Mpeg2enc Mux problem

[jcpudd]

Ok I have been trying to convert an mpeg from a tivo to go file. It has 480X480 resolution, 29.97fps and mp2 audio.

I am trying to use ffmpegx DVD mpeg2enc option. I use most of the defaults including, 720 X 480 resolution, and default bitrate (4000kbps)

Audio I have left at the default (.acs) and changed to .mp2. Under filters I have selected Deinterlace, and under options I remove the letterbox option and select "Decode with mplayer" (Quicktime cannot read this file).

I turn off Author as DVD because I want to edit it later.

Everytime I try run this I get this error:

uninit video: libmpeg2
Exiting... (End of file)
INFO: [yuvscaler] End of stream!
INFO: [yuvscaler] Normal exit: end of stream with frame number 53906!
INFO: [mpeg2enc] Guesstimated final muxed size = 931313139
wait, encoding to mp2 audio with mp2enc...
/Applications/ffmpegX.app//Contents/Resources/mencvcdX: line 213: /Users/jcpudd/Desktop/Tivo/Tivo_Burn/Futurama_How_Hermes_Requisitioned_His_Groove_Back//audiodump.wav: No such file or directory
INFO: [mplex] mplex version 2.2.2 ($Date: 2003/05/13 20:27:15 $)
INFO: [mplex] File /Users/jcpudd/Desktop/Tivo/Tivo_Burn/Futurama_How_Hermes_Requisitioned_His_Groove_Back. mpv looks like an MPEG Video stream.
**ERROR: [mplex] Unable to open file /Users/jcpudd/Desktop/Tivo/Tivo_Burn/Futurama_How_Hermes_Requisitioned_His_Groove_Back. mpa for reading.

So the file isn't mplexing and when I try to mplex it does it successfully but the file sync is way off and I cannot correct this. What can I do to fix this problem?

Thanks
jcpudd

[major]

Tivo ToGo files have DRM and as breaking DRM is illegal, the feature can't be added to ffmpegX. However, Tivo said they are working to a Mac version of their software.

[jcpudd]

Thank you, yes I know. I wasn't really asking about the Tivo decryption, I already have that down pat. I use virtual pc for that. Which is the reason why I removed it from the subject heading because I didn't want to give the wrong impression. This file is an decrypted mpeg from a tivo file.

BTW major I must say (without sucking up too much) that this program rocks. I cannot wait to see how ffmpegx 1.0 works.

I am testing something and I will post my results in case anyone has the same problem I had.

[jcpudd]

Ok still no dice. I tried shortinging the location and name of the file and there are no spaces. Nothing. For some reason every time I try to run mpeg2enc it stops on the audio and doesn't mplex (ERROR: [mplex] Unable to open file...).

I then try to encode the audio from the source file and it works it just doesn't sync properly. Does anyone have any idea what to do.

Thanks
Adam

[major]

If your source file is .mpg then you could try "DVD ffmpeg" with "Decode with Quicktime" (which also creates elementary streams for later processing).

[jcpudd]

Yeah I wish I could use quicktime but it does not read the file properly. Also whenever I use the ffmpeg option the video is very choppy. So if you know a way around the choppy video I think that would work well.

Any other ideas? Thanks again for the help.

[major]

If you can email me to major4@mac.com a link to download a clip of your file, i could make some tests with it.