Error encoding DVD extras - x264 [error]: empty stats file

r0d3nt · Post by **r0d3nt** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:32 am

Hi Everyone,

I am using the Apple TV preset for the HandBrakeCLI in Linux [Fedora 8] with two pass encoding. I encoded the main feature of this DVD [Over the Hedge] without any issues, but when I go to encode one of the extra features on the DVD, I get an error x264 [error]: empty stats file.

Below is the output of the command and the resultant error/seg fault.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get around this? I've tried this same exact encode on a Intel iMac running Leopard, and HandBrake just quits unexpectedly.

I have used these same option for encoding many other DVDs without issue.

Anyone have any ideas on this?

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[root@intelc2d ~]#  nice -n -19 HandBrakeCLI -i /dev/scd0 -o "/home/uquevedo/Movies/OVER_THE_HEDGE_76.mp4" -e x264 -b 2500 -B 160 -R 48 -E faac -f mp4 -x bframes=3:ref=1:subme=5:me=umh:no-fast-pskip=1:trellis=2:cabac=0 -m -p -v -2 -t 76
[19:22:03] hb_init: checking cpu count
[19:22:03] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[19:22:03] thread e8ab90 started ("libhb")
HandBrake 0.9.1 (2007100800) - http://handbrake.m0k.org/
2 CPUs detected
Opening /dev/scd0...
[19:22:03] hb_scan: path=/dev/scd0, title_index=76
[19:22:03] thread 188bb90 started ("scan")
[19:22:03] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
[19:22:03] scan: DVD has 78 title(s)
[19:22:03] scan: scanning title 76
[19:22:03] scan: opening IFO for VTS 24
[19:22:03] pgc_id: 5, pgn: 1: pgc: 0x95f93f8
[19:22:03] scan: vts=24, ttn=2, cells=0->0, blocks=2814->111437, 108624 blocks
[19:22:03] scan: duration is 00:04:31 (271033 ms)
[19:22:03] scan: checking audio 1
[19:22:03] scan: id=80bd, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[19:22:03] scan: checking audio 2
[19:22:03] scan: id=81bd, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[19:22:03] scan: checking audio 3
[19:22:03] scan: id=82bd, lang=Francais (AC3), 3cc=fre
[19:22:03] scan: checking audio 4
[19:22:03] scan: id=83bd, lang=Espanol (AC3), 3cc=spa
[19:22:03] scan: checking audio 5
[19:22:03] scan: id=84bd, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[19:22:03] scan: checking subtitle 1
[19:22:03] scan: id=20bd, lang=English, 3cc=eng
[19:22:03] scan: checking subtitle 2
[19:22:03] scan: id=21bd, lang=Francais, 3cc=fre
[19:22:03] scan: checking subtitle 3
[19:22:03] scan: id=22bd, lang=Espanol, 3cc=spa
[19:22:03] scan: checking subtitle 4
[19:22:03] scan: id=23bd, lang=English, 3cc=eng
[19:22:03] scan: checking subtitle 5
[19:22:03] scan: id=24bd, lang=Francais, 3cc=fre
[19:22:03] scan: checking subtitle 6
[19:22:03] scan: id=25bd, lang=Espanol, 3cc=spa
[19:22:03] scan: title 76 has 8 chapters
[19:22:03] scan: chapter 2 too short (-16776960 blocks, cells=1->1), merging
[19:22:03] scan: chapter 3 too short (-16776960 blocks, cells=1->1), merging
[19:22:03] scan: chapter 3 too short (0 blocks, cells=2->0), merging
[19:22:03] scan: chap 1 c=0->1, b=111647->111469 (-16668336), 135516 ms
[19:22:03] scan: chap 2 c=0->0, b=111810->111822 (-16668336), 135516 ms
[19:22:03] scan: aspect = 16
[19:22:03] scan: decoding previews for title 76
[19:22:03] scan: preview 1
[19:22:03] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=448000
[19:22:03] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=384000
[19:22:03] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000
[19:22:03] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000
[19:22:03] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000
[19:22:04] scan: preview 2
[19:22:04] scan: preview 3
[19:22:04] scan: preview 4
[19:22:04] scan: preview 5
[19:22:04] scan: preview 6
[19:22:04] Title's mostly progressive NTSC, setting fps to 23.976
[19:22:04] scan: preview 7
[19:22:04] scan: preview 8
[19:22:04] scan: preview 9
[19:22:04] scan: preview 10
[19:22:04] scan: 720x480, 23.976 fps, autocrop = 0/2/4/4
[19:22:04] scan: title (0) job->width:720, job->height:400
[19:22:04] thread 188bb90 exited ("scan")
[19:22:04] thread 188bb90 joined ("scan")
[19:22:04] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
+ title 76:
  + vts 24, ttn 2, cells 0->0 (108624 blocks)
  + duration: 00:04:31
  + size: 720x480, aspect: 1.78, 23.976 fps
  + autocrop: 0/2/4/4
  + chapters:
    + 1: cells 0->1, -16668336 blocks, duration 00:02:16
    + 2: cells 0->0, -16668336 blocks, duration 00:02:16
  + audio tracks:
