5.1 audio on PS3

[cryingraven]

Hi all

After MUCH trial and error I finally found the correct settings to convert movies to work on the PS3 but I cannot seem to get 5.1 no matter what I do...

I am running an Intel Mac in case someone wants to nock my hardware :P

I am using MKV files as source with audio either AAC 5.1, AC3 5.1 or DTS. DTS I get no audio no matter WHAT I do and with the other two I always get AAC Stereo even if I just use passthrough for the audio. So what's up? What do I need to do to get 5.1 in my videos?

My setup (for my current video) is as follows:
Video- h264(x264) - 2500kb/s - 1280x544 - 16:9 - ntsc fILM
Audio - Passthrough (or AC3, depending on mood) - 448kb/s - Source - 5:1 - CBR - Audio Track 0
Options - CABAC - Constant - Trellis - QT - 4.0 - 22 - 51

I just realized something... I have the QT option selected but when I try to encode a movie for the PS3 via QT directly, it does not give me the passthrough option or a 5.1 option, only AAC stereo option... I wonder if i encode the video without this option if it would make any difference?????

I will try it now, but if you have any advice, please do help me out.

Thanks in advance

[Case]

As far as I know,
ffmpegX doesn't support DTS decoding/encoding/passthrough;
ffmpegX doesn't support AAC 5.1 encoding, this always reverts to 2.0 (stereo).

[G Rom]

Here is a trick to get passtrough video and audio :

1.mvkextact audio and video.
2.change the level of h.264 to 4.1 if needed with h264info
3. mux audio and video together with the latest ffmpeg.
ffmpeg -r 23.976 -f h264 -i input.h264 -f ac3 -i input.ac3 -vcodec copy -acodec copy -f vob output.vob

http://www.redkawa.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1906

Here is a tips if you plan to burn the file on a DVD-Rw : Rename output.vob to output.mpg...

You can use iMkvExtract to demux the MKV and an OS X compiled ffmpeg version, but the H264info tweak is not yet available natively and have to be done via BootCamp or Virtual Machine (Fusion or Parallels)

I tried several MKV and it works great on most... Only one had a frame rate issue and it was a TV Rip...

The only limit is the PlayStation 3/DVD-Rw's file system.
The internal HD doesn't support files larger than 4GB and burned DVD can't get larger than ±4.4GB...
But you can cut the source file with MkvMerge.

When he'll have time, maybe Major could look closer at the subjet and include some new features to a (possibly !) future version of ffmpegX.

'hope this helped...

[cryingraven]

Thanks, mate. Will try it out and see if it works... now the first step is finding ffmpeg. I absolutely cannot stand CVS (if spelled right, that is) and since a precompiledpackage does not exist, I guess I will simply have to see what I can do. Thanks for the tip

I tried doing pasthrough and re-encoding as AAC 5.1 and like you said, it defaulted back to AAC Stereo.

...

[cryingraven]

as I said... compiling from source... blahhhh...

following the install instructions:

./configure
make
sudo make install

I get the following errors:

make[1]: *** [i386/dsputil_mmx.o] Error 1
make: *** [install-libs] Error 2

and install either silently fails or gives me this cryptic(useless) usage instructions for install:

usage: install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
[-o owner] file1 file2
install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
[-o owner] file1 ... fileN directory
install -d [-v] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] directory ...
iMac:ffmpeg jacco$ install
usage: install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
[-o owner] file1 file2
install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
[-o owner] file1 ... fileN directory
install -d [-v] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] directory ...
iMac:ffmpeg jacco$ install all
usage: install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
[-o owner] file1 file2
install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
[-o owner] file1 ... fileN directory
install -d [-v] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] directory ...

Do I now first have to buy a book on Unix to learn how to work with the shell just in order to install ffmpeg? is there no easier way?

Just tried make again and now it tells me:

make[1]: *** [libavcodec.51.dylib] Error 1
make: *** [lib] Error 2

Ai jai jai jai jai... What's the point of having a GUI for an OS if one has to struggle with sh*t like this..???

[cryingraven]

Holy cr*p... just randomly enabling and disabling any setting I couldfind and IT COMPILED. WHO KNEW!!!!???

/me quits getting over-excited like Hiro from Heroes, flds his arms, frowns, sticks out his bottom lip and mumbles softly: "Stupid command line hassles. Ghmpff!"

