Endcoding problem

[Stephenstudios]

I get this message after encoding "Encoding started on Mon Dec 26 23:30:16 EST 2005
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp, from
'/Users/StephenLevinson/Desktop/bobsquarepants-tlr4_321.mov':
Duration: 00:02:27.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1407
kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: pcm_s16be, 22050 Hz, mono, 352
kb/s
Stream #0.1: Video: mpeg4
Output #0, mp4, to
'/Users/StephenLevinson/Desktop/M4V08428.MP4':
Stream #0.0: Video: xvid, 320x240, 29.97 fps, q=3-9,
300 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Audio: aac, 24000 Hz, stereo, 32 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.1 -> #0.0
Stream #0.0 -> #0.1
video:12kB audio:1151kB global headers:0kB muxing
overhead 43.455759%
bench: utime=17.736s
1 video MPEG-4 Unknown Profile(0), 147.347 secs, 98
kbps, 320x240 @ 29.97 fps
2 audio MPEG-4 AAC LC, 147.157 secs, 98 kbps, 24000 Hz
Encoding completed on Mon Dec 26 23:30:38 EST 2005"

When i play that cclip its just colors changing. I put the file on the psp, and its just colors that are changing.. its weird. I tried ith another video and i got the same exact result. Does anyone kno how to help me?

Steve

[Case]

I solved that by going H.264 > 3ivX > H.264. I needed to encode twice anyway, to change the aspect ratio by adding black bars in QuickTime Pro.

[Stephenstudios]

Forgot to mention, this is for the ffmpegx program

[Stephenstudios]

I solved that by going H.264 > 3ivX > H.264. I needed to encode twice anyway, to change the aspect ratio by adding black bars in QuickTime Pro.

Where is this h.264/3ivX.h.264.? I dont see it in quicktime

[Case]

Mea culpa. PSP preset in ffmpegX is XviD, not H.264.

Source trailer is H.264 video in a MOV container.
Then encode to 3ivX (MOV) high bitrate, constant quality Qmin=Qmax=2, in QuickTime Pro. You may substitute 3ivX with any other high quality progressive codec (not being H.264). It's just an intermediate step in which you want to preserve the video as much as possible.
Then encode that to PSP (XviD video) with ffmpegX.

Thus, from H.264 to 3ivX, then 3ivX to XviD. Or "H.264 > 3ivX > XviD" for short.

[Stephenstudios]

Ok, i did everything but the qmin-qmax2 which i dont understand. I just left that part out and still got same results.. its pro cause of that. Sorry, im not so great with these types of things

Steve

[Case]

I'm using the 3ivX codec for this, so you'll need to have that installed. Open the trailer in QuickTime Player. Choose Export from the File menu. Enter a new Save As filename. Export: Movie to QuickTime movie. Choose Options. Change Video Size to 320x240. This will improve encoding time, as your end result will be 320x240 anyway. Change Video Settings. (In short: set everything to maximum Compression type: 3ivx D4 4.5.1. Framerate: current fps. Compressor: Quality: Best. Choose Options in the Compressor part of the window. In Basic Options, set Encode Mode to Single Pass, Constant Quality. Set the slider almost to the right, where the quantizer parameter reads QP 2 = 100%. In Advanced Options, check all checkboxes. [OK] [OK] [OK] [Save] Wait. Test watch.

[Stephenstudios]

Thankyou, i did everything correctly, but now after using ffmpegx it still is changing different colors.. hmm ..

Steve
Should i just put the exported from quicktimeon the psp?

[Stephenstudios]

Sorry, this is the "i" i get

"Encoding started on Wed Dec 28 13:25:54 EST 2005
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp, from '/Users/StephenLevinson/Desktop/blahblah.mov':
Duration: 00:02:27.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 807 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: pcm_s16be, 8000 Hz, mono, 128 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Video: mpeg4
Output #0, mp4, to '/Users/StephenLevinson/Desktop/M4V09693.MP4':
Stream #0.0: Video: xvid, 320x240, 29.97 fps, q=3-9, 300 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Audio: aac, 24000 Hz, stereo, 32 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.1 -> #0.0
Stream #0.0 -> #0.1
video:13kB audio:1007kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 70.768334%
bench: utime=19.176s
1 video MPEG-4 Unknown Profile(0), 147.347 secs, 98 kbps, 320x240 @ 29.97 fps
2 audio MPEG-4 AAC LC, 147.157 secs, 98 kbps, 24000 Hz
Encoding completed on Wed Dec 28 13:26:23 EST 2005
"

[Case]

Unless you edited this

Stream #0.1: Video: mpeg4

the line seems incomplete, as in my example I get
Stream #0.1: Video: mpeg4, 320x240, 23.98 fps
that is, size and framerate should be included in that line, which could be a symptom of decoding failure.

Does the input file look good in QuickTime?
Does the input file look good in ffmpegX (Play-button on top)?

[Stephenstudios]

Yes it looks good in qiucktime, and when i hit play nothing happens

[Case]

Do you have the 2005-12-01 version of mplayer installed with ffmpegX?

