HD MPEG-2 to x264 unsuccessful: Can someone check the clip?

[jagzjagz]

Hello:

I have tried converting a sample 11mb MPEG-2 file to x264 with pretty much no success. The resulting file does not play using CoreAVC, ffdshow, or any other MPEG-4 filter I have tried.

The original file (11mb) and encoded file (3.75mb) are available here: http://www.sfu.ca/~jpooniaa/sample.

I had used Staxrip with one single pass for the encoding. The resulting command line is shown as:

"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 Related\staxrip\Settings\Applications\x264\x264.exe" --bitrate 3823 --ref 3 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --weightb --b-rdo --bime --no-cabac --analyse all --8x8dct --subme 6 --mixed-refs --progress --threads auto --sar 34:33 --no-psnr --output "F:\example\file.264" "F:\example\file.avs"


The closest I got to debugging this error is through the ffdshow filter giving the following error:

Assertion failed!

Program: C:\Program Files\mplayer\mplayerc.exe
File: libavcodec/h264.c
Line: 2590

Expression: pic ->data[0]

Anyone have any ideas?

[tomos]

tried it here and your 2nd clip was garbage. ran it through myself and the end result is fine. (i ran it at max speed though)

command line :

megui encoder commandline:
--bitrate 1000 --nf --no-cabac --subme 1 --no-chroma-me --analyse none --vbv-maxrate 25000 --me dia --merange 8 --threads 2 --thread-input --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim --output "C:\1.avs"

the resulting mp4 is low quality but ok