SVCD mp2 encode-missingmpegtools-missing media pipe library?

[ruggerjvd]

I am having a problem encoding my audio with MMT. I was able to encode the video to mpv, but when using the mp2enc on missing mpeg tools, the CLI gives me some sort of error message that media pipe can't find a file in the library, or some gibberish like that. I have no idea how to check for the missing file.

Any help please?

thanks

[galactica]

I am having a problem encoding my audio with MMT. I was able to encode the video to mpv, but when using the mp2enc on missing mpeg tools, the CLI gives me some sort of error message that media pipe can't find a file in the library, or some gibberish like that. I have no idea how to check for the missing file.

Any help please?

thanks

1. whats your source files for this SVCD you are making? I have gotten this error several times and find its usually because im using a source file that the mp2enc (which is an mp2 encoder) doesnt like, or my media pipe isnt properly installed

Ive had much more success doing this process with ffmpegx, as you can literally load almost any file and extract a .mp2 directly out of it!
.vob to .mp2
.mpeg to .mp2
and so on

let me know your source and ill tell you exactly how to get your 44khz SVCD compliant .mp2 out of it

/Galactica

[ruggerjvd]

The source is a .mov I made from quicktime, basically I was trying to follow the step by step procedure outlined in macaddict magazine. As for mediapipe, is there anything special I need to do with the installation? It encoded the .mov to mpv fine.

thanks for the help

[galactica]

I know of that tutorial

Honestly, i had the same problem, and just trashed all the media pipe related files and then reinstalled them

you may be missing the actual PIPE, which you would then need to download and place in the pipes folder

all of this is a lot of work, especailly when ffmpegx can do most of this for you


try this
1. download and open ffmpegx
2. in the Video tab, where it says OPEN, choose your .mov file
Save as a location you want, name it xxx.mp2
3. choose codex as the passthough ffmpeg
unclick encode video
4. go to audio tab, choose .mp2 as the codec, set your bitrate to 128, sampling to 44000, channels and gain leave as default

click enocde and you get a .mp2 out of your mov file

enjoy

if it doenst work for some reason, change .mov to .mpeg and try again

[ruggerjvd]

Very helpful, thanks

Just for curiosity's sake, where would I get the actual PIPE that I seem to be missing? Would I just delete all the mediapipe files and reinstall? Can I do a general search for "mediapipe" to locate all the preferences, etc., including .plist files that seem to multiply like rabbits?

[galactica]

Very helpful, thanks

Just for curiosity's sake, where would I get the actual PIPE that I seem to be missing? Would I just delete all the mediapipe files and reinstall? Can I do a general search for "mediapipe" to locate all the preferences, etc., including .plist files that seem to multiply like rabbits?

Good question, I actually don't use mediapipe for just this reason. FFMPEGX is so much easier to use, but Missing Mpeg Tools coupled with a properly installed MediaPipe should work automatically (unless the pipe is somehow not intalled propelry or is missing)

To be honest, I don't even remember where I went the time I was trying to get this to work also. If i find the page ill post it. sourceforge.net is the only place i can think of

just make sure its the most up to date media pipe and if it helps you can just toss all media pipe related files and reinstall (that did it for me)

But like I said, even though it works for me now, i dont even use it!

[ruggerjvd]

This is the most aggravating thing I've ever tried to do. I tried to redo mediapipe, no luck, same messages.

So much for macs being user friendly.

I tried to do ffmpegx, downloaded all new files, went through the isntallation procedure, etc. here's what i get:

MEncoder dev-CVS-030226-15:00-3.1 (C) 2000-2003 Arpad Gereoffy (see DOCS)

AltiVec found
Reading /Users/johnd/.mplayer/codecs.conf: can't open '/Users/johnd/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: this codecs.conf is too old, incompatible with this mplayer release! at line 6


JESUS CHRIST!!! I JUST DL'D THE LATEST VERSION!!!

Using built-in default codecs.conf
File not found: 'frameno.avi'
Reading config file /Users/johnd/.mplayer/mencoder: No such file or directory
success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0xAC12B34
Audio file detected.
sh: line 1: 678 Bus error /usr/bin/mencoder /Users/johnd/Documents/Game\ film.wav -oac copy -aid 0 -ovc lavc -sws 0 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1000:keyint=240:vqmin=2:vqma x=15 -ofps 23.976 -vop scale=640:272 -o /Users/johnd/Movies/game\ film.mp2

[ruggerjvd]

Here's a dumb question:

on my mac, my applications folder is outside of the macintosh HD>users>johnd> folder structure. My ffmpegx and mediapipe are in

MAcintosh HD>Applications>Video Utils

so the user stuff is not nested within the library stucture.

the unix format of things is new to me, and this was kida how the mac came with a bunch of stuff preinstalled.

[galactica]

Im not sure the "locatoin" of the actual applications is drastically important, however I do install my applications into /applications not users/XXXX/applicatoins

im forwarding this to major, so he can see what the problem is exactly.
im not entirely sure why this isnt working!

dont worry, we will get it fixed!

[major]

I tried to do ffmpegx, downloaded all new files, went through the isntallation procedure, etc. here's what i get:
..
/Users/johnd/Documents/Game\ film.wav
..

Before hitting encode, be sure to select the "mp2" quick preset. Also if you convert from an audio-only file (like .wav), also enable the "Invert mapping" option in the Audio tab.

[ruggerjvd]

gentlemen,
this still doesn't work. Here's waht i get now:

Encoding started on Tue Jul 15 17:58:08 EDT 2003
Unknown input or output format: ppmpipe


I re-installed ffmpegx, did MMT, etc. nothing seems to work to encode as an mp2.

Most annoying!

[galactica]

remind me:

you are taking a .wav file and trying to go to .mp2?

why not try any of the many audio encoding programs
never doen .wav to .mp2 but you could try

DivXWMAConverter 1.2.1 - Convert DivX audio from WMA to MP3 for
mAC3dec 1.6 - Decodes AC-3, QT audio & converts to AIFF, MP3, AAC
MACAST MP3 Converter 1.0.1 - convert MP3 files into AIFF/WAV format MP3 Title Converter X 1.0 - Utility to rename MP3 files for DVD players
MP3-to-AIFF 2.5 - Converts MP3 to AIFF files 1.2M
MP3-to-WAVE 2.5 - Converts MP3 to WAV files 1.2M
Swift MP3 2.1 - to convert MP3s for Flash media use 25k

not sure if any of these will do the trick, but its what versiontracker.com shows for conversions

you could also try something like audion or itunes to get it to mp3 first, and then somehow or another go to .mp2
sorry, wish i had a better answer

[ruggerjvd]

I was trying to do several things, none of which worked.

I tried converting an aiff to mp2 with both MMT and ffmpg., I got the error messages posted above. I can't figure out for the life of me why these programs work for everyone else and not me.

Then I tried going from the .mov to an mpv and then to the mp2. No luck. For some reason, MMT does not like the mp2 encoding option for me. MMT will work for every other function, mpegencode, muxing, etc., but I can't find anything that will allow me to make an mpeg-2.

Incredibly frustrating.