<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;">Matt, I have tried finishing the pipeline to account for audio and video just as you have suggested already and I get the same error.  Tim, I am not exactly sure how to post a bug about gst-plugins-ugly on bugzilla, but below this is the standard output, and the error output of my pipeline if you want to add the bug to bugzilla yourself.  Thanks,  William  Output:  Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...  Pipeline is PREROLLING ...  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstTheoraDec:theoradec0.GstPad:sink: caps = video/x-theora, width=(int)720, height=(int)400, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstTheoraDec:theoradec0.GstPad:src: caps = video/x-raw-yuv, format=(fourcc)I420, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, width=(int)720, height=(int)400  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstFFMpegCsp:ffmpegcsp0.GstPad:src: caps = video/x-raw-yuv, format=(fourcc)I420, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, width=(int)720, height=(int)400  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstFFMpegCsp:ffmpegcsp0.GstPad:sink: caps = video/x-raw-yuv, format=(fourcc)I420, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, width=(int)720, height=(int)400  ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0: Could not encode stream.  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0.GstPad:src: caps = video/x-h264, width=(int)720, height=(int)400, framerate=(fraction)25/1, stream-format=(string)avc  Additional debug info:  ..\..\..\..\..\Source\gst-plugins-ugly\ext\x264\gstx264enc.c(737): gst_x264_enc_header_buf (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0:  Unexpected x264 header.  Setting pipeline to NULL ...  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0.GstPad:sink: caps = video/x-raw-yuv, format=(fourcc)I420, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, width=(int)720, height=(int)400  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstQTMux:qtmux0.GstPad:src: caps = NULL  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0.GstPad:src: caps = NULL  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0.GstPad:sink: caps = NULL  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstFFMpegCsp:ffmpegcsp0.GstPad:src: caps = NULL  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstFFMpegCsp:ffmpegcsp0.GstPad:sink: caps = NULL  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstTheoraDec:theoradec0.GstPad:src: caps = NULL  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstTheoraDec:theoradec0.GstPad:sink: caps = NULL  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstOggDemux:oggdemux0.GstOggPad:serial_0dcdfd30: caps = NULL  /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstOggDemux:oggdemux0.GstOggPad:serial_6c22f681: caps = NULL  Freeing pipeline ...  Error Output:  ** (gst-launch-0.10:1208): CRITICAL **: file ..\..\..\Source\gstreamer\gst\gstinfo.c: line 470: assertion `category != NULL' failed  ** (gst-launch-0.10:1208): CRITICAL **: file ..\..\..\Source\gstreamer\gst\gstinfo.c: line 470: assertion `category != NULL' failed  ** (gst-launch-0.10:1208): CRITICAL **: file ..\..\..\Source\gstreamer\gst\gstinfo.c: line 470: assertion `category != NULL' failed  ** (gst-launch-0.10:1208): CRITICAL **: file ..\..\..\Source\gstreamer\gst\gstinfo.c: line 470: assertion `category != NULL' failed  0:00:00.182018000  1208   016C2E20 INFO                 x264enc .:0::<x264enc0> using SAR=1/1  0:00:00.184018000  1208   016C2E20 INFO                 x264enc .:0::<x264enc0> using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 Cache64  0:00:00.209021000  1208   016C2E20 INFO                 x264enc .:0::<x264enc0> profile Main, level 3.0  0:00:00.209021000  1208   016C2E20 WARN                 x264enc gstx264enc.c:737:gst_x264_enc_header_buf:<x264enc0> error: Unexpected x264 header.  ERROR: pipeline doesn't want to preroll.  0:00:00.221022000  1208   006F07D8 LOG                  x264enc .:0::<x264enc0> frame=   0 QP=10.00 NAL=3 Slice:I Poc:0   I:1125 P:0    SKIP:0    size=783 bytes  0:00:00.222022000  1208   006F07D8 INFO                 x264enc .:0::<x264enc0> frame I:1     Avg QP:10.00  size:   783  0:00:00.222022000  1208   006F07D8 INFO                 x264enc .:0::<x264enc0> mb I  I16..4: 99.9%  0.0%  0.1%  0:00:00.222022000  1208   006F07D8 INFO                 x264enc .:0::<x264enc0> coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  0:00:00.222022000  1208   006F07D8 INFO                 x264enc .:0::<x264enc0> i16 v,h,dc,p: 96%  0%  4%  0%  0:00:00.222022000  1208   006F07D8 INFO                 x264enc .:0::<x264enc0> i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu:  0%  0% 100%  0%  0%  0%  0%  0%  0%  0:00:00.223022000  1208   006F07D8 INFO                 x264enc .:0::<x264enc0> kb/s:156.60  On 6/7/2011 1:56 PM, Matt Veenstra wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:BANLkTim8S7M8VEf1UkRqOSR2BqXmBBWzwg@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Try putting in a "queue" after "theoradec". All of my pipelines do that. Not sure if this is a requirement and would cause this error or not. If your source has audio you might need to deal with this stream as well. I forget the details when not using "gnolin". So something like this... gst-launch filesrc location="c:\\video(low_res).ogg" ! oggdemux name="demux" .demux ! theoradec ! ffmpegcolorspace ! x264enc ! qtmux name="mux" ! filesink location="c:\\video(blah).mp4 .demux ! vorbisdec ! audioconvert ! faac ! .mux Cheers, Matt On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:42 AM, William Metcalf <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wmetcalf@niftytv.com"><wmetcalf@niftytv.com></a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Running with videoparse did not solve the problem.  