    + 1, English (AC3) (5.1 ch), 48000Hz, 448000bps
    + 2, English (AC3) (Dolby Surround), 48000Hz, 192000bps
    + 3, Francais (AC3) (5.1 ch), 48000Hz, 384000bps
    + 4, Espanol (AC3) (Dolby Surround), 48000Hz, 192000bps
    + 5, English (AC3) (2.0 ch), 48000Hz, 192000bps
  + subtitle tracks:
    + 1, English (iso639-2: eng)
    + 2, Francais (iso639-2: fre)
    + 3, Espanol (iso639-2: spa)
    + 4, English (iso639-2: eng)
    + 5, Francais (iso639-2: fre)
    + 6, Espanol (iso639-2: spa)
Applying the following x264 options: bframes=3:ref=1:subme=5:me=umh:no-fast-pskip=1:trellis=2:cabac=0
[19:22:04] thread 188bb90 started ("work")
[19:22:04] 2 job(s) to process
[19:22:04] starting job
[19:22:04]  + device /dev/scd0
[19:22:04]  + title 76, chapter(s) 1 to 2
[19:22:04]  + 720x480 -> 712x478, crop 0/2/4/4
[19:22:04]  + grayscale off
[19:22:04]  + filters
[19:22:04]  + 23.976 fps, video bitrate 2500 kbps, pass 1
[19:22:04]  + PixelRatio: 1, width:712, height: 478
[19:22:04]  + encoder x264
[19:22:04]  + audio 160 kbps, 48000 Hz
[19:22:04]  + encoder faac
[19:22:04] thread 5a3eb90 started ("reader")
[19:22:04]  + output: /home/uquevedo/Movies/OVER_THE_HEDGE_75.mp4
[19:22:04] thread 228cb90 started ("muxer")
[19:22:04] thread 2c8db90 started ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[19:22:04] thread 368eb90 started ("Renderer")
[19:22:04] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 32/27
[19:22:04] encx264: opening libx264 (pass 1)
x264 [warning]: width or height not divisible by 16 (712x478), compression will suffer.
x264 [info]: using SAR=32/27
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 
[19:22:04] thread 46a7b90 started ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
[19:22:04] sync: expecting 6522 video frames
[19:22:04] reader: end of chapter 2 reached (6)
[19:22:04] reader: done
[19:22:04] thread 5a3eb90 exited ("reader")
[19:22:04] sync: got 0 frames, 6522 expected
[19:22:04] thread 46a7b90 exited ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
[19:22:04] thread 368eb90 exited ("Renderer")
[19:22:04] thread 2c8db90 exited ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[19:22:04] thread 2c8db90 joined ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[19:22:04] thread 368eb90 joined ("Renderer")
[19:22:04] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:22:04] thread 46a7b90 joined ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
x264 [info]: final ratefactor: 16.15
[19:22:04] thread 5a3eb90 joined ("reader")
[19:22:04] thread 228cb90 exited ("muxer")
[19:22:04] thread 228cb90 joined ("muxer")
[19:22:04] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:22:04] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:22:04] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:22:04] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:22:04] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:22:04] Freed 0 buffers of size 512
[19:22:04] Freed 0 buffers of size 1024
[19:22:04] Freed 2 buffers of size 2048
[19:22:04] Freed 0 buffers of size 4096
[19:22:04] Freed 0 buffers of size 8192
[19:22:04] Freed 0 buffers of size 16384
[19:22:04] Freed 0 buffers of size 32768
[19:22:04] Freed 1 buffers of size 518400
[19:22:04] Allocated 522496 bytes of buffers on this pass and Freed 522496 bytes, 0 bytes leaked
[19:22:04] starting job
[19:22:04]  + device /dev/scd0
[19:22:04]  + title 76, chapter(s) 1 to 2
[19:22:04]  + 720x480 -> 712x478, crop 0/2/4/4
[19:22:04]  + grayscale off
[19:22:04]  + filters
[19:22:04]  + 23.976 fps, video bitrate 2500 kbps, pass 2
[19:22:04]  + PixelRatio: 1, width:712, height: 478
[19:22:04]  + encoder x264
[19:22:04]  + audio 160 kbps, 48000 Hz
[19:22:04]  + encoder faac
[19:22:04]    + 80bd, English (AC3) (5.1 ch)
[19:22:04]      + Requested mixdown: Dolby Pro Logic II (HB_AMIXDOWN_DOLBYPLII)
[19:22:04]      + Actual mixdown: Dolby Pro Logic II (HB_AMIXDOWN_DOLBYPLII)
[19:22:04] thread 228cb90 started ("reader")
[19:22:04]  + output: /home/uquevedo/Movies/OVER_THE_HEDGE_75.mp4
[19:22:04] thread 5a3eb90 started ("muxer")
[19:22:04] thread 46a7b90 started ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[19:22:04] thread 2c8db90 started ("Renderer")
[19:22:04] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 32/27
[19:22:04] encx264: opening libx264 (pass 2)
x264 [warning]: width or height not divisible by 16 (712x478), compression will suffer.
x264 [info]: using SAR=32/27
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 
x264 [error]: empty stats file
Segmentation fault

