Carl Eugen Hoyos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Seems that ffmpeg does not support mpeg4 in mpeg. Works with -vcodec mpeg4:
ffmpeg -vcodec mpeg4 -i impossible_seek.mpg -f crc - FFmpeg version SVN-r14991, Copyright (c) 2000-2008 Fabrice Bellard, et al. configuration: --enable-libamr-nb --enable-nonfree --enable-libamr-wb --enable-gpl --enable-libfaad --enable-libfaac --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-libdc1394 --extra-cflags=-I/usr/include/gsm --enable-postproc --enable-libschroedinger --cc=/opt/intel/cc/10.1.017/bin/icc --cpu=pentium3 libavutil 49.10. 0 / 49.10. 0 libavcodec 51.69. 0 / 51.69. 0 libavformat 52.21. 0 / 52.21. 0 libavdevice 52. 1. 0 / 52. 1. 0 built on Aug 27 2008 15:13:11, gcc: Intel(R) C++ gcc 4.2 mode [NULL @ 0x87b5aa0]hmm, seems the headers are not complete, trying to guess time_increment_bits [NULL @ 0x87b5aa0]my guess is 2 bits ;) [NULL @ 0x87b5aa0]looks like this file was encoded with (divx4/(old)xvid/opendivx) -> forcing low_delay flag [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]hmm, seems the headers are not complete, trying to guess time_increment_bits [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]my guess is 2 bits ;) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]looks like this file was encoded with (divx4/(old)xvid/opendivx) -> forcing low_delay flag [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]picture size invalid (0x0) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil)) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]picture size invalid (0x0) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil)) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]hmm, seems the headers are not complete, trying to guess time_increment_bits [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]my guess is 1 bits ;) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]hmm, seems the headers are not complete, trying to guess time_increment_bits [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]my guess is 1 bits ;) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]Error, header damaged or not MPEG4 header (f_code=0) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]header damaged [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]Error, header damaged or not MPEG4 header (f_code=0) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]header damaged Input #0, mpeg, from 'impossible_seek.mpg': Duration: 00:00:23.84, start: 119.660133, bitrate: 3355 kb/s Stream #0.0[0x1e0]: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 704x576 [PAR 12:11 DAR 4:3], 25.00 tb(r) Stream #0.1[0x1c0]: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 192 kb/s Output #0, crc, to 'pipe:': Stream #0.0: Video: rawvideo, yuv420p, 704x576 [PAR 12:11 DAR 4:3], q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 25.00 tb(c) Stream #0.1: Audio: pcm_s16le, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 1536 kb/s Stream mapping: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0 Stream #0.1 -> #0.1 Press [q] to stop encoding [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]hmm, seems the headers are not complete, trying to guess time_increment_bits [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]my guess is 2 bits ;) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]looks like this file was encoded with (divx4/(old)xvid/opendivx) -> forcing low_delay flag [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]hmm, seems the headers are not complete, trying to guess time_increment_bits [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]my guess is 2 bits ;) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]looks like this file was encoded with (divx4/(old)xvid/opendivx) -> forcing low_delay flag [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]warning: first frame is no keyframe [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]ac-tex damaged at 5 0 [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]Error at MB: 5 [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]concealing 1584 DC, 1584 AC, 1584 MV errors [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]ac-tex damaged at 43 0 [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]Error at MB: 43 [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]concealing 1584 DC, 1584 AC, 1584 MV errors [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]hmm, seems the headers are not complete, trying to guess time_increment_bits [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]my guess is 1 bits ;) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]hmm, seems the headers are not complete, trying to guess time_increment_bits [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]my guess is 1 bits ;) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]Error, header damaged or not MPEG4 header (f_code=0) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]header damaged Error while decoding stream #0.0 [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]Error, header damaged or not MPEG4 header (f_code=0) [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]header damaged Error while decoding stream #0.0 [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]cbpc damaged at 33 23B time=23.52 bitrate= 0.0kbits/s [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]Error at MB: 1068 [mpeg4 @ 0x87b5aa0]concealing 591 DC, 591 AC, 591 MV errors CRC=0x93567c97 frame= 596 fps= 56 q=0.0 Lsize= 0kB time=23.84 bitrate= 0.0kbits/s video:354024kB audio:4473kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead -99.999996% ---------- substatus: open -> reproduced title: cant encode mpeg1 file -> ffmpeg does not recognize mpeg4 in mpeg sample ______________________________________________________ FFmpeg issue tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <https://roundup.mplayerhq.hu/roundup/ffmpeg/issue568> ______________________________________________________