When I run it with the -v option, I get the following output. C:\Users\wmetcalf>gst-launch -v filesrc location="c:\\video(low_res).ogg" ! oggdemux ! theoradec ! ffmpegcolorspace ! x264enc ! qtmux ! filesink location="c:\\video(blah).mp4 Setting pipeline to PAUSED ... Pipeline is PREROLLING ... /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstTheoraDec:theoradec0.GstPad:sink: caps = video/x-theora, width=(int)720, height=(int)400, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1 /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstTheoraDec:theoradec0.GstPad:src: caps = video/x-raw-yuv, format=(fourcc)I420, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, width=(int)720, height=(int)400 /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstFFMpegCsp:ffmpegcsp0.GstPad:src: caps = video/x-raw-yuv, format=(fourcc)I420, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, width=(int)720, height=(int)400 /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstFFMpegCsp:ffmpegcsp0.GstPad:sink: caps = video/x-raw-yuv, format=(fourcc)I420, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, width=(int)720, height=(int)400 ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0: Could not encode stream. Additional debug info: ..\..\..\..\..\Source\gst-plugins-ugly\ext\x264\gstx264enc.c(737): gst_x264_enc_header_buf (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0: Unexpected x264 header. ERROR: pipeline doesn't want to preroll. /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0.GstPad:src: caps = video/x-h264, width=(int)720, height=(int)400, framerate=(fraction)25/1, stream-format=(string)avc /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0.GstPad:sink: caps = video/x-raw-yuv, format=(fourcc)I420, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, width=(int)720, height=(int)400 Setting pipeline to NULL ... /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstQTMux:qtmux0.GstPad:src: caps = NULL /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0.GstPad:src: caps = NULL /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstX264Enc:x264enc0.GstPad:sink: caps = NULL /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstFFMpegCsp:ffmpegcsp0.GstPad:src: caps = NULL /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstFFMpegCsp:ffmpegcsp0.GstPad:sink: caps = NULL /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstTheoraDec:theoradec0.GstPad:src: caps = NULL /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstTheoraDec:theoradec0.GstPad:sink: caps = NULL /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstOggDemux:oggdemux0.GstOggPad:serial_0dcdfd30: caps = NULL /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstOggDemux:oggdemux0.GstOggPad:serial_6c22f681: caps = NULL Freeing pipeline ... It seems to me like the caps are correct to my understanding.  The sink of the decoder is theora, and it outputs raw.  FFMPCS takes in raw and ouputs raw, and x264enc takes in raw and outputs h264.  Can you see something else that is wrong or is my understanding incorrect? Thank you, William On 6/7/2011 1:31 PM, sudarshan bisht wrote: You can try using videoparse before x264enc. And use -v option with gst-launch to get some caps related logs. On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 6:33 PM, William Metcalf <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wmetcalf@niftytv.com"><wmetcalf@niftytv.com></a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> I have a pipeline I am using to convert an .ogg file to an .mp4.  I am currently using ffenc_mpeg4 to encode the video, and this encoder sets the video format as .mp4v.  I need my video to be encoded as AVC so I am trying to use x264enc instead.  However every time I try to use x264enc, I get the error "failed to encode stream".  Below is a sample pipeline I am using in my converter.  Can any one tell my why x264enc is failing to encode the stream?  Thank you in advance. gst-launch filesrc location="c:\\video(low_res).ogg" ! oggdemux ! theoradec ! ffmpegcolorspace ! x264enc ! qtmux ! filesink location="c:\\video(blah).mp4 _______________________________________________ gstreamer-devel mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.freedesktop.org">gstreamer-devel@lists.freedesktop.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/gstreamer-devel">http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/gstreamer-devel</a> </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> -- Regards, Sudarshan Bisht _______________________________________________ gstreamer-devel mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.freedesktop.org">gstreamer-devel@lists.freedesktop.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/gstreamer-devel">http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/gstreamer-devel</a> _______________________________________________ gstreamer-devel mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.freedesktop.org">gstreamer-devel@lists.freedesktop.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/gstreamer-devel">http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/gstreamer-devel</a> </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">_______________________________________________ gstreamer-devel mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.freedesktop.org">gstreamer-devel@lists.freedesktop.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/gstreamer-devel">http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/gstreamer-devel</a> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>