libx264 warning

[SameSelf]

Can someone pls tell me what this means and if I should worry?

[libx264 @ 00000000035f1fe0] direct=auto not used on the first pass

[sneaker]

It means you didn't use direct auto on the first pass but activated it in a following pass. You shouldn't do that but it's not the end of the world.

[SameSelf]

Thanks. That is very strange though because I did not include it in the second pass either unless there is some other option that implicitly invokes it. I use the x264 BD authoring guide, and there is no direct=auto option in any of those examples. Not sure how this crept into my scripts.

[sneaker]

Presets slow to placebo imply direct auto but irregardless of the pass. So you must have set different settings explicitly.

[SameSelf]

I did not know that. Thanks. Since my preset is veryslow, the question is now, what option is turning it off? I guess I will just add direct=auto to my script.

[sneaker]

what option is turning it off?

You must have done it.
Maybe you ran the first pass with a different preset and the stat file was still there?

Either way it's your fault. Just delete the stats files, do a proper 1st/2nd pass and the problem will be gone. If not post the complete command-lines and logs.