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1850,version 1.0-tessus can't encode from DV to MP4,cmarrin,,"Using ffmpeg version 1.0-tessus (obtained from http://www.evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/). Run:

    ffmpeg -i input.dv output.mp4

produces a file with black video, while:

    ffmpeg -i input.dv output.avi

produces correct video

The same thing happens with ffmpeg version 0.11.1-tessus.

But when I try to do the DV -> MP4 encoding using FFmpeg version SVN-r15883, which is a version I built a while back using macports it performs correctly.

Here is the output from a failed run:

====================
ffmpeg version 1.0-tessus Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Sep 28 2012 22:31:27 with llvm-gcc 4.2.1 (LLVM build 2336.1.00)
  configuration: --prefix=/Users/tessus/data/ext/ffmpeg/sw --as=yasm --extra-version=tessus --disable-shared --enable-static --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --enable-gpl --enable-pthreads --enable-postproc --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-libspeex --enable-bzlib --enable-zlib --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libxavs --enable-version3 --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvpx --enable-libgsm --enable-libopus --enable-fontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libass --enable-filters --enable-runtime-cpudetect
  libavutil      51. 73.101 / 51. 73.101
  libavcodec     54. 59.100 / 54. 59.100
  libavformat    54. 29.104 / 54. 29.104
  libavdevice    54.  2.101 / 54.  2.101
  libavfilter     3. 17.100 /  3. 17.100
  libswscale      2.  1.101 /  2.  1.101
  libswresample   0. 15.100 /  0. 15.100
  libpostproc    52.  0.100 / 52.  0.100
[dv @ 0x102006a00] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
Input #0, dv, from 'TextAquarium.dv':
  Metadata:
    timecode        : 00:00:00;00
  Duration: 00:00:10.04, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 28771 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: dvvideo, yuv411p, 720x480 [SAR 8:9 DAR 4:3], 28771 kb/s, 29.97 tbr, 29.97 tbn, 29.97 tbc
File 'foo.mp4' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] y
using SAR=8/9
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.2
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] profile High 4:2:2, level 3.0, 4:2:2 8-bit
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] 264 - core 125 - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec - Copyleft 2003-2012 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - options: cabac=1 ref=3 deblock=1:0:0 analyse=0x3:0x113 me=hex subme=7 psy=1 psy_rd=1.00:0.00 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=1 8x8dct=1 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 fast_pskip=1 chroma_qp_offset=-2 threads=12 lookahead_threads=2 sliced_threads=0 nr=0 decimate=1 interlaced=0 bluray_compat=0 constrained_intra=0 bframes=3 b_pyramid=2 b_adapt=1 b_bias=0 direct=1 weightb=1 open_gop=0 weightp=2 keyint=250 keyint_min=25 scenecut=40 intra_refresh=0 rc_lookahead=40 rc=crf mbtree=1 crf=23.0 qcomp=0.60 qpmin=0 qpmax=69 qpstep=4 ip_ratio=1.40 aq=1:1.00
Output #0, mp4, to 'foo.mp4':
  Metadata:
    timecode        : 00:00:00;00
    encoder         : Lavf54.29.104
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 ([33][0][0][0] / 0x0021), yuv422p, 720x480 [SAR 8:9 DAR 4:3], q=-1--1, 30k tbn, 29.97 tbc
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (dvvideo -> libx264)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
TextAquarium.dv: Input/output error  382kB time=00:00:06.20 bitrate= 504.1kbits/s    
frame=  301 fps=132 q=-2.0 Lsize=     694kB time=00:00:09.97 bitrate= 570.0kbits/s    
video:690kB audio:0kB subtitle:0 global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.626990%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] frame I:2     Avg QP:18.84  size: 23439
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] frame P:118   Avg QP:23.36  size:  4244
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] frame B:181   Avg QP:25.62  size:   873
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] consecutive B-frames:  0.7% 51.2% 18.9% 29.2%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] mb I  I16..4: 24.6% 59.6% 15.7%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] mb P  I16..4:  5.9%  7.6%  0.1%  P16..4: 38.0%  9.9%  3.9%  0.0%  0.0%    skip:34.7%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] mb B  I16..4:  0.4%  0.4%  0.0%  B16..8: 30.5%  1.4%  0.1%  direct: 0.8%  skip:66.4%  L0:36.9% L1:61.6% BI: 1.5%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] 8x8 transform intra:55.9% inter:82.7%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 29.8% 66.5% 7.2% inter: 6.0% 20.7% 0.6%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] i16 v,h,dc,p: 22% 56% 12% 10%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 12% 31% 46%  1%  2%  1%  3%  1%  2%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 22% 28% 15%  6%  6%  6%  6%  4%  7%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] i8c dc,h,v,p: 48% 35% 14%  3%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] Weighted P-Frames: Y:0.0% UV:0.0%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] ref P L0: 68.5%  8.0% 17.5%  6.0%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] ref B L0: 89.6%  9.6%  0.8%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] ref B L1: 96.0%  4.0%
[libx264 @ 0x102018400] kb/s:562.10
====================

and here is a successful run:

====================
Input #0, dv, from 'TextAquarium.dv':
  Duration: 00:00:10.04, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 28771 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: dvvideo, yuv411p, 720x480, 28771 kb/s, 29.97 tb(r)
File 'foo.mp4' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] y
FFmpeg version SVN-r15883, Copyright (c) 2000-2008 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
  configuration: --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --enable-gpl --enable-postproc --enable-swscale --enable-avfilter --enable-avfilter-lavf --disable-vhook --enable-libfaac --enable-libfaad --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libtheora --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid
  libavutil     49.12. 0 / 49.12. 0
  libavcodec    52. 3. 0 / 52. 3. 0
  libavformat   52.23. 1 / 52.23. 1
  libavdevice   52. 1. 0 / 52. 1. 0
  libavfilter    0. 1. 0 /  0. 1. 0
  libswscale     0. 6. 1 /  0. 6. 1
  libpostproc   51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0
  built on Jan 12 2009 07:55:22, gcc: 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5490)
Output #0, mp4, to 'foo.mp4':
    Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 720x480 [PAR 10:11 DAR 15:11], q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 29.97 tb(c)
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Press [q] to stop encoding
frame=  301 fps=222 q=13.5 Lsize=     428kB time=10.04 bitrate= 349.4kbits/s    
video:425kB audio:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.728407%
====================

The test file I was using was a file that was actually created using an older version of ffmpeg. As you can see it had no audio, only a video stream. But that file is 35MB, so I won't upload it. I also tried a short (1.5MB) DV clip from a Sony DV camcorder. It fails in the same way, so I have attached it.
",defect,closed,normal,FFmpeg,1.0,invalid,,,,,0,0