No output: /bin/sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('

[marmi]

Hi, I do not get any conversion working with 0.0.9y, trying rmvb files I get the process completed immediately but no file is encoded. I believe the instalation is good, including reallib (the file can be played OK from within ffmepgx). The log says:

/bin/sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/bin/sh: -c: line 0: `printf "Encoding started on " && date && '/Library/Application Support/ffmpegX/mencoder' /Users/XXXXX/Desktop/YYYYY\(2010\)/YYYYY\ \(2010\).rmvb -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=128:vol=0 -srate 48000 -aid 0 -ovc lavc -sws 0 -lavcopts threads=2:vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=940:keyint=240:vqm in=2:vqmax=9 -ofps NTSC FILM (29.97) -vop scale=640:272 -noodml -ffourcc DIVX -o /Users/XXXXX/Desktop/YYYYY\(2010\)/YYYYY\ \(2010\).rmvb.ff.avi && printf "Encoding completed on " && date && printf "\a"'

Have not found any useful information, I'd appreciate any help. Thanks,

[Case]

Please check your framerate setting.
The command line that ffmpegX uses, based on your settings, includes "-ofps NTSC FILM (29.97)".
There is no such thing as NTSC FILM (29.97). NTSC FILM (23.976) or NTSC (29.97) would be valid.

[marmi]

as simple as that.... thank you Case, it works all right with NTSC FILM (23.976). My bets were on the syntax error and semicolon symbols. Appreciate the help.

[Case]

There is a syntax error near a parenthesis symbol, as “NTSC FILM (29.97)” is invalid. The command line should not have both a name and a number for -ofps, but just a number (or division).

By selecting the framerate preset of "NTSC FILM (23.976)" in ffmpegX, ffmpegX should create a command line with just the number "23.976" for -ofps (output frames per second).

[marmi]

Not only it fixed the problem, I can even understand it. Thanks!