First edit...
OH, btw, sorry guys, just noticed the EDIT button. I won't make multiple concurrent posts again. Please forgive this time :/ ???

Second edit...
Okay, so I managed to compile ffmpeg using --disable-vhook --disable-shared --enable-mmx
Then I tried the command above after extracting the audio and video from the MKV file and saving as MOV files since QT only allows this option...
So Here is the (very long) error message(s) I get. What is going on here?

Assistance, please...

iMac-men jacco$ ffmpeg -r 23.976 -f h264 -i video.mov -f ac3 -i audio.mov -vcodec copy -acodec copy -f vob xmen.vob
FFmpeg version SVN-r11118, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
configuration: --disable-vhook --disable-shared --enable-mmx
libavutil version: 49.5.0
libavcodec version: 51.48.0
libavformat version: 52.1.0
built on Dec 1 2007 01:34:26, gcc: 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
picture size invalid (16x0)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
picture size invalid (0x3840)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
picture size invalid (0x240)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type 3
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]too many reference frames
picture size invalid (7296x0)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
picture size invalid (0x9216)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type 4
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type 5540
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
picture size invalid (0x0)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]too many reference frames
picture size invalid (506496x0)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (3) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (5) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]poc_cycle_length overflow 4294967295
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type 15
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]sps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type 45871
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type 41375
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type 23
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (6) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (6) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
picture size invalid (0x80)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (1) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (1) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (1) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (1) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (1) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]too many reference frames
picture size invalid (0x193536)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
picture size invalid (0x0)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]poc_cycle_length overflow 4294967295
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type 23
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
picture size invalid (1034736x0)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type 5
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (3) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]sps_id (39) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
picture size invalid (0x256)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]poc_cycle_length overflow 50927
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]illegal POC type -1
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]poc_cycle_length overflow 4294967295
[h264 @ 0x417330]too many reference frames
picture size invalid (21120x0)
[h264 @ 0x417330]mb_width/height overflow
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
[h264 @ 0x417330]non existing PPS referenced
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]pps_id (-1) out of range
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]slice type too large (2) at 0 0
[h264 @ 0x417330]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x417330]no frame!
Input #0, h264, from 'video.mov':
Duration: N/A, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0.0: Video: h264, yuv420p, 23.98 tb(r)
Input #1, ac3, from 'audio.mov':
Duration: 01:45:36.5, bitrate: 575 kb/s
Stream #1.0: Audio: 0x0000, 48000 Hz, 5:1, 576 kb/s
Output #0, vob, to 'xmen.vob':
Stream #0.0: Video: 0x0000, yuv420p, q=2-31, 23.98 tb(c)
Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5:1, 576 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #1.0 -> #0.1
[vob @ 0x41f380]dimensions not set
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?)

I got it to work by taking out the "force to format" bits for audio and video. The filesize was consistent with simply copying in the two files but the file was not playable on my Mac or on the PS3...

[G Rom]

I used this tutorial a few month ago to compile ffmpeg :
http://stephenjungels.com/jungels.net/articles/ffmpeg-howto.html

Good luck

[cryingraven]

I got it to compile, no problem.
I then extracted an AC3 file and tried playing it. Worked perfectly in VLC.
I then extracted an h264 file and tried playing it. Worked perfectly in QT.
Tried putting them in one file and I keep getting "This is not a movie" error message... Hmmm... The plot thickens...

i use this:

ffmpeg -i thefile.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy output.mp4
ffmpeg -i thefile.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy -f mp4 output.mp4
ffmpeg -i thefile.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy -f h264 output.mp4
ffmpeg -i thefile.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy output.vob

I even tried numerous combinations of reordering options (for example):
ffmpeg -i video.mov -vcodec copy -i audio.ac3 -acodec copy output.mp4
ffmpeg -vcodec copy -i video.mov -i audio.ac3 -acodec copy output.mp4

So, how do I put a HD video with 5.1 into a container that
a) is recognized as a video file
b) is recognized by the PS3?

p.s. I have mkvtoolnix and perian installed on my system and being a mac user, aac is tightly integrated into my os. Problem is, when I configure ffmpeg, i cannot use the --enable-aac (or whatever it was) and I also cannot install the --enable-gpl. If I manage to get it to accept stuff via ./configure, it fails under make... The only configure options I can set is disable-vhook, disable-sharing enable-mmx. Everything else causes problems.