Thanx in advance for any and all comments!

-Ubence

jbrjake · Post by **jbrjake** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:59 pm

Try without nicing it -- I'm wondering if running under nice has it running with a user id that doesn't have write permissions in /tmp, or something, so it never records stats on the first pass.

r0d3nt · Post by **r0d3nt** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:01 pm

Hmm...I use the nice to give the maximum amount of processing power to HandBrakeCLI because I ran into an issue where one of the encodes I did previously created some funky pixelated frames and freaked out my AppleTV on playback [rebooted and went back to the Apple logo].

I've used nice for most all of my encodes without error [60+ encodes]. I'll try running it without it, but the user account that I've been running HandBrakeCLI is root, who shouldn't have any restrictions.

I'll post back the results...

r0d3nt · Post by **r0d3nt** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:45 am

Still the same results. For kicks, I tried encoding title 72, and it started to encode, but title 76 produces a seg fault.

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[root@intelc2d ~]# HandBrakeCLI -i /dev/scd0 -o "/home/uquevedo/Movies/OVER_THE_HEDGE_76.mp4" -e x264 -b 2500 -B 160 -R 48 -E faac -f mp4 -x bframes=3:ref=1:subme=5:me=umh:no-fast-pskip=1:trellis=2:cabac=0 -m -p -v -2 -t 76
[19:42:47] hb_init: checking cpu count
[19:42:47] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[19:42:47] thread e8ab90 started ("libhb")
HandBrake 0.9.1 (2007100800) - http://handbrake.m0k.org/
2 CPUs detected
Opening /dev/scd0...
[19:42:47] hb_scan: path=/dev/scd0, title_index=76
[19:42:47] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
[19:42:47] thread 188bb90 started ("scan")
[19:42:47] scan: DVD has 78 title(s)
[19:42:47] scan: scanning title 76
[19:42:47] scan: opening IFO for VTS 24
[19:42:47] pgc_id: 5, pgn: 1: pgc: 0x8ba93f8
[19:42:47] scan: vts=24, ttn=2, cells=0->0, blocks=2814->111437, 108624 blocks
[19:42:47] scan: duration is 00:04:31 (271033 ms)
[19:42:47] scan: checking audio 1
[19:42:47] scan: id=80bd, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[19:42:47] scan: checking audio 2
[19:42:47] scan: id=81bd, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[19:42:47] scan: checking audio 3
[19:42:47] scan: id=82bd, lang=Francais (AC3), 3cc=fre
[19:42:47] scan: checking audio 4
[19:42:47] scan: id=83bd, lang=Espanol (AC3), 3cc=spa
[19:42:47] scan: checking audio 5
[19:42:47] scan: id=84bd, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[19:42:47] scan: checking subtitle 1
[19:42:47] scan: id=20bd, lang=English, 3cc=eng
[19:42:47] scan: checking subtitle 2
[19:42:47] scan: id=21bd, lang=Francais, 3cc=fre
[19:42:47] scan: checking subtitle 3
[19:42:47] scan: id=22bd, lang=Espanol, 3cc=spa
[19:42:47] scan: checking subtitle 4
[19:42:47] scan: id=23bd, lang=English, 3cc=eng
[19:42:47] scan: checking subtitle 5
[19:42:47] scan: id=24bd, lang=Francais, 3cc=fre
[19:42:47] scan: checking subtitle 6
[19:42:47] scan: id=25bd, lang=Espanol, 3cc=spa
[19:42:47] scan: title 76 has 8 chapters
[19:42:47] scan: chapter 2 too short (-16776960 blocks, cells=1->1), merging
