Can't encode WMV to MOV

[scratface]

Hi, I'm sure this question gets answered a lot and I had a look around but couldn't work it out from other threads.

I've installed ffmpegx and the binaries that it asks for. I'm trying to convert a WMV file to a Mov but when I do the encode it just dings and nothing is produced and it is immediate.

Here is the log from the process:

FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
Mac OSX universal build for ffmpegX
libavutil version: 49.0.0
libavcodec version: 51.9.0
libavformat version: 50.4.0
Sat Feb 21 14:47:41 GMT 2009
5.00 (25/1)
Input #0, asf, from '/Users/Will/Desktop/Use Somebody/Use Somebody.wmv':
Duration: 00:05:53.0, start: 1.579000, bitrate: 2063 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: wmav2, 44100 Hz, stereo, 160 kb/s
Stream #0.1, 25.00 fps(r): Video: WMV3 / 0x33564D57, 640x480
Incorrect frame rate



Thank you!

[Case]

The error message suggests that there is something wrong with your target framerate. Please verify that it is set to the framerate preset "PAL (25)" in the Video tab. Or try typing in: "25".

If that checks out o.k., then something else is wrong. Perhaps the WMV video cannot be decoded by ffmpeg. Try installing Flip4Mac (the QuickTime codec for WMV media), and setting ffmpegX to "decoding with QuickTime" in the Options tab.

If the WMV file is copy protected, then you might be out of luck, as the protection usually also covers conversions.

[scratface]

Ok I tried all of that but it still does nearly the same thing, except a dud file is produced that can't be opened. I can't think the file could be write protected though because it just came from a friends video cam. This is the new log i get:

FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
Mac OSX universal build for ffmpegX
libavutil version: 49.0.0
libavcodec version: 51.9.0
libavformat version: 50.4.0
Sat Feb 21 16:31:35 GMT 2009
Seems that stream 1 comes from film source: 1000.00 (1000/1) -> 25.00 (25/1)
Input #0, asf, from '/Users/Will/Desktop/Use Somebody/Use Somebody.wmv':
Duration: 00:05:53.0, start: 1.579000, bitrate: 2063 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: wmav2, 44100 Hz, stereo, 160 kb/s
Stream #0.1, 25.00 fps(r): Video: WMV3 / 0x33564D57, 640x480
Codec type mismatch for mapping #0.0 -> #0.0

[Case]

This is the new log i get:
...
Stream #0.0: Audio ...
Stream #0.1: Video ...
Codec type mismatch for mapping #0.0 -> #0.0

You would get this error if you convert with an ffmpeg preset and your source file has the audio stream listed (#0.0) before the video stream (#0.1).
The solution is to set the "Invert mapping" checkbox in the Audio tab.