returning to X264 ... something changed ?

[hydra3333]

Hi, returning to X264 after an absence of some months and what used to work in my .bat files with an older version no longer seems to work with new versions. I use this commandline as part of a conversion sequence to turn PAL SD mpeg2 TV captures into smaller .mp4 for later playback on "WDTV Live" boxes. Seeking a helpful pointer to get rid of the error.

From this code (same commandlines and source)

".\x264.v1924.exe" --thread-input --threads 3 --profile high --level 4.1 --open-gop none --preset fast --interlaced --tff --no-cabac --bitrate 4000 --sar 16:11 --colormatrix bt470bg -o "T:\TEMP\test-temp.MP4" "T:\TEMP\test.avs"
pause
".\x264.v1937.exe" --thread-input --threads 3 --profile high --level 4.1 --open-gop none --preset fast --interlaced --tff --no-cabac --bitrate 4000 --sar 16:11 --colormatrix bt470bg -o "T:\TEMP\test-temp.MP4" "T:\TEMP\test.avs"
pause
".\x264.v2044.exe" --thread-input --threads 3 --profile high --level 4.1 --open-gop none --preset fast --interlaced --tff --no-cabac --bitrate 4000 --sar 16:11 --colormatrix bt470bg -o "T:\TEMP\test-temp.MP4" "T:\TEMP\test.avs"

v1924 works fine.

v1937 yields
ffms [error]: could not create index
lavf [error]: could not open input file
raw [error]: raw input requires a resolution.
x264 [error]: could not open input file `none' via any method!
v2044 yields
ffms [error]: could not create index
lavf [error]: could not open input file
raw [error]: raw input requires a resolution.
x264 [error]: could not open input file `none' via any method!

Must be something simple, however - suggestions welcomed.

[sneaker_ger]

“–open-gop” doesn’t have any parameters anymore, so “–open-gop none” might be interpreted as “–open-gop”(=open-gop ON) and “none”(=input file name). Just remove the “–open-gop” and “none” parts completely from your command line to get the desired behavior.

[hydra3333]

Thanks, yes, that fixed it nicely. Murphy visited; if "none" had been another piece of text, like "OFF" or something, then I may have had a chance of spotting it quickly :) Oh well.