RealVideo to AVI

[DesertRat]

I am attempting to convert a RealVideo clip to AVI. I downloaded the realvideo codec pack but I have run into a problem. To tutorial syas to place it in library>application support>fempegx. Since I am on a old G3 running OSX 10.3.9 there IS no ffmpegx file in the library for me to put it in. Any suggestions?

Tony

[major]

Are you running ffmpegX 0.0.9w?

[DesertRat]

Yes. And I am using the old codecs as per your suggestion.

[major]

If you use 0.0.9w there -must- be a /Library/Application Support/ffmpegX directory.

[DesertRat]

There isn't. I've been using it for a couple of weeks now. Remember I am on a G3.

[major]

Where yours mpeg2enc, mplayer, mencoder components are located then? Maybe you didn't use the self-installer to install them.

[DesertRat]

They are in a file called "ripping". I used the self installer but it never made a ffmpeg dile in the library. You told me to use the older versions.

[major]

Normally the self installer should create a ffmpegX/ folder in /Library/Application Support. If not, create it by hand and move the components there, as well as the reallib/ folder.

[DesertRat]

In an earlier post Major you said not to. This is confusing...

I did what you suggest and it errored out. See below:

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Encoding started on Tue May 16 09:38:54 PDT 2006
MEncoder dev-CVS-050215-00:40-3.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
Mac OSX static build for ffmpegX
CPU: PowerPC
success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0xa1a02a
REAL file format detected.

[major]

If you click PLAY are you able to play the Real file?

[DesertRat]

Nope. But it plays fine in RealPlayer.

[garymm]

can you give the link for where you downloaded the real player libraries from? All I see on the site linked by major's homepage is linux versions.

Thanks

[major]

On the ffmpegX site download page there is also a second link pointing to a "stable build".

[garymm]

Thank you, I should really look more closely before I ask other people.