I want to make VCD, SVCD, and DVD with ffmpeg
there are many different settinsg for the same thing, like VCD ffmpeg, vcd mpeg2enc...
which one of these do I use?
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Different methods may lead to very similar results. The ffmpeg engine is faster, the mpeg2enc engine produces more compatible output, bitrate-wise. There is no 'best', only one that you'll like better than the other. And you will have to make that choice, based on your personal needs. Just like the various options that are available to each engine, but some not available to both.
For VCD and SVCD, the how-to pages suggest mpeg2enc, if that helps you decide.
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Does the AVI play well in QuickTime Player? I believe ffmpegX defaults to decoding with QuickTime, which only works well if your source file plays okay in QuickTime Player. You may need to install additional QT components (codecs) for QuickTime decoding to work.
What does the Summary tab say on the left (the source file information)?
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Originally Posted by Case
FROM AVI
VIDEO mpeg4, yuvp, 720x480
Audio mp3, 44100 hz, stereo. 192 kbs
Why cant I make this a DVD/VCD or SVCD?
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Originally Posted by edubz
Originally Posted by edubz
Originally Posted by edubz
Try this: Drop your source file on the ffmpegX. Select the VCD (mpeg2enc) preset. Use the Play button in the upper right. If it plays okay (use ESC to quit mplayer), then you opt for mplayer decoding, which you can set in the Options tab (lower left). Now go to the video tab, look at the frame rate. Only if it says NTSC FILM, then also tick "Set 3:2" in the Options tab. Now you're ready to encode. How is the result?
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the avi doesnt play in quicktime, but it does play in ffmpeg and in videolan.
now, I just tried to encode my AVI file to DVD using the mpeg2enc and it said it was finished, but when I try to open it in quicktime, it says its not a file quicktime under stands...
also, I notice a couple of files on my desktop
myFILE.avi.ff.mpeg
myFILE.avi.ff.ac3
and a folder myFILE.avi.ff.dvd
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Originally Posted by edubz
b) if it plays in ffmpegX, then decoding with mplayer will be a good option.
c) if it plays in VLC, it means nothing, because ffmpegX doesn't communicate with VLC when reading a file.
Originally Posted by edubz
Originally Posted by edubz
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Originally Posted by Case
I installed the divx codec and xvid codec and all I get is a white screen when I try to play it through quicktime...
tried to play through the apple dvd player... nothing, black silence.
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just tried to encode got this erorr
Encoding started on Sun Feb 19 19:17:41 EST 2006
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
movtoy4m
Copyright 2002-2005 Johan Lindstr??m
All rights reserved. Used in ffmpegX under license.
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: frame size: 352x240 pixels (126720 bytes)
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: frame rate: 30000/1001 fps (~29.970030)
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: interlace: none/progressive
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: sample aspect ratio: 1:1
INFO: [yuvscaler] from 352x240, take 352x240+0+0, NOT_INTERLACED/PROGRESSIVE
INFO: [yuvscaler] scale to 352x240, 352x240 being displayed, NOT_INTERLACED/PROGRESSIVE
INFO: [yuvscaler] Scaling uses the RESAMPLE algorithm,
INFO: [yuvscaler] without line switching
INFO: [yuvscaler] without time forwarding
INFO: [yuvscaler] Without luminance correction
INFO: [yuvscaler] Without chrominance correction
INFO: [yuvscaler] frame rate: 29.970 fps
INFO: [yuvscaler] Scaling ratio for width is 1 to 1
INFO: [yuvscaler] and is 1 to 1 for height
INFO: [yuvscaler] Specific downscaling routing number 4
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: frame size: 352x240 pixels (126720 bytes)
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: frame rate: 30000/1001 fps (~29.970030)
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: interlace: none/progressive
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: sample aspect ratio: 1:1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] VCD default options selected
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Selecting VCD output profile
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Assuming norm NTSC
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Encoding MPEG-1 video to /Users/edubz/Desktop/SF Documentary.avi.ff.m1v
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Horizontal size: 352 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Vertical size: 240 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Aspect ratio code: 12 = 1:1.1250 (4:3 NTSC for 720x480/352x240 images)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame rate code: 4 = 30000.0/1001.0 (NTSC VIDEO)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Bitrate: 1151 KBit/s
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Field order for input: none/progressive
INFO: [mpeg2enc] New Sequence every 9999 Mbytes
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Assuming non-video stream of 230 Kbps
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Search radius: 16
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP SIZE RANGE 9 TO 15
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Setting colour/gamma parameters to "NTSC"
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Progressive format frames = 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] mpeg1 - setting intra_dc_precision = 0
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Using default unmodified quantization matrices
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Buffering 39 frames
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for QUANTIZER!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for MOTION!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for TRANSFORM!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for PREDICTION!
INFO: [yuvscaler] End of stream!
INFO: [yuvscaler] Normal exit: end of stream with frame number 104145!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Guesstimated final muxed size = 600270486
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File /Users/edubz/Desktop/SF Documentary.avi.ff.wav has zero power, ignoring...
ffmpeg version CVS, build 3277056, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
Mac OSX static build for ffmpegX
configuration: --enable-mp3lame --enable-gpl --disable-vhook --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --enable-a52 --enable-xvid --enable-faac --enable-faad --enable-amr_nb --enable-amr_wb --enable-pthreads --enable-x264
built on Dec 1 2005 03:50:24, gcc: 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1666)
Input #0, wav, from '/Users/edubz/Desktop/SF Documentary.avi.ff.wav':
Duration: 00:00:30.8, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1411 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: pcm_s16le, 44100 Hz, stereo, 1411 kb/s
Output #0, mp2, to '/Users/edubz/Desktop/SF Documentary.avi.ff.mp2':
Stream #0.0: Audio: mp2, 44100 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Press [q] to stop encoding
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size= 842kB time=30.8 bitrate= 224.0kbits/s
video:0kB audio:842kB 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/edubz/Desktop/SF Documentary.avi.ff.m1v looks like an MPEG Video stream.