[19:42:47] scan: chapter 3 too short (-16776960 blocks, cells=1->1), merging
[19:42:47] scan: chapter 3 too short (0 blocks, cells=2->0), merging
[19:42:47] scan: chap 1 c=0->1, b=111647->111469 (-16668336), 135516 ms
[19:42:47] scan: chap 2 c=0->0, b=111810->111822 (-16668336), 135516 ms
[19:42:47] scan: aspect = 16
[19:42:47] scan: decoding previews for title 76
[19:42:47] scan: preview 1
[19:42:47] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=448000
[19:42:47] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=384000
[19:42:47] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000
[19:42:47] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000
[19:42:47] scan: AC3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000
[19:42:47] scan: preview 2
[19:42:47] scan: preview 3
[19:42:47] scan: preview 4
[19:42:47] scan: preview 5
[19:42:47] scan: preview 6
[19:42:47] Title's mostly progressive NTSC, setting fps to 23.976
[19:42:47] scan: preview 7
[19:42:47] scan: preview 8
[19:42:47] scan: preview 9
[19:42:47] scan: preview 10
[19:42:47] scan: 720x480, 23.976 fps, autocrop = 0/2/4/4
[19:42:47] scan: title (0) job->width:720, job->height:400
[19:42:47] thread 188bb90 exited ("scan")
[19:42:47] thread 188bb90 joined ("scan")
[19:42:47] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
+ title 76:
  + vts 24, ttn 2, cells 0->0 (108624 blocks)
  + duration: 00:04:31
  + size: 720x480, aspect: 1.78, 23.976 fps
  + autocrop: 0/2/4/4
  + chapters:
    + 1: cells 0->1, -16668336 blocks, duration 00:02:16
    + 2: cells 0->0, -16668336 blocks, duration 00:02:16
  + audio tracks:
    + 1, English (AC3) (5.1 ch), 48000Hz, 448000bps
    + 2, English (AC3) (Dolby Surround), 48000Hz, 192000bps
    + 3, Francais (AC3) (5.1 ch), 48000Hz, 384000bps
    + 4, Espanol (AC3) (Dolby Surround), 48000Hz, 192000bps
    + 5, English (AC3) (2.0 ch), 48000Hz, 192000bps
  + subtitle tracks:
    + 1, English (iso639-2: eng)
    + 2, Francais (iso639-2: fre)
    + 3, Espanol (iso639-2: spa)
    + 4, English (iso639-2: eng)
    + 5, Francais (iso639-2: fre)
    + 6, Espanol (iso639-2: spa)
Applying the following x264 options: bframes=3:ref=1:subme=5:me=umh:no-fast-pskip=1:trellis=2:cabac=0
[19:42:47] thread 188bb90 started ("work")
[19:42:47] 2 job(s) to process
[19:42:47] starting job
[19:42:47]  + device /dev/scd0
[19:42:47]  + title 76, chapter(s) 1 to 2
[19:42:47]  + 720x480 -> 712x478, crop 0/2/4/4
[19:42:47]  + grayscale off
[19:42:47]  + filters
[19:42:47]  + 23.976 fps, video bitrate 2500 kbps, pass 1
[19:42:47]  + PixelRatio: 1, width:712, height: 478
[19:42:47]  + encoder x264
[19:42:47]  + audio 160 kbps, 48000 Hz
[19:42:47]  + encoder faac
[19:42:47] thread 51e8b90 started ("reader")
[19:42:47]  + output: /home/uquevedo/Movies/OVER_THE_HEDGE_76.mp4
[19:42:47] thread 228cb90 started ("muxer")
[19:42:47] thread 2c8db90 started ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[19:42:47] thread 368eb90 started ("Renderer")
[19:42:47] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 32/27
[19:42:47] encx264: opening libx264 (pass 1)
x264 [warning]: width or height not divisible by 16 (712x478), compression will suffer.
x264 [info]: using SAR=32/27
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 
