[MPlayer-users] bugreport: mencoder hangs at beginning of 2nd video pass

[D Richard Felker III]

On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 12:20:23AM -0300, Mplayer wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 01:00:26AM +0100, Andrea Borgia wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > Problem description:
>  
> > Script used (on full disc):
> > ---------------------------
> > 
> > rm -f frameno.avi
> > mencoder -dvd 1 -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=96:aq=0 -ovc frameno -o frameno.avi
> > mencoder -dvd 1 -sws 2 -vop scale=512:384,crop=700:572:12:0,pp=0x20000 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=800:vhq:vme=1:keyint=100:vqdiff=5:vqmax=20:vqmin=4:v4mv:vratetol=4:vrc_maxrate=2400:vrc_minrate=400:vpass=1 -pass 1 -oac copy -o "Private - Dangerous Things.avi"
> 
> > mencoder -dvd 1 -sws 2 -vop scale=512:384,crop=700:572:12:0,pp=0x20000 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=800:vhq:vme=1:keyint=100:vqdiff=5:vqmax=20:vqmin=4:v4mv:vratetol=4:vrc_maxrate=2400:vrc_minrate=400:vpass=2 -pass 2 -oac copy -o "Private - Dangerous Things.avi"
> > 
> 
> I don't say this is the problem, but ... why do you use vpass=# -pass #?
> I believe you are mixing lavc and divx options...

That's very likely the problem. Thankfully -pass was just removed, so
no one will try using it anymore!

Rich