Can't encode any .mov file

[Mr.Ash]

Since version 0.0.9L ffmpegX can't encode any of my .mov files. It doesen't matter witch codec's are used for QT .mov. None of the ffmpegX engines works. Sometimes it produces .avi's with audio and no video, otherwise there are .mpg's with video but no audio. In former versions of ffmpegX this wasen't a problem.

[Mr.Ash]

This is one message of the process window:

Encoding started on Sat Jul 10 16:41:31 CEST 2004
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp, from '/Volumes/Macintosh HD V/VHS Import/movie.mov':
Duration: 02:07:25.0, bitrate: 21982 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4
Stream #0.1: Audio: pcm_s16be, 48000 Hz, stereo, 1536 kb/s
Output #0, avi, to '/Volumes/Macintosh HD V/VHS Import/movie.avi':
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4 (hq), 720x540, 25.00 fps, q=2-4, pass 1, 624 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #0.1 -> #0.1

The encoding quit's immediatly with no file produced. With the former version this was working fine.

[Case]

'/Volumes/Macintosh HD V/VHS Import/movie.mov'

'/Volumes/Macintosh HD V/VHS Import/movie.avi'

Try removing spaces from the path and filename(s). Underscore (_) is a more Unix-friendly substitute.

[Mr.Ash]

This wasen't a problem before, why should it be now? Besides i can't change the volume name's without erase them first. This has to be another problem.

[major]

A new ffmpeg build will be included in 0.0.9m. Does using the mencoder engine change anything?

[Mr.Ash]

Well it work's fine with other movies like .mpg's or .avi's. There's only a problem with QT .mov files. I'm using a capture card to digitalize my old VHS tapes and the software to this card uses QT and it's codecs to record movies. With the former version's of ffmpegX there was no problem to encode these movies to MPEG4. Now it's as i wrote, it doesent matter witch engine i use (mencoder too!). Why am i using ffmpegX for this job when there are a lot cool tool's like iDVD, Toast6 or DivX codec? Easy answer: ffmpegX is much faster and produces better quality.

[thoughton]

This wasen't a problem before, why should it be now? Besides i can't change the volume name's without erase them first. This has to be another problem.

Hmmm you should be able to. I've changed my volume name previously. As a matter of fact I changed it from 'Macintosh HD' to 'MacintoshHD' due to the ffmpegx-dislikes-spaces issue I remember doing it because it causes lots of minor problems with broken links in some apps' prefs, especially some launchers. Not a huge problem, you just have to re-enter the correct path in each app as the errors appear.

[runningdave]

i do .mov -> xvid encoding with ffmpegX. here are my results:

the qt .mov files must be saved as self contained. movs that conain links to other files or movs with cut lists are nor supported. the files must be named with the ending .mov (name.mov).

my mov files have dv video and uncompressed audio tracks.

encoding with my files only works with mencoder engine. ffmpeg works but drops many frames, so i get a 'fast forward' result video.

mencoder engine has an error identifing the the tracknumber of the .mov audio tracks. track number 0 in the audio tab is the first track of the .mov file (not the first audio track!) - so this is usualy the video track. in my case i have to use track #1 or #2 for audio.

the option 'decode with quicktime' only works for mpeg2 encoding. it has no effect for the mpeg4 codecs. (i think this would solve a lot of the problems i have mentioned here)