Unable to download mpeg2enc for Mac intel

[its1235]

Hi so as the title says, I am having some trouble downloading the mpeg2enc for my intel mac, running MacOSX10.4.11
I can download everything else, but when I click on the link to download mpegenc2 I get a page that is just a lot of words and symbols I don't understand. I've tried downloading it from some other sites but no luck. I just get the same page filled with confusing stuff.
I'm hoping someone can help me out or direct to a place where I can download it. thanks

[Case]

just a lot of words and symbols I don't understand

That is the binary file.
1/ You can just load the page with gibberish and save the page to a file; or
2/ You can Option-click (=Alt-click) the link to download to your default download location; or
3/ You can Control-click the link and select 'Download Linked File' or 'Download Linked File As...'; or
4/ You can download with Firefox, which behaves differently when encountering this binary; or
5/ You can search the forum for a ZIP'ed version of mpeg2enc.intel

Either one of these options will do.

[its1235]

Hmm I feel like an idiot now. Haha. Thank you so much for your help!

[videodecoder]

I cannot get mpeg2enc.

The file I download is plain text and not recognized by Stuffit (even with a .zip extension) whether downloaded with Safari or FireFox.

I don't know if this is the problem that causes "Installation Failed" message.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[Case]

The file I download is plain text

If the Finder thinks it's a text file, then that is not a problem as long as the file content is what it should be. The installer will turn it into an executable while copying to the Library.

and not recognized by Stuffit (even with a .zip extension)

That is correct, as the file from the URL is not a compressed archive.

I don't know if this is the problem that causes "Installation Failed" message. Any ideas?

As an alternative, you may try this ZIP'ed copy, see if that works better.

[videodecoder]

Thanks...

Tried all that. Found the zip'd file too.

It was the only version with the correct icon association.

ffmpegx still will not install it - nor recognize it when moved to /Library... manually.

Apparently it contains the key to "finishing" the mpeg2 encoding for without it, the encoding produces unusable files, "Progress" reports: Finished, and Finder says ffmpegx unexpectedly quit though it has not.

I am at a loss...

[Case]

"Progress" reports: Finished

If Progress reports 'Finished', then you could post the Process Information log (click the blue "i"), which tells what ffmpegX was trying to do. That might help diagnosing.

[Levina]

Thanks...

ffmpegx still will not install it - nor recognize it when moved to /Library... manually.

You're not to move the downloaded binaries manually at all. Download them, leave them on your desktop, open ffmpegX, direct it to the binaries on your desktop and they will be installed in the proper place automatically.

[videodecoder]

Thanks...

Problem remains that mpeg2enc is not recognized/detected/installed...

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Progress:
/bin/sh: /Library/Application Support/ffmpegX/mpeg2enc: No such file or directory
Wed May 14 12:28:56 PDT 2008
INFO: [yuvscaler] yuvscaler 1.9.0 (15-02-2004) is a general scaling utility for yuv frames
INFO: [yuvscaler] (C) 2001-2004 Xavier Biquard <xbiquard@free.fr>, yuvscaler -h for help, or man yuvscaler
movtoy4m
Copyright 2002-2006 Johan Lindström
All rights reserved..
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: frame size: 720x480 pixels (518400 bytes)
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: chroma: 4:2:0 JPEG/MPEG-1 (interstitial)
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: frame rate: 30000/1001 fps (~29.970030)
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: interlace: none/progressive
INFO: [yuvscaler] input: sample aspect ratio: 1:1
INFO: [yuvscaler] from 720x480, take 720x480+0+0, NOT_INTERLACED/PROGRESSIVE
INFO: [yuvscaler] scale to 720x480, 720x480 being displayed
INFO: [yuvscaler] Scaling uses the RESAMPLE algorithm,
INFO: [yuvscaler] frame rate: 29.970 fps
INFO: [yuvscaler] Scaling ratio for width is 1 to 1
INFO: [yuvscaler] and is 1 to 1 for height
INFO: [yuvscaler] Specific downscaling routing number 4

[videodecoder]

Levina,

Thanks - moving the file manually was a "last resort" attempt at some work-around.

No matter what I have tried, I get this result:

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The installation was not successful.

##
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.

To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.

Password:
(note: there is no place to enter any password in the "error" dialog box.)

[Case]

There has to be something odd about your setup. So, back to basics, if I may --
Are you logged in with an account that has Administrator privileges? The installer needs it to execute the sudo command.
If your password has spaces or special characters, you may want to change that.
Is ffmpegX located in your (all-users) /Applications folder?
Is ffmpegX.app in a subfolder that has special characters?
Does your boot partition volume name have special characters?

[Levina]

And, after you sort out the stuff Case talked about, make sure you uninstall everything from your previous attemps (use Spotlight), before trying to install ffmpegX and the binaries again.

[videodecoder]

Thanks for all your suggestions, most of which I have already tried.

It is reassuring to me that I had taken some correct approaches.

As for the "re-installation" approach, both mencoder and mplayer were re-installed without a glitch.

Only mpeg2enc (or mpeg2enc.intel) will not install.

I have noticed other posts reflecting not only the same (or similar) problem but also some difficulty in locating the file to download.

IS there some issue with that particular file?

hmm...

[frasay]

Hi,

Just wanted to thank Case for the advice.
I had the same problem as its1235, not recognizing the page of gibberish as the text file I needed. I just clicked on the link and selected all and saved it to desktop, then opened the ffmpeg thing, and selected it's location and it worked like a treat. Just did a avi to flv conversion with no problems. This is awesome! I had a go at making flv's a few months ago and couldn't work it out.
Its1235, are you remembering to put your mac password in the box?
As long as you save the text file to the desktop, as an .intel file, it should work. I hope you get it going.
Thanks again guys, excellent forum!
frasay

[fatespawn]

Well, this is an old thread, but I just had this exact problem with a new mac. My solution was to use Case's uploaded zip file above. But that alone wasn't the answer. Every time I restarted ffmpegx, it STILL prompted me to install mpeg2enc. I tried again, but this time reinstalled all 3 required components simultaneously . It worked. I don't know if it was doing all 3 together, or just dumb luck, but mine works.

1.0 will certainly fix all this