have on the net to share. I'll reply with a location.

[tgpo]

I have no way to share the files major. I've tried a few things, but am unable. Any other ideas?

[thoughton]

If you're on an always-on connection, you could set up the ftp server on your mac, there's an app called ... errr ... PureFTP enabler or something like that. Really easy to use, takes about 30 seconds, but if it's just for a one-off transfer I'd suggest you disable your firewall temporarily rather than diddle around trying to get passive FTP working (some links on my os x page if you're interested).

[major]

Do you have a fast connection?

[tgpo]

We have an upload cap of 30kb/sec

It would take ~9hours for you to dl it.

[tgpo]

It'll demux the mpeg, but it won't mux it back again. In fact no program using mplex will mux the files back together.

[bittman]

Using Version "g" I'm experiencing the same problem. Additionally I've learned that you must select the .m2v file first and then the .wav file or it won't process at all.

See output below:

Input #0, wav, from '/Users/ben/Desktop/Reds.wav':
Duration: 00:03:24.5, bitrate: 1536 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: pcm_s16le, 48000 Hz, stereo, 1536 kb/s
Output #0, mp2, to '/Users/ben/Desktop/Reds.wav.mp2':
Stream #0.0: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
video:0kB audio:5593kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.000000%
INFO: [mplex] mplex version 2.2.2 ($Date: 2003/05/13 20:27:15 $)
INFO: [mplex] File /Users/ben/Desktop/Reds.m2v looks like an MPEG Video stream.
INFO: [mplex] File /Users/ben/Desktop/Reds.wav.mp2 looks like an MPEG Audio stream.
INFO: [mplex] Found 1 audio streams and 1 video streams
INFO: [mplex] Selecting generic MPEG2 output profile
INFO: [mplex] Multiplexing video program stream!
INFO: [mplex] Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (/Users/ben/Desktop/Reds.m2v)
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO STREAM: e0
INFO: [mplex] Frame width : 720
INFO: [mplex] Frame height : 480
INFO: [mplex] Aspect ratio : 4:3 display
INFO: [mplex] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec
INFO: [mplex] Bit rate : 8000000 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Vbv buffer size : 229376 bytes
INFO: [mplex] CSPF : 0
INFO: [mplex] Scanning for header info: Audio stream c0 (/Users/ben/Desktop/Reds.wav.mp2)
INFO: [mplex] MPEG AUDIO STREAM: c0
INFO: [mplex] Audio version : 1.0
INFO: [mplex] Layer : 2
INFO: [mplex] CRC checksums : no
INFO: [mplex] Bit rate : 28672 bytes/sec (224 kbit/sec)
INFO: [mplex] Frequency : 48000 Hz
INFO: [mplex] Mode : 0 stereo
INFO: [mplex] Mode extension : 0
INFO: [mplex] Copyright bit : 0 no copyright
INFO: [mplex] Original/Copy : 1 original
INFO: [mplex] Emphasis : 0 none
INFO: [mplex] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:
INFO: [mplex] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 8354048
INFO: [mplex] target data-rate specified : 3000000
++ WARN: [mplex] Target data rate lower than computed requirement!
++ WARN: [mplex] N.b. a 20% or so discrepancy in variable bit-rate
++ WARN: [mplex] streams is common and harmless provided no time-outs will occur
INFO: [mplex] Run-in Sectors = 88 Video delay = 43253 Audio delay = 46256
INFO: [mplex] New sequence commences...
INFO: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 235520 frame=000000 sector=00000000
INFO: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000000 sector=00000000
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=298844 required(DTS)=298508
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 211738 frame=000085 sector=00000475
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4057 frame=000117 sector=00000039
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=446300 required(DTS)=364574
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 233495 frame=000107 sector=00000764
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000150 sector=00000050
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=593756 required(DTS)=436646
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 233495 frame=000131 sector=00001053
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000183 sector=00000061
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=741212 required(DTS)=508718
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 233495 frame=000155 sector=00001342
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000216 sector=00000072
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=888668 required(DTS)=628838
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 233495 frame=000195 sector=00001624
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000270 sector=00000090
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=1036124 required(DTS)=1028237
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 233495 frame=000328 sector=00001862
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000456 sector=00000152
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=1183580 required(DTS)=1073282
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 233495 frame=000343 sector=00002155
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000477 sector=00000159
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=1331036 required(DTS)=1199408
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 233500 frame=000386 sector=00002436
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000534 sector=00000178
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=1478492 required(DTS)=1310519
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 233495 frame=000422 sector=00002718
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000588 sector=00000196
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=1625948 required(DTS)=1439648
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 233495 frame=000465 sector=00002998
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000648 sector=00000216
++ WARN: [mplex] Stream e0: data will arrive too late sent(SCR)=1773404 required(DTS)=1520729
++ WARN: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 233495 frame=000492 sector=00003286
++ WARN: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000684 sector=00000228
**ERROR: [mplex] Too many frame drops -exiting

[bittman]

...in regards to my earlier post. I have also used ffmegX to successfully Demux an MPEG-2 and received the same error when trying to Mux it immediately after (without modifing the files).

[major]

INFO: [mplex] Selecting generic MPEG2 output profile

You seem to author DVD bitrate/sized streams, so you should use DVD profile, not generic profile.

[bittman]

If you mean changing "Mux as..." from MPEG-2 to DVD then it worked. Why doesn't the MPEG-2 setting support a higher bit rate?

Thanks for your help...

[csdesigns]

Not to knock major's application or anything, but a solution I have found a while ago is using innobits BitVice Helper application. Its a free download from their site and allows you to multiplex tracks with ease. If you are still having problems with ffmpegX, I suggest checking it out.

[tgpo]

Bitvice didn't mux them either. Nothing that uses mplex will mux the files.

Bitvice didn't
ffmpegX didn't
MissingMPEGTools didn't
MPEG2Works didn't