ffmepgX Progress Crashes My G5

[glynnkjk]

I don't know if this is a bug or what? I am trying to convert an .avi to dvd. The info button will not dispay anything but the source format window shows the .avi to be:
AVI
mpeg4, yuv420p, 672x272
mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s

I ran a conversion using the dvd(ffmpeg) and it went fine but the picture was not suitable---severe tiling!!! So I tried the (mpeg2enc) I set it for dvd 16:9, 29.97 fps, ac3, denoise, No svcd scan, decode w/ Quicktime (I have the Quicktime mpeg codec) altivac, bicubic, author as dvd(video_ts).

I hit encode and it seemed to run fine. After awhile I came back to check on it. When I attempted to open the progress info window the ffmpegx progress window started sucking up all the cpu and shut down the yuvdenoise, yuvscaler and the movtoy4m. Then my iMac prompted me to shut using the by holding the on-off switch. So, I tried it again thinking there was a mistake I made. At 94% complete I tried to view again...and it crashed again. So, I tried it again and left it running over night. It shut itself down and offered me to restart close or report...I said forget it and I'm asking you!!!

Please help!!

Here is the log at the beginning of the encoding...It lets me veiw it for awhile....

Encoding started on Mon Oct 16 09:50:47 PDT 2006
INFO: [yuvdenoise] ================================================== ======
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Y4M2 Motion-Compensating-YCrCb-Denoiser
INFO: [yuvdenoise] ================================================== ======
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Version: MjpegTools 1.7.0
INFO: [yuvscaler] yuvscaler 1.9.0 (15-02-2004) is a general scaling utility for yuv frames
INFO: [yuvscaler] (C) 2001-2004 Xavier Biquard <xbiquard@free.fr>, yuvscaler -h for help, or man yuvscaler
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for MOTION!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for TRANSFORM!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for PREDICTION!
movtoy4m
Copyright 2002-2006 Johan Lindström
All rights reserved..
INFO: [yuvdenoise]
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Denoiser - Settings:
INFO: [yuvdenoise] --------------------
INFO: [yuvdenoise]
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Mode : PASS II only
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Deinterlacer : Off
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Postprocessing : On
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Frame border : x: 0 y: 0 w:720 h:480
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Search radius : 8
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Filter delay : 3
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Filter threshold : 5
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Pass 2 threshold : 4
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Y - contrast : 100 %
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Cr/Cb - contrast : 100 %
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Sharpen : 125 %
INFO: [yuvdenoise]
INFO: [yuvdenoise] Sorry, no SIMD optimisations available.
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: frame size: 720x480 pixels (518400 bytes)
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: chroma: 4:2:0 JPEG/MPEG-1 (interstitial)
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 720x480, take 720x480+0+0, NOT_INTERLACED/PROGRESSIVE
INFO: [yuvscaler] scale to 720x480, 720x480 being displayed
INFO: [yuvscaler] Scaling uses the RESAMPLE algorithm,
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: 720x480 pixels (518400 bytes)
INFO: [yuvscaler] output: chroma: 4:2:0 JPEG/MPEG-1 (interstitial)
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] Selecting DVD with dummy navigation packets output profile
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Assuming norm NTSC
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Encoding MPEG-2 video to /Users/karlkaufman/Desktop/MY MOVIE.avi.ff.m2v
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Horizontal size: 720 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Vertical size: 480 pel
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Aspect ratio code: 3 = 16:9 display
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Frame rate code: 4 = 30000.0/1001.0 (NTSC VIDEO)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Bitrate: 4000 KBit/s
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Quality factor: 3 (Quantisation = 3) (1=best, 31=worst)
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Field order for input: none/progressive
INFO: [mpeg2enc] New Sequence every 9999 Mbytes
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Assuming non-video stream of 0 Kbps
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Search radius: 16
INFO: [mpeg2enc] DualPrime: no
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Using one-pass rate control
INFO: [mpeg2enc] GOP SIZE RANGE 7 TO 15
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Setting colour/gamma parameters to "NTSC"
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Progressive format frames = 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Using default unmodified quantization matrices
INFO: [mpeg2enc] SETTING AltiVec for QUANTIZER!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] PAR = 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Creating worker thread 0
INFO: [mpeg2enc] NEW GOP INIT length 15
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 0 0( 0) I q=3.00 [100% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 1 1( 1) P q=3.00 [0% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 2 2( 2) P q=3.00 [0% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 3 3( 3) P q=3.00 [0% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 4 4( 4) P q=3.00 [0% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 5 5( 5) P q=3.00 [0% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 6 6( 6) P q=3.00 [1% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 7 7( 7) P q=3.00 [0% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 8 8( 8) P q=3.00 [1% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 9 9( 9) P q=3.00 [6% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 10 10(10) P q=3.00 [7% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 11 11(11) P q=3.00 [25% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 12 12(12) P q=3.00 [8% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 13 13(13) P q=3.00 [0% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 14 14(14) P q=3.00 [44% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] NEW GOP INIT length 15
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Enc1 15 15( 0) I q=3.00 [100% Intra]
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Working: stripe 0/1 1
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: stripe 0 done
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Worker: getting
Then it repeats......but you know that....

[major]

Try to use the option "Open in Terminal Window" in the ffmpegX menu (apple bar) to see if it changes anything.

[glynnkjk]

I enabled the "open terminal window" and nothing happened. I then manually opened the terminal app and tried again...still nothing. I'm running 0.0.9x (r2?). It's the newest version on your site.

[glynnkjk]

Thanks Major, that seemed to do the trick. It completed the encoding.
There must be a problem with the ffmepX Progress and it only occures
when encoding with the mpeg2enc. Or, of course, user error!!!!
Thanks again for your quick response and this wonderful collaberation
called ffmpegX.

[dangil]

Apparently the problem lies with the humongus output mpeg2enc does. the Progress.app can't handle that much output and gets very slow and very memory hungry as the encode progresses..

maybe when using mpeg2enc, a --verbose 0 option should be enabled...

after 2 full lenght movie encodings, progress was using 1GB of Real Memory...

[tomlee59]

dangil, many thanks for explaining what causes Progress to behave so poorly -- it's a huge help to all of us!