[MPlayer-users] x264: x264_frame_push_unused: Assertion > `frame->i_reference_count > 0' failed

[Loren Merritt]

On Tue, 17 Nov 2009, Alexander Roalter wrote:
>
> when looking for something similar, I get the following thread:
> http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/x264-devel/2009-September/006338.html
> In which for multi-threaded encoding
> param.i_sync_lookahead = 0;
> is suggested... Apparently, mencoder should do the same. (?)

param.i_sync_lookahead = 0 was suggested as a way to reduce latency, not 
to fix anything.

> Pos:8332.8s 199800f (99%) 68.03fps Trem:   0min 634mb  A-V:0.018 [513:119]
> x264 [error]: Incomplete MB-tree stats file.0min 634mb  A-V:0.013 [511:120]
> x264_encoder_encode failed

Are you using any mencoder options that could cause different numbers of 
frames in each pass?

> Oh, and BTW, I used to reach 120fps on the 2nd pass with identical
> settings, now I only reach 70...

Identical commandline, or identical x264 settings?

--Loren Merritt