Error when using "-vcodec libx264" and "-flags +global_header"

[burek]

Here is the example of the error:

ffmpeg -f video4linux2 -r 25 -s qvga -i /dev/video0 -vcodec libx264 -crf 20 -threads 0 -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb -flags +global_header -f mpegts udp://localhost:5001

ffmpeg version git-2011-08-19-ada49f9, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Sep  5 2011 12:41:18 with gcc 4.6.1
  configuration: --enable-static --enable-shared --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-bzlib --enable-libfaac --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libx264 --enable-zlib --enable-libaacplus --enable-libfaac --extra-cflags=-fPIC
  libavutil    51. 12. 0 / 51. 12. 0
  libavcodec   53. 11. 0 / 53. 11. 0
  libavformat  53.  8. 0 / 53.  8. 0
  libavdevice  53.  3. 0 / 53.  3. 0
  libavfilter   2. 32. 0 /  2. 32. 0
  libswscale    2.  0. 0 /  2.  0. 0
  libpostproc  51.  2. 0 / 51.  2. 0
[video4linux2 @ 0x1c8b420] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
Input #0, video4linux2, from '/dev/video0':
  Duration: N/A, start: 1470014.875079, bitrate: 30720 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: rawvideo, yuyv422, 320x240, 30720 kb/s, 25 tbr, 1000k tbn, 25 tbc
Incompatible pixel format 'yuyv422' for codec 'libx264', auto-selecting format 'yuv420p'
[buffer @ 0x1c84980] w:320 h:240 pixfmt:yuyv422 tb:1/1000000 sar:0/1 sws_param:
[buffersink @ 0x1c8d520] auto-inserting filter 'auto-inserted scaler 0' between the filter 'src' and the filter 'out'
[scale @ 0x1c86940] w:320 h:240 fmt:yuyv422 -> w:320 h:240 fmt:yuv420p flags:0x4
[libx264 @ 0x1c84fe0] Default settings detected, using medium profile
[libx264 @ 0x1c84fe0] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 Cache64
[libx264 @ 0x1c84fe0] profile High, level 1.3
[libx264 @ 0x1c84fe0] 264 - core 116 - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec - Copyleft 2003-2011 - 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=3 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
[mpegts @ 0x1c84a60] muxrate VBR, pcr every 2 pkts, sdt every 200, pat/pmt every 40 pkts
Output #0, mpegts, to 'udp://localhost:5001':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf53.8.0
    Stream #0.0: Video: libx264, yuv420p, 320x240, q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 90k tbn, 25 tbc
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
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h264_mp4toannexb failed for stream 0, codec libx264: Invalid argument 0.0kbits/s dup=35 drop=0
[mpegts @ 0x1c84a60] h264 bitstream malformated, no startcode found, use -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb
av_interleaved_write_frame(): Operation not permitted

[michael]

global_header and mpegts looks suspect, what are you trying to do ?

[cehoyos]

Please reopen if you can provide the requested information.