Unknown encoder 'libmp3lame'

[cybrsaylr]

For Precise, install libavcodec-extra-53; looks like an update to the package, but this fix works perfectly.

Tried doing that.
Then ran ffmpeg and it didn't work for me.
I got this output in terminal:

rr@rr-Studio-XPS-8000:~$ ffmpeg -loop_input -i ~/Desktop/1.jpg -i ~/Desktop/E.mp3 -shortest -b 1000k -acodec copy video.mp4
ffmpeg version 0.8.3-4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the Libav developers
built on Jun 12 2012 16:52:09 with gcc 4.6.3
*** THIS PROGRAM IS DEPRECATED ***
This program is only provided for compatibility and will be removed in a future release. Please use avconv instead.
-loop_input is deprecated, use -loop 1
Input #0, image2, from '/home/rr/Desktop/1.jpg':
Duration: 00:00:00.04, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0.0: Video: mjpeg, yuvj422p, 2048x1536, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
-loop_input is deprecated, use -loop 1
[mp3 @ 0x2529660] max_analyze_duration reached
Input #1, mp3, from '/home/rr/Desktop/E.mp3':
Metadata:
artist : Eliane Elias
album : Yule Struttin' - A Blue Note Christmas
genre : Jazz
track : 4
title : I'll Be Home For Christmas / Sleigh Ride
date : 1990
Duration: 00:04:57.06, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 185 kb/s
Stream #1.0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 185 kb/s
File 'video.mp4' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] y
Incompatible pixel format 'yuvj422p' for codec 'mpeg4', auto-selecting format 'yuv420p'
[buffer @ 0x2537100] w:2048 h:1536 pixfmt:yuvj422p
[avsink @ 0x2551d20] auto-inserting filter 'auto-inserted scaler 0' between the filter 'src' and the filter 'out'
[scale @ 0x2557a40] w:2048 h:1536 fmt:yuvj422p -> w:2048 h:1536 fmt:yuv420p flags:0x4
Output #0, mp4, to 'video.mp4':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf53.21.0
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 2048x1536, q=2-31, 1000 kb/s, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
Stream #0.1: Audio: libmp3lame, 44100 Hz, stereo, 185 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #1.0 -> #0.1
Press ctrl-c to stop encoding
frame= 1 fps= 0 q=9.4 Lsize= 176kB time=0.04 bitrate=35969.6kbits/s
video:174kB audio:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.685802%
rr@rr-Studio-XPS-8000:~$

What went wrong?

[4rt3k]

Have you tried in other files? I suppose that something is wrong with object. You should also check winff (your life will be simplier ;>).

[cab11]

Tks man! You save me!

[malspa]

For Precise, install libavcodec-extra-53; looks like an update to the package, but this fix works perfectly.

Thanks for this. In Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise), I used Synaptic to install libavcodec-extra-53. The terminal output looked kinda scary, so I made a note of what was installed and removed, but then everything worked fine. From my /var/log/apt/history.log:

Start-Date: 2013-10-14  21:53:47
Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic
Install: libopenjpeg2:i386 (1.3+dfsg-4+squeeze1build0.12.04.1, automatic), libavcodec-extra-53:i386 (0.8.6ubuntu0.12.04.1), libavutil-extra-51:i386 (0.8.6ubuntu0.12.04.1, automatic)
Remove: libavutil51:i386 (0.8.6-0ubuntu0.12.04.1), libavcodec53:i386 (0.8.6-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
End-Date: 2013-10-14  21:54:08

This post is probably gonna get nailed for necromancy, but I thought that Precise users who find this thread might appreciate seeing what got removed on my system.

[rziman]

Just a quick note to anyone else with this issue (for me, it came up at some point when trying to use youtube-dl --extract-audio --audio-format=mp3): the tip about libavcodec-extra-53 didn't seem to work for me (see also ubuntu-restricted-extras) apparently since packages.medibuntu.org, from which libavcodec-extra-53 gets downloaded, is no longer maintained. (I am using Linux Mint 13 at the moment but don't see how this would make a difference)

I can't see what's in the thread mentioned in post #3 of this thread since I have less than 10 posts, but ultimately what worked was, as mentioned in that post, to build ffmpeg from source with libmp3lame enabled following the guide at https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/UbuntuCompilationGuide (and after building it, remember to logout/login (or run ~/.profile in your terminal, as in the guide) to be sure that you're actually using it).

Also, if you're confused about avconv and ffmpeg, be sure to read this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9...477756#9477756 -- as well as the final link mentioned in that answer: http://blog.pkh.me/p/13-the-ffmpeg-libav-situation.html