ffmpegX says it's finished converting, but nothing is produced!

[alexliz]

I've just finished installing ffmpegX with all available binaries. I even rebooted, just to be sure. Here's what happens:

I click on Open... and select my .mkv file (or any other video). Then, after the two fields are populated with the paths and filenames for source and target, I specify that I want to convert to DVD ffmpeg and click on Encode. After a few seconds/couple of minutes depending on file size, ffmpegX reports it's done, but when I try to confirm the creation of the converted file, it's not there.

The available space on the hard disk hasn't changed (i.e. been reduced) either, so, .... what gives? Am I missing something?
Or does the unregistered version not actually convert anything?
Many thanks, people.

[tomlee59]

Please post the contents of the Progress logfile (click on the "i" in the Progress window).

[nufupower]

Hello, I have the same problem with ffmpegX. Try to convert. video-1.flv into mov.

Process windows says that the codec is not supported. But it is flv. I can open these files with VLC-player. If I open them with Quicktime I only have the audiotrack, but no video.

FFmpegX is properly installed (with all binaries). I tried filenames without special characters and checkmarked invert map.
Any ideas? Thank you for your efforts...

[Case]

I can open these files with VLC-player.

ffmpegX is unrelated to VLC. Playback in VLC does not guarantee that ffmpegX is able to convert, or even read your file.

If I open them with Quicktime I only have the audiotrack, but no video.

There is a good chance that installing Perian would give you video playback in QuickTime Player.

FFmpegX is properly installed (with all binaries).

A properly installed ffmpegX can not read all codecs in every FLV file. Some FLV files use more exotic codecs, like On2 VP6. Perhaps Perian can help you here too, if you let ffmpegX use QuickTime for decoding (i.e. to read the source file).

I tried filenames without special characters ...

Always a good idea.

... and checkmarked invert map.

That only helps if the stream mapping was the problem. See the Process Information log if it contains a mapping error.