INFO: [mplex] File /Users/edubz/Desktop/SF Documentary.avi.ff.mp2 looks like an MPEG Audio stream.
INFO: [mplex] Video stream 0: profile 1 selected - ignoring non-standard options!
INFO: [mplex] Found 1 audio streams and 1 video streams
INFO: [mplex] Selecting VCD output profile
INFO: [mplex] Multiplexing video program stream!
INFO: [mplex] Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (/Users/edubz/Desktop/SF Documentary.avi.ff.m1v)
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO STREAM: e0
INFO: [mplex] Frame width : 352
INFO: [mplex] Frame height : 240
INFO: [mplex] Aspect ratio : 1:1.1250 (4:3 NTSC for 720x480/352x240 images)
INFO: [mplex] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec
INFO: [mplex] Bit rate : 1152000 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Vbv buffer size : 40960 bytes
INFO: [mplex] CSPF : 1
INFO: [mplex] Scanning for header info: Audio stream c0 (/Users/edubz/Desktop/SF Documentary.avi.ff.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 : 44100 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 : 1403296
INFO: [mplex] target data-rate specified : 1411200
INFO: [mplex] Setting specified specified data rate: 1411200
INFO: [mplex] Run-in Sectors = 18 Video delay = 21600 Audio delay = 24603
INFO: [mplex] New sequence commences...
INFO: [mplex] Video e0: buf= 47104 frame=000000 sector=00000000
INFO: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=000000 sector=00000000
INFO: [mplex] Padding : sector=00000000
++ WARN: [mplex] Discarding incomplete final frame MPEG audio stream c0!
INFO: [mplex] STREAM c0 completed @ frame 1177.
INFO: [mplex] Scanned to end AU 104144
INFO: [mplex] STREAM e0 completed @ frame 104144.
INFO: [mplex] Multiplex completion at SCR=312717600.
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INFO: [mplex] Audio c0: buf= 4096 frame=001177 sector=00000379
INFO: [mplex] Padding : sector=00192278
INFO: [mplex] VIDEO_STATISTICS: e0
INFO: [mplex] Video Stream length: 156141137 bytes
INFO: [mplex] Sequence headers: 6943
INFO: [mplex] Sequence ends : 1
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INFO: [mplex] No. Groups : 6943
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INFO: [mplex] No. P Frames : 27773 avg. size 1509 bytes
INFO: [mplex] No. B Frames : 69429 avg. size 1509 bytes
INFO: [mplex] Average bit-rate : 359200 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] Peak bit-rate : 336800 bits/sec
INFO: [mplex] BUFFERING min 1194 Buf max 4326
INFO: [mplex] AUDIO_STATISTICS: c0
INFO: [mplex] Audio stream length 861626 bytes.
INFO: [mplex] Syncwords : 1179
INFO: [mplex] Frames : 674 padded
INFO: [mplex] Frames : 505 unpadded
INFO: [mplex] BUFFERING min 15 Buf max 744
INFO: [mplex] MUX STATUS: no under-runs detected.
(Super) VideoCD xml description created successfully as `/Users/edubz/Desktop/SF.xml'
++ WARN: initializing libvcd 0.7.12 [darwin5.2/powerpc]
**ERROR: could not stat() file `/Users/edubz/Desktop/SF': No such file or directory
++ WARN:
++ WARN:
(Super) VideoCD xml description created successfully as `Documentary.avi.xml'
++ WARN: initializing libvcd 0.7.12 [darwin5.2/powerpc]
**ERROR: could not stat() file `Documentary.avi': No such file or directory
++ WARN:
++ WARN:
(Super) VideoCD xml description created successfully as `/Users/edubz/Desktop/SF.xml'
++ WARN: initializing libvcd 0.7.12 [darwin5.2/powerpc]
**ERROR: could not stat() file `/Users/edubz/Desktop/SF': No such file or directory
++ WARN:
++ WARN:
(Super) VideoCD xml description created successfully as `Documentary.avi.ff-1.mpg.xml'
++ WARN: initializing libvcd 0.7.12 [darwin5.2/powerpc]
**ERROR: could not stat() file `Documentary.avi.ff-1.mpg': No such file or directory
++ WARN:
++ WARN:
(Super) VideoCD xml description created successfully as `/Users/edubz/Desktop/SF.xml'
++ WARN: initializing libvcd 0.7.12 [darwin5.2/powerpc]
**ERROR: could not stat() file `/Users/edubz/Desktop/SF': No such file or directory
++ WARN:
++ WARN:
(Super) VideoCD xml description created successfully as `Documentary.avi.ff.mpv.xml'
++ WARN: initializing libvcd 0.7.12 [darwin5.2/powerpc]
**ERROR: could not stat() file `Documentary.avi.ff.mpv': No such file or directory
++ WARN:
++ WARN:
Encoding completed on Sun Feb 19 22:24:13 EST 2006
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Originally Posted by edubz
Originally Posted by edubz
Originally Posted by edubz
How many files in the VIDEO_TS folder? Should be 5 at least.
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