[mythtv-users] OT: FFMPEG conversion

[H P Ladds]

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Doug Lytle<support at drdos.info> wrote:
> James Oltman wrote:
>>
>> I've tried adding the switches "-b 500k -bt 175k" to the video switches,
>> but I get the same error (same streams).  The stream that's in the error is
>> telling me it's video output error.  The incoming video is 1280x720p.  Any
>> help would be appreciated.
>
> I don't have notes for ffmpeg, but I do for mencoder:
>
> mencoder original-movie.wmv -oac mp3lame -ovc xvid -xvidencopts
> pass=2:bitrate=500 -o new-version-of-movie.avi

Newbie question: if the pass=2 option is called, wouldn't a pass=1
option be needed prior to running the second pass?


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