[mythtv-users] mythtranscode / nuvexport

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Sunday 04 January 2004 02:21, Chris Ogles wrote:
> I am running a up to date gentoo install with mythtv 12, ffmpeg, and
> nuvexprot ... the problem i am having is that nuvexport stops running just
> as it starts and i think that it is mythtranscode that is hung up or
> possible ffmpeg
> 
> Output from NUVEXPORT:
> 
> What would you like to do with your recording?
> 
>          Show:  Star Trek: Enterprise
>       Episode:  Exile
>       Airtime:  12/31/2003, 7:00 PM
> 
>   1. Export to SVCD (disabled)
>   2. Extract .nuv and .sql
>   3. Export DivX
>   4. Export WMV
>   5. Export to VCD (disabled)
>   6. Transcode export to XviD
>   7. Transcode export to VCD (disabled)
>   8. Transcode export to SVCD (disabled)
> 
>   r. Return to episode menu
>   q. Quit
> 
> Choose a function:  3
> Where would you like to export the files to? [.]
> Output filename?  [Star Trek: Enterprise - Exile.avi]
> No cutlist found.  Hopefully this means that you already removed the
> commercials.
> Audio bitrate? [64]
> Video bitrate? [256]
> Horizontal resolution? [320]
> Vertical resolution? [240]
> 2004-01-04 01:17:40 Transcoding from
> /here/2013_20031231190000_20031231200000.nuv to
> /there/2013_20031231190000_20031231200000.nuv.tmp
> 2004-01-04 01:17:40 Created video fifo: fifodir/vidout
> 2004-01-04 01:17:40 Created audio fifo: fifodir/audout
> 2004-01-04 01:17:40 Video 352x480 at 29.97fps Audio rate: 32000
> 2004-01-04 01:17:40 Created fifos. Waiting for connection.
> 2004-01-04 01:17:40 Audio is 59ms ahead of video at # 1
> 2004-01-04 01:17:40 Audio is 34ms ahead of video at # 4
> Waiting for mythtranscode to set up the fifos.
> Input #0, s16le, from 'fifodir/audout':
>   Duration: N/A, bitrate: N/A
>   Stream #0.0: Audio: pcm_s16le, 32000 Hz, stereo, 1024 kb/s
> Input #1, rawvideo, from 'fifodir/vidout':
>   Duration: N/A, bitrate: N/A
>   Stream #1.0: Video: rawvideo, yuv420p, 352x480, 29.97 fps
> Output #0, avi, to 'Star Trek: Enterprise - Exile.avi':
>   Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, 320x240, 29.97 fps, q=2-31, 256 kb/s
>   Stream #0.1: Audio: mp2, 32000 Hz, stereo, 64 kb/s
> Stream mapping:
>   Stream #1.0 -> #0.0
>   Stream #0.0 -> #0.1
> Press [q] to stop encoding
> frame=    3 q=2.0 size=      33kB time=0.1 bitrate=2708.8kbits/s
> 
> This is where it just hangs and never seems to move (left it running
> during the afternoon)
> The audio and video files in fifodir are both 0kb
> 
> the system is a 1700+xp and 1 Gig of memory.
> 
> Any Ideas or Thoughts?

A bunch of folks used to see this problem... what version of ffmpeg are you 
using?  You might want to upgrade to the latest (0.4.8 I think)

-JAC