[Stephenstudios]

I do not have mplayer installed...im not sure how to download it.. when i click on on install it asks to locate it on my computer but its not yet there

Steve

[Case]

Ah, that would be the reason for this problem then.

When you start up ffmpegX, you may get the "self-installer" window, or else choose "Install binaries" from the ffmpegX menu. Three checkboxes with URLs on the right. Copy-paste to your browser. Download those. Note that checkbox 2 and 3 have the same URL, and point to a zip file with both binaries inside. Unzip the file, then use the Locate button in ffmpegX to locate mencoder and mplayer. Press Install.

[Stephenstudios]

The link on the first one just goes to an html page no download .. it goes "http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/MacOS/"

[Case]

1. You won't need mpeg2enc for this conversion. So skipping it for now is okay.

2. Near the bottom of that page, is a link to mpeg2enc. Since it links to a file without suffix, some browsers may wrongfully display the binary as text in a browser window when clicked. To avoid this, Cmd-click (hold down the Apple/Clover button while clicking) to force a browser to download that link to file.

[Stephenstudios]

Omg! i still get the same thing happening! This is what my file now says "Encoding started on Wed Dec 28 21:27:21 EST 2005
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp, from '/Users/StephenLevinson/Desktop/blahblah.mov':
Duration: 00:02:27.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 807 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: pcm_s16be, 8000 Hz, mono, 128 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Video: mpeg4
Output #0, mp4, to '/Users/StephenLevinson/Desktop/M4V05507.MP4':
Stream #0.0: Video: xvid, 320x240, 29.97 fps, q=3-9, 300 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Audio: aac, 24000 Hz, stereo, 32 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.1 -> #0.0
Stream #0.0 -> #0.1
video:13kB audio:1007kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 70.768334%
bench: utime=19.164s
1 video MPEG-4 Unknown Profile(0), 147.347 secs, 98 kbps, 320x240 @ 29.97 fps
2 audio MPEG-4 AAC LC, 147.157 secs, 98 kbps, 24000 Hz
Encoding completed on Wed Dec 28 21:27:45 EST 2005
"

Steve

[Case]

Does the Play button in ffmpegX work now? If not, try to log out first and start over. Sort of a fresh start kinda thing.

[Stephenstudios]

Play and Preview both work now. When i hit play i see it but no sound, when i hit preview, just colors and sound. I get this message "Encoding started on Wed Dec 28 21:45:05 EST 2005
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp, from '/Users/StephenLevinson/Desktop/blahblah.mov':
Duration: 00:02:27.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 807 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: pcm_s16be, 8000 Hz, mono, 128 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Video: mpeg4
Output #0, mp4, to '/Users/StephenLevinson/Desktop/M4V08518.MP4':
Stream #0.0: Video: xvid, 320x240, 29.97 fps, q=3-9, 300 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Audio: aac, 24000 Hz, stereo, 32 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.1 -> #0.0
Stream #0.0 -> #0.1
video:13kB audio:1007kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 70.768334%
bench: utime=18.981s
1 video MPEG-4 Unknown Profile(0), 147.347 secs, 98 kbps, 320x240 @ 29.97 fps
2 audio MPEG-4 AAC LC, 147.157 secs, 98 kbps, 24000 Hz
Encoding completed on Wed Dec 28 21:45:27 EST 2005"

Steve

[Case]

When i hit play i see it but no sound, when i hit preview, just colors and sound.

I guess that's normal, I get that here too, as I try to duplicate your file. Maybe that's part of the odd PSP movie format.
Try playback of M4V08518.MP4 in QuickTime Player. The aspect ratio will be off (16:9 squeezed into 4:3), but video and sound should be okay. Then try playback on a PSP.

[Stephenstudios]

When i open it in quicktime its the colors just like when i have it on the psp

[Case]

Still unsolved, hmm. Your Preview colors don't look like this then?

The missing video info on the mpeg4 in the log must be key then. Maybe major (the author) knows more. Because my log always shows size and framerate.

Edit: link fixed

[Stephenstudios]

My quicktime looks like this but many different colors at diff times and it changes with the beat of the audio www.stephenstudios.com/1.png

[Stephenstudios]

[Stephenstudios]

Should my ffmpegx look like this? www.stephenstudios.com/2.png
and should my video look like this? www.stephenstudios.com/3.png
Steve[/url]

[Case]

I get a different Video 'display' in the Source Format section: no yuv420p on my side, but a framerate mentioned there. Other than that, the screenshots seem fine.

[Stephenstudios]

Do u kno what i can do to fix my problem? I tried deleting the program then re-installing it but it didnt do anything.

[Case]

There's a chance something's odd with your input file and ffmpegX is fine. If you will, try the file I succesfully transcoded.

[Stephenstudios]

It worked and its on my psp..how did u get it to do that?

[Case]

Just took the online trailer, used QuickTime Pro to export to a more compatible format, so that ffmpegX would handle it.