DV not working

[mainegate]

I'm a little confused. I can convert fine when I use the program itself. It will convert my .avi to .dv but I can't get it to do it in command line.

I have been doing command line for a while and it is not that...I'm thinking its the DV codec...I have been looking around and people are saying to use "-target ntsc-dv" and that will convert to DV no problem. It will not work for me. I have tried instead "-vcodec dvvideo" and that didn't work either.

When I run it in Terminal it says "Illegal Instruction"

My code:

/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg -i "/Users/steveyhi/Desktop/movie.avi" -target ntsc-dv "/Users/steveyhi/Desktop/movie.dv"

[rumplestiltskin]

Can't help you with ffmpegX but, if you need an alternative method, use MPEG Streamclip.

[mainegate]

I'm looking to do this way so I can encode unattended. Click on something and it convert itself. As for StreamClip...it doesn't have the MPEG4 codec...I've tried. FFMPEG can do it...I'm just looking for a command line solution so it makes my life easier.

[rumplestiltskin]

I'm looking to do this way so I can encode unattended. Click on something and it convert itself. As for StreamClip...it doesn't have the MPEG4 codec...I've tried. FFMPEG can do it...I'm just looking for a command line solution so it makes my life easier.

MPEG Streamclip must assuredly does do MPEG4 (and H264) and has a "batch" mode so you may queue up a group of conversions. No command line, however, AFAIK.

[mainegate]

Hmmm...I've tried and it can't load or export it. I'm running the latest version on a Windows machine. It made me frustrated at first because Windows could play the MPEG4 AVI but nothing would convert it EXCEPT FFMPEGX. Streamclip loads white and doesn't play the video and the same thing happens if you export it to any other format. Clear sign it doesn't support the codec. I don't have Streamclip on my mac...maybe it works on there but I use DVXDVD instead to my Mac to rip DVDs and Final Cut to actually convert.

I'm working on FFMPEGX or FFMPEG itself to control-click a file and have an option to Convert to .MOV or whatever format. when you click that it runs a script. Got most of it to work just working to make it more automated.

[rumplestiltskin]

Why not try Handbrake on your Mac to do both the ripping and converting to H264 (MP4)?

(Probably not a command line available for thet, however).

I user MTR (Mac the Ripper) to get the VIDEO_TS folder to my hard drive and then use MPEG Streamclip to convert the VOBs to a single H264 for my iPod and AppleTV.

[mainegate]

Never tried Handbrake...I use DVXDVD because I do professional video and I need the best quality video with DV/DVCPRO codec. DVXDVD does it in three clicks...can't say enough about it. I'm sure Streamclip for the Mac would do the same but it wasn't available for Mac when I needed it.

By the way, what is everyone's obsession with h264? It is ok...I guess people want a small file size and will take the hit on the quality. If I had to choose to reduce file size and best quality I would go WMV 9 all the way. Can't wait for WMV3 for FFMPEG!

[rumplestiltskin]

H264 is the future of compressed video; actually, it's already the standard for BluRay and HD-DVD as well as everything "podcast". Unfortunately, there are still those who don't have a clue about how to set the parameters for excellent quality. Take a look at the CBS Evening News podcast; 200MB for 22 minutes and the artifacts are all other the place.

[edDV]

H264 is the future of compressed video; actually, it's already the standard for BluRay and HD-DVD as well as everything "podcast". Unfortunately, there are still those who don't have a clue about how to set the parameters for excellent quality. Take a look at the CBS Evening News podcast; 200MB for 22 minutes and the artifacts are all other the place.

Both h.264 and VC-1 are approved AVC codecs for HD/BD but most BD currently use MPeg2. A good portion of HD DVD is encoded VC-1. h.264 is rarely used at this time for commercial HD DVD but that will change as development continues.

[mainegate]

Oh boy this is turning into a h264 post and I never got my initial question answered. I want my money back!

I just got an email today from On2 (Flash) this is what they said about h264:

ADOBE FLASH WITH H.264 AND AAC+
On2 has been working with H.264 for months now and this has made it easy for us to add support for the newly announced Adobe Flash Player with H.264 video and AAC+ audio. This support will be phased into Flix Pro and Flix Standard this fall. Details of how to upgrade your existing software will be provided soon. You’re probably wondering what Adobe’s announcement of H.264 support in Flash means to you. H.264, while comparable in quality to VP6, gives Adobe compatibility with the new HD broadcast and DVD formats. This allows Adobe to target Flash on consumer devices, a stated goal of theirs. With that said, VP6 will remain a dominant Flash video standard for many years to come.