mpeg2enc problem

[Bill Davidsen]

JD wrote:
> I am trying to encode an mp4 video to mpeg-2 using mpeg2enc as follows
>
> mpeg2enc -v 0 -f 9 -l h -b 8000KB --video-buffer 65535KB -F 5 -X 1280 -y 800 -a
> 312 --no-constraints -o Video_12.dvd < Video_12.mp4
>
> resulting in the fatal error:
>
> **ERROR: [mpeg2enc] -v option requires arg 20..4000
> --verbose|-v num
>      Level of verbosity. 0 = quiet, 1 = normal 2 = verbose/debug
>
I looked at the man page, and these values don't seem to match the use of the 
options used. In particular -a supposedly takes a value from 1..4, and did you 
mean -x where you use -X? Can't really help beyond that.

> But I am already providing the option -v 0  to keep it quiet.
> Anyone familiar with this util?
>
> PS: I tried to us ffmpeg, and it created an mpeg2 file full of warnings
> of discontinuity and requiring the re-multiplexing of input.
>
> Thanx.


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