DV to XVID won't work

[videodigit]

Major:

I'm trying to encode a video I authored on Final Cut Pro. I exported the sequence using Quicktime Conversion "DV Stream." Then I loaded the .dv file into ffmpegx and selected the XVID output. For some reason, the encoding process just shows the blue stripes moving and the actual blue bar showing the progress does not begin.



I've always used this method to encode .dv files and now it doesn't work. The DV file is about 3.5GB but I've successfully encoded .dv files that were over 10GB. My desired end product is XVID 512x384 at 1323kbs, mp3 128kbs, about 20 minutes long.



Here is the outut (I had to cancel the operation before it completed):

Encoding started on Sun May 7 16:01:38 PDT 2006
MEncoder dev-CVS-051126-18:35-3.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
Mac OSX static build for ffmpegX
AltiVec found
CPU: PowerPC
init_freetype
get_path('font/font.desc') -> '/Users/G5zxe/.mplayer/font/font.desc'
Font /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206 chars)
Using Unoptimized OnScreenDisplay
[file] File size is 4248240000 bytes
STREAM: [file] /Users/G5zxe/Desktop/dtv11.dv
STREAM: Description: File
STREAM: Author: Albeu
STREAM: Comment: based on the code from ??? (probably Arpi)
success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0xfd36ff80
Checking for YUV4MPEG2
ASF_check: not ASF guid!
Checking for NuppelVideo
Checking for REAL
Checking for SMJPEG
Searching demuxer type for filename /Users/G5zxe/Desktop/dtv11.dv ext: .dv
Checking for Nullsoft Streaming Video
Checking for MOV
Checking for VIVO
header block 1 size: 7
Checking for PVA
Checking for MPEG-TS...
TRIED UP TO POSITION 66562, FOUND 47, packet_size= 0, SEEMS A TS? 0
Checking for LMLM4 Stream Format
Invalid packet in LMLM4 stream: ch=7943 size=-126322576
LMLM4 Stream Format not found
system stream synced at 0x0 (2505162)!
{PTS_err:1}
==> Found audio stream: 14
{PTS_err:2}
{ERROR5,c=192}
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0xFD371658 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x10026E82A !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x20026E700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x30026DF00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x40026D700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x50026CF00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x60026C700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x70026BF00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x80026B700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x90026AF00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0xA0026A700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0xB00269F00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0xC00269700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0xD00268F00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0xE00268700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0xF00267F00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x1000267700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x1100266F00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x1200266700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x1300265F00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x1400265700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x1500264F00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x1600264700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x1700263F00 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x1800263700 !
stream_seek: WARNING! Can't seek to 0x1900262F00 !

Otherwise, is there an alternative method that you can suggest for going from Final Cut Pro through to XVID? The end xvid must be in an .avi container and not .mov because it must be viewable on both PCs and Macs. Again, the method prior to this problem worked but not now.

Your help is appreciated.

Specs:

FFMPEGX 0.0.9w_r3
Power PC G5 Dual
3gb Ram
250gb HD
Final Cut Pro 4.5
Quicktime Pro 7

[major]

Strange, it thinks it is a TS stream. I just tried with a random .dv file and got the correct decoding message,

"Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffdv] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg DV decoder)"

Perhaps try to send me a very short clip by using yousendit.com to major4@mac.com so as I can test it.

[videodigit]

Major,

I just sent you a .DV sample. I tried encoding that sample and it sort of worked. Maybe there are problems with large .dv files?

Here's the XVID output of the .dv file I sent you:

