Hi, I'm trying to convert an xvid file (high quality one - over 2GB in size) to a DVD. Transcode isn't letting me pad it properly.
The resolution of the video is 720x304, and I want to pad the top and the bottom, ending up with a 720x480 video. I don't want to do any zooming. So, I use parameters like this: transcode -i ${VIDEO} -y ffmpeg --export_prof dvd-ntsc \ --import_asr 1 -Y -88,0,-88,0 -b224 -N 0x2000 -m dvd.ac3 \ -o dvd here's transcode's output:0 Padding... transcode v1.0.2 (C) 2001-2003 Thomas Oestreich, 2003-2004 T. Bitterberg [transcode] (probe) suggested AV correction -D 0 (0 ms) | AV 0 ms | 0 ms [transcode] auto-probing source the-chronicles-of-narnia-sample.avi (ok) [transcode] V: import format | XviD RIFF data, AVI (V=ffmpeg|A=ac3) [transcode] V: import frame | 720x304 2.37:1 encoded @ 1:1 XXX: zoom=yes pre_clip=yes [transcode] V: pre clip frame | 720x228 (38,0,38,0) [transcode] V: zoom | 720x480 1.12:1 (Lanczos3) [transcode] V: clip frame (->) | 720x656 [transcode] V: bits/pixel | 0.159 [transcode] V: decoding fps,frc | 23.976,1 [transcode] V: Y'CbCr | YV12/I420 [transcode] A: import format | 0x2000 AC3 [48000,16,5] 448 kbps [transcode] A: downmix | 5 channels -> 2 channels [transcode] A: export format | 0x2000 AC3 [48000,16,2] 224 kbps [transcode] V: encoding fps,frc | 23.976,1 [transcode] A: bytes per frame | 8008 (8008.000000) [transcode] A: adjustment | [EMAIL PROTECTED] [transcode] V: IA32/AMD64 accel | sse3 (sse3 sse2 sse 3dnowext 3dnow mmxext mmx asm C) tc_memcpy: using amd64 for memcpy [transcode] V: video buffer | 10 @ 720x656 [import_ac3.so] v0.3.2 (2002-02-15) (audio) AC3 [import_ffmpeg.so] v0.1.12 (2004-05-07) (video) ffmpeg: MS MPEG4v1-3/MPEG4/MJPEG [export_ffmpeg.so] v0.3.13 (2004-08-03) (video) Lavc51.9.0 | (audio) MPEG/AC3/PCM [import_ac3.so] AC3->PCM [import_ac3.so] tcextract -a 0 -i "the-chronicles-of-narnia-sample.avi" -x ac3 -d 0 | tcdecode -x ac3 -d 0 -s 1.000000,1.000000,1.000000 -A 0 tc_memcpy: using amd64 for memcpy [export_ffmpeg.so] Using FFMPEG codec 'mpeg2video' (FourCC 'mpg2', MPEG2 compliant video). [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Selected dvd profile, ntsc video type for video [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set interlacing to bottom-first [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set frame rate to 29.97 [export_ffmpeg.so]: WARNING: Y resolution is not 576, 480, 288 or 240 as required [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set video bitrate to 5000 [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set GOP size to 18 [export_ffmpeg.so] Neither './ffmpeg.cfg' nor '~/.transcode/ffmpeg.cfg' [export_ffmpeg.so] found. Default settings will be used instead. [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Starting 1 thread(s) [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set display aspect ratio to input [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Selected dvd profile for audio [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Resampling filter inactive [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set number of audio channels to 2 [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set number of audio bits to 16 [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: No audio resampling necessary, using 48000 Hz [mpeg2video @ 0x2aaaad65fa50]rc buffer underflow encoding frames [000000-001554], 21.78 fps, EMT: 0:01:04, ( 0| 1| 1) clean up | frame threads | unload modules | cancel signal | internal threads | done [transcode] encoded 1555 frames (0 dropped, 0 cloned), clip length 64.86 s I notice it's doing all that automatic crap at the beginning - then it adds my -Y padding options onto it. How do I override that with my own padding options? Also, if I run transcode with the following options, this happens: $ transcode -i the-chronicles-of-narnia-sample.avi -y ffmpeg --export_prof dvd-ntsc -Y -88,0,-88,0 -b224 -N 0x2000 -m dvd.ac3 -o dvd transcode v1.0.2 (C) 2001-2003 Thomas Oestreich, 2003-2004 T. Bitterberg [transcode] (probe) suggested AV correction -D 0 (0 ms) | AV 0 ms | 0 ms [transcode] auto-probing source the-chronicles-of-narnia-sample.avi (ok) [transcode] V: import format | XviD RIFF data, AVI (V=ffmpeg|A=ac3) [transcode] V: import frame | 720x304 2.37:1 XXX: zoom=yes pre_clip=yes [transcode] V: pre clip frame | 720x570 (-134,0,-132,0) [transcode] V: zoom | 720x480 2.81:1 (Lanczos3) [transcode] V: clip frame (->) | 720x656 [transcode] V: bits/pixel | 0.159 [transcode] V: decoding fps,frc | 23.976,1 [transcode] V: Y'CbCr | YV12/I420 [transcode] A: import format | 0x2000 AC3 [48000,16,5] 448 kbps [transcode] A: downmix | 5 channels -> 2 channels [transcode] A: export format | 0x2000 AC3 [48000,16,2] 224 kbps [transcode] V: encoding fps,frc | 23.976,1 [transcode] A: bytes per frame | 8008 (8008.000000) [transcode] A: adjustment | [EMAIL PROTECTED] [transcode] V: IA32/AMD64 accel | sse3 (sse3 sse2 sse 3dnowext 3dnow mmxext mmx asm C) tc_memcpy: using amd64 for memcpy [transcode] V: video buffer | 10 @ 720x656 [import_ac3.so] v0.3.2 (2002-02-15) (audio) AC3 [import_ffmpeg.so] v0.1.12 (2004-05-07) (video) ffmpeg: MS MPEG4v1-3/MPEG4/MJPEG [export_ffmpeg.so] v0.3.13 (2004-08-03) (video) Lavc51.9.0 | (audio) MPEG/AC3/PCM [import_ac3.so] AC3->PCM [import_ac3.so] tcextract -a 0 -i "the-chronicles-of-narnia-sample.avi" -x ac3 -d 0 | tcdecode -x ac3 -d 0 -s 1.000000,1.000000,1.000000 -A 0 tc_memcpy: using amd64 for memcpy [export_ffmpeg.so] Using FFMPEG codec 'mpeg2video' (FourCC 'mpg2', MPEG2 compliant video). [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Selected dvd profile, ntsc video type for video [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set interlacing to bottom-first [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set frame rate to 29.97 [export_ffmpeg.so]: WARNING: Y resolution is not 576, 480, 288 or 240 as required [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set video bitrate to 5000 [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set GOP size to 18 [export_ffmpeg.so] Neither './ffmpeg.cfg' nor '~/.transcode/ffmpeg.cfg' [export_ffmpeg.so] found. Default settings will be used instead. [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Starting 1 thread(s) [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set display aspect ratio to input [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Selected dvd profile for audio [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Resampling filter inactive [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set number of audio channels to 2 [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: Set number of audio bits to 16 [export_ffmpeg.so]: INFO: No audio resampling necessary, using 48000 Hz Segmentation fault Thanks