On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 18:16 -0600, ted morris wrote: > Here is an example of what happens: [...] > [transcode] critical: failed to init encoder
OK, my in-house test follows, against vanilla 1.0.x branch. test 1: transcode -x v4l2,null -i /dev/video0 -g 640x480 -J pv -I 5 transcode v1.0.5rc3 (C) 2001-2003 Thomas Oestreich, 2003-2004 T. Bitterberg, 2004-2007 Transcode Team [transcode] (probe) suggested AV correction -D 0 (0 ms) | AV 0 ms | 0 ms [transcode] auto-probing source /dev/video0 (ok) [transcode] V: import format | unknown (V=v4l2|A=null) [transcode] V: import frame | 640x480 1.33:1 [transcode] V: de-interlace | (mode=5) interpolate scanlines / blend frames [transcode] V: bits/pixel | 0.234 [transcode] V: decoding fps,frc | 25.000,3 [transcode] V: Y'CbCr | YV12/I420 [transcode] A: import format | 0x1 PCM [44100,16,2] [transcode] A: export | disabled [transcode] V: encoding fps,frc | 25.000,3 [transcode] A: bytes per frame | 7056 (7056.000000) [transcode] A: adjustment | [EMAIL PROTECTED] [transcode] V: IA32/AMD64 accel | sse2 (sse2 sse 3dnowext 3dnow mmxext mmx asm C) [transcode] V: IA32/AMD64 accel | using sse2 memcpy [transcode] warning : no option -o found, encoded frames send to "/dev/null" [transcode] V: video buffer | 10 @ 640x480 [import_null.so] v0.2.0 (2002-01-19) (video) null | (audio) null [import_v4l2.so] v1.3.5 (2005-03-11) (video) v4l2 | (audio) pcm [filter_pv.so] v0.2.3 (2004-06-01) xv only preview plugin [filter_pv.so] preview window 640x480 Xv: NV17 Video Texture: ports 65 - 96 Xv: grabbed port 65 Using Xv for display [export_null.so] v0.1.2 (2001-08-17) (video) null | (audio) null [import_v4l2.so]: v4l2 video grabbing [import_v4l2.so]: resync disabled [import_v4l2.so]: video grabbing, driver = saa7134, card = Pinnacle PCTV Stereo (saa7134) [import_v4l2.so]: Pixel format conversion: YVU420 [planar] -> YUV420 [planar] (no conversion) [import_v4l2.so]: driver does not support setting parameters (ioctl(VIDIOC_S_PARM) returns "Invalid argument") [import_v4l2.so]: checking colour & framerate standards: [PAL] [import_v4l2.so]: receiving 25 frames / sec [import_v4l2.so]: frame size: 640x480 [import_v4l2.so]: cropcap bounds: 720x578 +0+46 [import_v4l2.so]: cropcap defrect: 720x576 +0+48 [import_v4l2.so]: cropcap pixelaspect: 54/59 [import_v4l2.so]: default cropping: 720x576 +0+48 [import_v4l2.so]: 8 buffers available encoding frames [000000-000678], 24.97 fps, EMT: 0:00:27, ( 0| 0| 0) [transcode] (sighandler) SIGINT received encoding frames [000000-000679], 24.97 fps, EMT: 0:00:27, ( 0| 0| 0) clean up | frame threads | unload modules | cancel signal | internal threads | done [transcode] encoded 680 frames (0 dropped, 0 cloned), clip length 27.20 s ---> OK, works as expected. test 2:transcode -x v4l2,null -i /dev/video0 -J pv transcode v1.0.5rc3 (C) 2001-2003 Thomas Oestreich, 2003-2004 T. Bitterberg, 2004-2007 Transcode Team [transcode] (probe) suggested AV correction -D 0 (0 ms) | AV 0 ms | 0 ms [transcode] auto-probing source /dev/video0 (ok) [transcode] V: import format | unknown (V=v4l2|A=null) [transcode] V: import frame | 352x288 1.22:1 [transcode] V: bits/pixel | 0.710 [transcode] V: decoding fps,frc | 25.000,3 [transcode] V: Y'CbCr | YV12/I420 [transcode] A: import format | 0x1 PCM [44100,16,2] [transcode] A: export | disabled [transcode] V: encoding fps,frc | 25.000,3 [transcode] A: bytes per frame | 7056 (7056.000000) [transcode] A: adjustment | [EMAIL PROTECTED] [transcode] V: IA32/AMD64 accel | sse2 (sse2 sse 3dnowext 3dnow mmxext mmx asm C) [transcode] V: IA32/AMD64 accel | using sse2 memcpy [transcode] warning : no option -o found, encoded frames send to "/dev/null" [transcode] V: video buffer | 10 @ 352x288 [import_null.so] v0.2.0 (2002-01-19) (video) null | (audio) null [import_v4l2.so] v1.3.5 (2005-03-11) (video) v4l2 | (audio) pcm [filter_pv.so] v0.2.3 (2004-06-01) xv only preview plugin [filter_pv.so] preview window 352x288 Xv: NV17 Video Texture: ports 65 - 96 Xv: grabbed port 65 Using Xv for display [export_null.so] v0.1.2 (2001-08-17) (video) null | (audio) null [import_v4l2.so]: v4l2 video grabbing [import_v4l2.so]: resync disabled [import_v4l2.so]: video grabbing, driver = saa7134, card = Pinnacle PCTV Stereo (saa7134) [import_v4l2.so]: Pixel format conversion: YVU420 [planar] -> YUV420 [planar] (no conversion) [import_v4l2.so]: driver does not support setting parameters (ioctl(VIDIOC_S_PARM) returns "Invalid argument") [import_v4l2.so]: checking colour & framerate standards: [PAL] [import_v4l2.so]: receiving 25 frames / sec [import_v4l2.so]: frame size: 352x288 [import_v4l2.so]: cropcap bounds: 720x578 +0+46 [import_v4l2.so]: cropcap defrect: 720x576 +0+48 [import_v4l2.so]: cropcap pixelaspect: 54/59 [import_v4l2.so]: default cropping: 720x576 +0+48 [import_v4l2.so]: 26 buffers available encoding frames [000000-000147], 25.10 fps, EMT: 0:00:05, ( 0| 0| 0) [transcode] (sighandler) SIGINT received clean up | frame threads | unload modules | cancel signal | internal threads | done [transcode] encoded 148 frames (0 dropped, 0 cloned), clip length 5.92 s ---> OK, works as expected too. Please note the [transcode] V: import frame | WxH field in above two examples. Also note that without usint -g, v4l import module provide some sane defaults. Could you please replicate those two test and report the full output? Bests, -- Francesco Romani // Ikitt [ Out of memory. ~ We wish to hold the whole sky, ~ But we never will. ]