Felix Baier <felixbaier-at-yahoo.de <at> ffmpeg.org> writes:
> …but I’m having trouble saving in .mpg format. The reason
> why I would like to save in .mpg format is that
> (1) .avi files are very large
This is wrong and indicates that you don't know what you
are talking about. This is generally no problem (that's
why you ask here) but in the context of your question, it
makes it very difficult to answer...
> and (2) my downstream analysis requires .mpg format.
Could you elaborate?
mpg (MPEG program streams) are among the few containers
that are slightly more difficult to use (create) because
additional constraints are generally necessary ("mpg" is
not enough), see also FFmpeg's output:
> VBV buffer size not set, using default size of 130KB
> If you want the mpeg file to be compliant to some
> specification Like DVD, VCD or others, make sure you
> set the correct buffer size
If you don't know the difference between container and
codec (the codec is the reason for "files being very
large"), now is a good time to find out using Google
and / or Wikipedia.
> Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (YUY2 / 0x32595559), yuyv422, 640x360
You cannot put rawvideo in mpg (neither program nor
transport stream), the resulting file will be invalid.
This is not a limitation of FFmpeg, but the MPEG
specifications.
Carl Eugen
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