On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 09:37:02 +0000 John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Ralph, > > Yes I thought so too, but the case I exampled is a large .mpg file > derived from a > uk terrestrial digital tv box . How big is ths file? There is always the problem with large files, and mplayer can be compiled with "--enable-largefiles" to enable file-support for over 2 gigs. I didn't find any config options for lame, so this may be mplayer-dependent or something. > These devices have the facility to > store the tv output > onto your hard drive via a usb connection, admittadly in windblows > with the aid of a > piece of software, but it acts like a TV card programme.The file is > then accessed in the > usual linux/windblows fstab setup and processed. > > I tried something like , > mencoder <pathtosource file> -ovc lavc -lavcopts > vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vbitrate=633 -oac mp3lame -lameopts br=96:cbr -o > film.avi This seems right here, so I would think your mpeg file is over 2 Gigs? > but all it did was complain something about mp3lamecodec or something > not accessable. > I guess the options are wrong. or else it does not like the > pathtosource in that position. > > Any thoughts. Well, just see how big that mpeg is, and if I'm right, just recompile your mplayer with the --enable-largefiles, and you should be set (I believe) :-) Greetings Ralph -- http://tuxpower.f2g.net/ http://axljab.homelinux.org:8080/ "Linux is not The Answer. Yes is the answer. Linux is The Question"
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