Could you please post a direct url to the latest source code release, please. a pkg would be preferred, but I don't think i would be that lucky, now would I?

p.p.s I think i do have the latest version but the install instructions above state that the libs needed for aac and ac3 come WITH ffmpeg, but it doesn't want to be configured on mine, so yeah...

When I do a ffmpeg -i file.mkv, it lists the video codec used as being h264 and the audio as being ac3. When I do a ffmpeg -formats, it lists h264 and ac3 in the list, but when i try to add a -f h264 to a command, it tells me it doesn't recognize the codec...

Any ideas?

[G Rom]

The command to use is :
ffmpeg -r 23.976 -f h264 -i input.h264 -f ac3 -i input.ac3 -vcodec copy -acodec copy -f vob output.vob

You can then stream it with a Media Server or rename output.vob to output.mpg to burn it on a DVD-Rw.

[cryingraven]

[vob @ 0x41f380]dimensions not set
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?)

Then tried:

ffmpeg -r 23.976 -f h264 -i video.mov -f ac3 -i audio.ac3 -vcodec copy -acodec copy -s 720x544 -f vob output.vob

and still got the same error. By taking out the -f h264, it works but i get a million... wait, let me show you a portion of it:

[vob @ 0x41f380]buffer underflow i=1 bufi=2163 size=2304
[vob @ 0x41f380]buffer underflow i=1 bufi=2160 size=2304
[vob @ 0x41f380]buffer underflow i=1 bufi=2160 size=2304
[vob @ 0x41f380]buffer underflow i=1 bufi=2160 size=2304
[vob @ 0x41f380]buffer underflow i=1 bufi=2160 size=2304
[vob @ 0x41f380]buffer underflow i=1 bufi=2160 size=2304
[vob @ 0x41f380]packet too large, ignoring buffer limits to mux it
[vob @ 0x41f380]buffer underflow i=1 bufi=2160 size=2304
[vob @ 0x41f380]buffer underflow i=1 bufi=2157 size=2304
[vob @ 0x41f380]packet too large, ignoring buffer limits to mux it
[vob @ 0x41f380]buffer underflow i=1 bufi=2157 size=2304

Does this mean that te vob standard does not like having to deal with HD video? If so, apart fro vob, is there another container that I could try?

I get the mkv file with video encoded with h254 and the file size 4, 6 or 7G . I then try and use that video on ps3 and it gets reported as not recognized file format or corrupted data. I then take the video into ffmpegx and re-encode it using x264 and get a HD video with a file size of 1.0to 1.5G in size. That video the PS3 likes...

In other words, I don't have to worry about the file being larger than 4G or whatever, I just need it to be inside a container that can recognise it as a video and that the PS3 can use.

Oh, and finally, that VOB command you gave me earlier... Remember I took out the -f h264 part? Well the video just finished encoding:
Source video : 1.09G MOV containing only h264 video
Source Audio: 435M AC3 containing only ac3 video
OUTPUT: 1.53G VOB that plays audio only
RENAMED (to mpg): "This movie could not be opened. this file is not a movie file"

You see my problem, here? Been at it for days now....
Using ffmpegx I get the videos to encode for ps3 but it takes around 1.5 days on a 2.4G Intel Core 2 Duo and downgrades audio to stereo no matter what. Disabling the "decode using QT" option, it is dramatically faster but the last video I did got to 121% and still didn't start working on the audio, yet... Does this sound strange to anyone other than me?

So it seems my workflow will have to be this:
1. Use ffmpegx to encode video from mkv to correct h264
2. Use ffmpeg to extract audio
3. [look for settings to enable ffmpeg to join the two into a container]

-EDIT 1
I tried using the avi wrapper instead of vob...
Interestingly enough, by removing everything except the -i and adding only the map option:
exported h264 video and ac3 audio PLAYS audio and shows black screen
original video and audio from mkv gives slow moving picture and no audio

-EDIT 2
- Okay, so I found I used the Map wrongly and I used the MKV for video AND audio and then included the external audio also and tha is why it had no audio with the slow picture. I then correctly used the map feature to use the ORIGINAL h264 video and external audio and it took HOURS to mux and gave sow video with audio
- Same command but using encoded x264 video still gives audio but black screen. Any ideas? The command I use is this:

ffmpeg -sameq -i video.mov -f ac3 -i audio.ac3 -map 0:0 -map 1:0 -vcodec copy -acodec copy output2.avi