text: Info, Play and Preview buttons dead (AVI to DVD ffmeg mpeg2) - VideoHelp Forum
  Info, Play and Preview buttons dead (AVI to DVD ffmeg mpeg2)
  12th Apr 2010 16:29 #1
  I think this must be an installation problem. One thing I wondered was that in the first screen when I first opened the app it asked me to find the components mencoder and mplayer in the same file: ffmpegXbinaries20060307.zip
  I installed it with that component and the other one listed:mpeg2enc.htm
  I tried converting an avi file anyway - to DVD ffmeg (to play on any DVD player, if I have understood the instructions properly).
  It did something and I got something out, but nothing that would play properly using VLC or MPEG Streamclip.
  I tried running ffmpegX again and it asked me to install the components again. After I had done that the Info, Play and Preview buttons were still dead so I assume that there is still something wrong.
  MacBook Pro 17", OSX 10.5.8 (Leopard), Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 148GB HDD
  Last edited by MsMousette; 12th Apr 2010 at 16:31. Reason: Signature with computer details did not show - again
  12th Apr 2010 19:47 #2
  Originally Posted by MsMousette
  One thing I wondered was that in the first screen when I first opened the app it asked me to find the components mencoder and mplayer in the same file: ffmpegXbinaries20060307.zip
  Unzipping the file will give you two files: mencoder and mplayer. Select those, not the .zip.
  .htm? Uh-oh, not a good sign. Does the installer window still ask for mpeg2enc when it appears after a relaunch of ffmpegX? If so, try this copy instead. Unzip before use.
  After I had done that the Info, Play and Preview buttons were still dead.
  That would be signs of a malfunctioning mplayer.
  12th Apr 2010 19:55 #3
  When I was first setting up, I had unzipped the file ffmpegXbinaries20060307.zip but the ffmegX screen asked me for the location of the zip file and to install it so I followed the intructions to the letter (having just done it again I realise that I have been talking complete twaddle here!)
  I will try the new copy you have suggested and then locate and install the separate files and will let you know the result. FIngers crossed
  Last edited by MsMousette; 12th Apr 2010 at 20:02.
  12th Apr 2010 20:04 #4
  The "Info, Play and Preview" buttons are still dead after including the new file that you posted plus the two from the zip - but I have set it off to try again just to see if it works.
  12th Apr 2010 20:15 #5
  The Info, Play and Preview buttons are still dead.
  The Info and Play buttons need a source file to be selected (either by drag-and-drop or the Open… button) before use of the Info and Play buttons.
  The Preview button (upper right corner) only works while conversion is in progress.
  All three work by using mplayer. So that component has to be installed correctly.
  12th Apr 2010 22:38 #6
  All those conditions were in place before I tried the buttons again.
  I copied the Progress Information after it had finished the second time and got this (I imagine the last line is the important bit but I am afraid that I do not know what it means - I have Googled around and the explanations are even more difficult to fathom!):
  Tue Apr 13 01:03:24 BST 2010
  Input #0, avi, from '/***/***/***/Dellamorte Dellamore/Dellamorte Dellamore.avi':
  Duration: 01:38:43.6, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1872 kb/s
  Stream #0.0, 25.00 fps(r): Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 656x352
  Output #0, dvd, to '/***/***/***/Dellamorte Dellamore/Dellamorte Dellamore.avi.ff.mpg':
  video:2586552kB audio:161970kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 2.579189%
  bench: utime=3059.494s
  STAT: Processing /***/***/***/Dellamorte Dellamore/Dellamorte Dellamore.avi.ff.mpg...
  I am very grateful for your replies and help, by the way!
  13th Apr 2010 14:15 #7
  That's a new error to me. It seems like the ffmpeg generated output (foo.mpg) isn't multiplexed exactly as dvdauthor wants to see it.
  Just checking: Did you set any options in the Options tab? Is the Encoding profile set to 'dvd' in the Options tab?
  One way to overcome this would be to de-multiplex and then multiplex again to dvd settings.
  To de-multiplex you could use Tools > Demux in ffmpegX.
  To multiplex again you could use Tools > Mux. Set the Author checkbox to generate a VIDEO_TS folder.
  This should be fairly fast, as the conversion to MPEG is already done.
  14th Apr 2010 08:34 #8
  I didn't set any options in the Options Tab. There was some output in the form of a file named Dellamorte Dellamore.avi.ff.mpg.ts
  This is not in a separate VIDEO_TS folder.
  I have re-opened ffmegX as if to start over again with a conversion to DVD ffmeg and in the Options Tab it has set itself to Encoding Profile "DVD" with "Author as - DVD(VIDEO_TS).
  I will try Tools > Demux in ffmpegX and then Tools > Mux and set the Author checkbox to generate a VIDEO_TS folder.
  Many thanks again for your help - I will let you know what happens
  14th Apr 2010 08:41 #9
  Instant problem. FFmegX will not demux the file generated because the filename ends in ".ts"
  The file info says that it is an "MPEG transport stream".
  I was just going to change the name by deleting the ".ts" but thought I would ask you first if that would be a sensible thing to do or if I should try something else?
  14th Apr 2010 13:58 #10
  There was some output in the form of a file named Dellamorte Dellamore.avi.ff.mpg.ts
  There should not be a .ts file. Perhaps you did a conversion to MPEG-TS? That is NOT the preset you would want to use for making DVDs.
  The output for a conversion to DVD should be an .mpg file. If all goes well, then the .mpg file should be further processed into a VIDEO_TS folder.
  Remux the .mpg file as described earlier, if you still have that file.
  14th Apr 2010 15:00 #11
  There was no mpg file produced last time (have searched for any .mpg files to check) so I will have another go with a conversion to DVD ffmeg and see what happens this time
  14th Apr 2010 21:58 #12
  Hurray! It appears to have worked this time
  - a file called Dellamorte Dellamore.avi.ff.mpg (which started to play OK in VLC)
  - a directory called Dellamorte Dellamore.avi.ff.mpg.DVD that seems to play OK with iDVD
  Phew! Now I am going to have another go but adding in the English subtitles this time
  MANY thanks for all your help Case! Not that I will benefit from it personally, as I hate horror films, all this effort being on behalf of The Loved One, who loves nothing better than a movie stuffed full of ruddy zombies