Encoding started on Mon May 8 01:14:38 PDT 2006
MEncoder dev-CVS-051126-18:35-3.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
Mac OSX static build for ffmpegX
AltiVec found
CPU: PowerPC
success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0x1549380
RAWDV file format detected.
VIDEO: [DVSD] 720x480 24bpp 29.970 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:22 fourcc:0x44535644 size:720x480 fps:29.97 ftime:=0.0334
================================================== ========================
Opening audio decoder: [libdv] Raw DV Audio Decoder
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16be, 28771.2 kbit/1873.13% (ratio: 3596400->192000)
Selected audio codec: [libdv] afm: libdv (raw DV audio decoder (libdv))
================================================== ========================
Requested video codec family [qdv] (vfm=dshow) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
xvid: using library version 1.2.-127 (build xvid-1.2.0-dev)
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [scale w=512 h=384]
Opening video filter: [pp=md]
================================================== ========================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffdv] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg DV decoder)
================================================== ========================
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16be -> 48000Hz/0ch/s8...
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16be -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16be...
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred colorspace: Planar 411P)
[PP] Using external postprocessing filter, max q = 6.
VDec: using Planar 411P as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
SwScaler: FAST_BILINEAR scaler, from Planar 411P to Planar YV12 using AltiVec
xvid: bitrate setting is ignored during first pass
videocodec: XviD (512x384 fourcc=44495658 [DIVX])
xvid: par=0/0 (vga11), displayed=576x384, sampled=512x384
xvid: 2Pass Rate Control -- 1st pass
Writing AVI header...
ODML: vprp aspect is 16384:10922.
ODML: vprp aspect is 16384:10922.
Skipping frame!
Flushing video frames
Writing AVI index...
Fixing AVI header...
ODML: vprp aspect is 16384:10922.
Video stream: 8879.540 kbit/s (1109942 B/s) size: 6851497 bytes 6.173 secs 186 frames
Audio stream: 128.000 kbit/s (16000 B/s) size: 107136 bytes 6.696 secs
MEncoder dev-CVS-051126-18:35-3.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
Mac OSX static build for ffmpegX
AltiVec found
CPU: PowerPC
success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0x1549380
RAWDV file format detected.
VIDEO: [DVSD] 720x480 24bpp 29.970 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
Requested video codec family [qdv] (vfm=dshow) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
[V] filefmt:22 fourcc:0x44535644 size:720x480 fps:29.97 ftime:=0.0334
================================================== ========================
Opening audio decoder: [libdv] Raw DV Audio Decoder
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16be, 28771.2 kbit/1873.13% (ratio: 3596400->192000)
Selected audio codec: [libdv] afm: libdv (raw DV audio decoder (libdv))
================================================== ========================
xvid: using library version 1.2.-127 (build xvid-1.2.0-dev)
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
Opening video filter: [scale w=512 h=384]
Opening video filter: [pp=md]
================================================== ========================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffdv] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg DV decoder)
================================================== ========================
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16be -> 48000Hz/0ch/s8...
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16be -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16be...
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred colorspace: Planar 411P)
[PP] Using external postprocessing filter, max q = 6.
VDec: using Planar 411P as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
SwScaler: FAST_BILINEAR scaler, from Planar 411P to Planar YV12 using AltiVec
videocodec: XviD (512x384 fourcc=44495658 [DIVX])
xvid: par=0/0 (vga11), displayed=576x384, sampled=512x384
xvid: 2Pass Rate Control -- 2nd pass -- bitrate=1323kbit/s
Writing AVI header...
ODML: vprp aspect is 16384:10922.
ODML: vprp aspect is 16384:10922.
Skipping frame!
Flushing video frames
Writing AVI index...
Fixing AVI header...
ODML: vprp aspect is 16384:10922.
Video stream: 964.133 kbit/s (120516 B/s) size: 743930 bytes 6.173 secs 186 frames
Audio stream: 128.000 kbit/s (16000 B/s) size: 107136 bytes 6.696 secs
Encoding completed on Mon May 8 01:15:12 PDT 2006

[major]

I received your clip and it encoded correctly like in your output above. I'm not sure about what could differ in the previous case.

[videodigit]

Major,

I figured out the problem. It seems that the beginning of the .dv file couldn't be read by ffmpegx. In Final Cut Pro, I used a fade-in edit to start the sequence and perhaps that may have been the reason?

Anyway, I opened up .dv in quicktime pro and trimmed one second off the beginning and end and exported it into another .dv file. This new .dv file was opened in ffmpegx and it worked!

I suspect it was a fade-in problem. In any event, thanks.

[DeusExMachina]

For the record, I have had a similar problem with video imported through iMovie. After it was encoded and imported into DVDSP, everything would work fine, but upon playback on stand alone players, it would continually hang, needing to have the play key hit repeatedly until it progressed through to the first chapter marker, at which point it played fine. I worked around the problem by adding a dummy marker 10 frames or so in, and writing a script that automatically jumped to the second marker on playback from the beginning. Although a different artifact, this seems like it may be the same general issue.
Perhaps the DV importing mechanism in both FCP and iMovie has an error in the way it writes the initial atom in the QT DV file. Perhaps you could open in an editing program and cut off the first 10 frames or so.