HOWTO: Install and use the latest FFmpeg and x264

[FakeOutdoorsman]

The de-interlacing filter yadif recently added to FFmpeg isn't working as I expected. It seems to be adding artifacts to dvvideo inputs. Is anyone else noticing this? One developer said he did not.

wget http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/DV-raw/small_test2.dv
ffmpeg -i small_test2.dv -vf yadif -qscale 3 -an yadif.mp4

Watch the top row of pixels. I haven't tried any other input formats and regular, old -deinterlace doesn't introduce the artifacts.

However, if I change the output to .mpg, and play the video with ffplay, I get a different behavior:

mpeg1video @ 0x265c820] aspect ratio has forbidden 0 value

How about this one? Anyone else get that? This is FFmpeg version SVN-r25329 on Arch Linux x86_64.

[mc4man]

Don't see any artifacts at top (screen vlc, but same with other players
(r25329 - 10.10, nvidia

[mc4man]

syntax was as follows...

Thanks for that, will have to fool around a bit there,
(just noticed I built ffmpeg off of a tuned vorbis, didn't complain, though don't know what advantage, if any, is there.

Well OT
I did see how vlc handled transcoding to webm (vp8 ) a ways back, seemed to have some real issues if you raised the br above it's default

[andrew.46]

I cannot see the problem on r25321 on 32 bit Slackware 13.0, I got a little excited when I saw some flickering at the base of the clip but then noticed that this is in the original as well . This can only really be seen if you remove the borders:

mplayer -noborder small_test2.dv

and I am not sure if this has any significance at all...

Andrew

[mc4man]

Anyone else get that...

moving to a 64 bit install and the artifacts do show up at the top as in your screen.
So 32 bit is fine, 64 not so.

[andrew.46]

Hi mc4man,

Thanks for that, will have to fool around a bit there,
(just noticed I built ffmpeg off of a tuned vorbis, didn't complain, though don't know what advantage, if any, is there.

To borrow the work of alienBOB again I note that his slackware script for FFmpeg incorporates some libvpx presets:

http://slackware.org.uk/people/alien...ts-libvpx.diff

Something like this would be usefully incorporated into the FFmpeg source?

Andrew

[mysoogal]

Requesting Help, in building all ffmpeg profiles, please if your interested in helping me with the profiles pm me or visit this page, i just need compatible ffmpeg commands

for adobe flash , ipod,itouch,etc you get the idea i want everything all the profiles



http://www.expertcore.org/viewtopic....1&p=4345#p4345

this is how it looks like my open source transcoder


help me with the profiles anybody ?
thanks for reading

[FakeOutdoorsman]

I cannot see the problem on r25321 on 32 bit Slackware 13.0...

Thanks for taking a look at this.

So 32 bit is fine, 64 not so.

Yes, 32 bit is fine for me as well. Good catch.

Something like this would be usefully incorporated into the FFmpeg source?

I'm sure more preset files would be appreciated contributions. I'm probably missing something obvious and I only took a quick look, but this patch contains some options, such as lag, that don't seem to be present in my FFmpeg.

[dannyboy79]

does anyone else have an issue with screencasting in linux by using ffmpeg and it cutting off the audio prior to hitting the q button to stop ffmpeg from capturing? THis is the command i run

ffmpeg -f alsa -ac 2 -i pulse -f x11grab -r 29.97 -s 1024x768 -i :0.0 -acodec pcm_s16le -vcodec libx264 -vpre lossless_ultrafast -threads 0 output.mkv

and like I said it cuts off the audio prior to me even hitting the "q" button to stop ffmpeg. kind of weird and not really critical as I can just let it capture a few seconds after I am done talking but still annoying.

I am using ffmpeg SVN-r25112 with the following compile configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-pthreads --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libtheora --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-x11grab

playback in vlc or totem results in same missing audio towards the end. ive already posted this in the screencasting thread but thought maybe you guys could be helpful here as well. sorry if i should'nt have double posted it.

[mc4man]

It seems to be adding artifacts...

In a way it reminds me of on my son's hd tv - sometimes you see that once and a while on certain channels. It's like the picture isn't quite filling the screen.

(if you increase the height by 2 lines the effect isn't seen on the sample encode