x-WinFF 1.50 chokes on file v. 1.40 handles OK

[jgg]

I have an .mts file from my Sony HD x160e that X-WinFF converts OK. However, when I try to convert it with v. 1.50 I get the message "Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:1 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, width, or height."

I'm using the exact same setting for both. I've simply set "Convert to:" to "MPEG-4" and "Preset:" to "MPEG-4 H.264 video (high quality)".

Can someone tell me what I've done wrong, please, or rather why the older version works OK but the new one doesn't?

Thanks.

[bat999]

... why the older version works OK but the new one doesn't?

Hi
This message tells you something's wrong with the audio part of the conversion:-

output stream #0:1 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height

WinFF v1.5 uses "libvo-aacenc" codec for the audio.
WinFF v1.4 uses "libfaac" codec for the audio.

Perhaps libvo-aacenc does not agree with the file that you're trying to convert.
Try using a different audio codec.

Like this....

Look at the "MPEG-4 H.264 video (high quality)" preset.
It probably is like this:-

-crf 35.0 -vcodec libx264 -acodec libvo_aacenc -ar 48000 -b:a 128k -coder 1 -rc_lookahead 50 -threads 0

Try editing it to this:-

-crf 35.0 -vcodec libx264 -acodec aac -strict -2 -ar 48000 -b:a 128k -coder 1 -rc_lookahead 50 -threads 0

[jgg]

@bat999

Thanks very much. It worked like a charm.

I have to confess that it took me quite awhile to figure out how to edit the preset. I was too stupid to check for instructions, but I finally managed to edit it like you said.

Thanks again.

Joe