FFMpeg AVI to H264

[Vertuas]

Hello video experts,

I am trying to convert a .avi file to h264 using ffmpeg.

My machine is running windows xp sp 2 and i have downloaded the lastest version of the ffmpeg files.

However when ffmpeg runs, all i get is a windows send/don't send error box. Does anybody know what i am doing wrong?

There is a dump of the output below.

Many thanks

Vert



C:\ffmpeg>ffmpeg -i test.avi -f h264 -vcodec libx264 -s 672x576 -r 25 test.mov

FFmpeg version SVN-r12665, Copyright (c) 2000-2008 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-postproc --enable-swscale --enable-avfilt
er-lavf --enable-pthreads --enable-liba52 --enable-avisynth --enable-libfaac --e
nable-libfaad --enable-libgsm --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --enabl
e-libnut --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid
--cpu=i686 --extra-ldflags=-static
libavutil version: 49.6.0
libavcodec version: 51.54.0
libavformat version: 52.13.0
libavdevice version: 52.0.0
built on Apr 2 2008 22:35:11, gcc: 4.2.3
Input #0, avi, from 'test.avi':
Duration: 00:00:22.5, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 30345 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Video: dvvideo, yuv420p, 720x576, 25.00 tb(r)
Stream #0.1: Audio: pcm_s16le, 48000 Hz, stereo, 1536 kb/s
Output #0, h264, to 'test.mov':
Stream #0.0: Video: libx264, yuv420p, 672x576, q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 25.00 tb(c)

Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
[libx264 @ 00ABC290]using cpu capabilities: MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 SSE3 Cache64
Press [q] to stop encoding

[GMaq]

Hi,

You might want to try WinFF, it is a GUI frontend for ffmpeg and comes with a very stable (ver 9017), if not the latest version of ffmpeg built-in. It is very light on resources as well and comes with optimized presets for most common applications and conversions including many h.264 ones. You have to be very picky about which version of ffmpeg you use, it is under constant development and it's API gets revised regularly which can sometimes lead to instability with specific codecs. They also change their codec naming conventions so some versions will identify codecs by their actual name "-vcodec h264" or by their supporting library name "-vcodec libx264".

AutoFF is also a great ffmpeg GUI and it's developer is a member here "buzzqw", it is perhaps better suited to the very latest ffmpeg versions.

To summarize WinFF is stable, simple and has many of the optimized presets included, AutoFF gives more flexibility to tweak if you know what changes you want to make and is easier to integrate latest ffmpeg versions.

[Vertuas]

Hello

Thanks for the link.

I download and WinFF and encoded a couple of files.

The first one i chose MP4 and h264 but quicktime tells me that it isn't a movie.

The second file I encoded to Quicktime. this one plays in QT but the quality is low.

i'll look up autoFF and see if theres any difference

Many thanks

Vert

[45tripp]

if you're looking for a ffmpeg gui, this is the one
Avanti

yes i know what's wrong.
your ffmpeg version crashes with libx264 and sse2 instructions.

use a build from here:
http://arrozcru.no-ip.org/ffmpeg_builds/


tripp

[Vertuas]

Thanks for the replies guys.

AutoFF fail miserably also.....i have a mov file but no video and partial audio.

I will try your links now 45tripp.

[Vertuas]

Excellent!

I download your version of FFMpeg, 45tripp.

It work great now, even from my original command line.

Many, many thanks

Vert