[19:42:47] thread 5be9b90 started ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
[19:42:47] sync: expecting 6522 video frames
[19:42:47] reader: end of chapter 2 reached (6)
[19:42:47] reader: done
[19:42:47] thread 51e8b90 exited ("reader")
[19:42:47] sync: got 0 frames, 6522 expected
[19:42:47] thread 5be9b90 exited ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
[19:42:47] thread 2c8db90 exited ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[19:42:47] thread 368eb90 exited ("Renderer")
[19:42:47] thread 2c8db90 joined ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[19:42:47] thread 368eb90 joined ("Renderer")
[19:42:47] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:42:47] thread 5be9b90 joined ("H.264/AVC encoder (libx264)")
x264 [info]: final ratefactor: 16.15
[19:42:47] thread 51e8b90 joined ("reader")
[19:42:48] thread 228cb90 exited ("muxer")
[19:42:48] thread 228cb90 joined ("muxer")
[19:42:48] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:42:48] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:42:48] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:42:48] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:42:48] fifo_close: trashing 0 buffer(s)
[19:42:48] Freed 0 buffers of size 512
[19:42:48] Freed 0 buffers of size 1024
[19:42:48] Freed 2 buffers of size 2048
[19:42:48] Freed 0 buffers of size 4096
[19:42:48] Freed 0 buffers of size 8192
[19:42:48] Freed 0 buffers of size 16384
[19:42:48] Freed 0 buffers of size 32768
[19:42:48] Freed 1 buffers of size 518400
[19:42:48] Allocated 522496 bytes of buffers on this pass and Freed 522496 bytes, 0 bytes leaked
[19:42:48] starting job
[19:42:48]  + device /dev/scd0
[19:42:48]  + title 76, chapter(s) 1 to 2
[19:42:48]  + 720x480 -> 712x478, crop 0/2/4/4
[19:42:48]  + grayscale off
[19:42:48]  + filters
[19:42:48]  + 23.976 fps, video bitrate 2500 kbps, pass 2
[19:42:48]  + PixelRatio: 1, width:712, height: 478
[19:42:48]  + encoder x264
[19:42:48]  + audio 160 kbps, 48000 Hz
[19:42:48]  + encoder faac
[19:42:48]    + 80bd, English (AC3) (5.1 ch)
[19:42:48]      + Requested mixdown: Dolby Pro Logic II (HB_AMIXDOWN_DOLBYPLII)
[19:42:48]      + Actual mixdown: Dolby Pro Logic II (HB_AMIXDOWN_DOLBYPLII)
[19:42:48] thread 228cb90 started ("reader")
[19:42:48]  + output: /home/uquevedo/Movies/OVER_THE_HEDGE_76.mp4
[19:42:48] thread 51e8b90 started ("muxer")
[19:42:48] thread 5be9b90 started ("MPEG-2 decoder (libmpeg2)")
[19:42:48] thread 32beb90 started ("Renderer")
[19:42:48] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 32/27
[19:42:48] encx264: opening libx264 (pass 2)
x264 [warning]: width or height not divisible by 16 (712x478), compression will suffer.
x264 [info]: using SAR=32/27
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 
x264 [error]: empty stats file
Segmentation fault
[root@intelc2d ~]#

Any ideas?

jbrjake · Post by **jbrjake** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:19 pm

Ooops, I missed a dead give-away from the timestamps in the first log: your stats file is empty because you're never encoding anything. The entire log spans one second of time.

I also didn't pay attention to the DVD title: over the hedge has all sorts of random copy protection on it. As I recall, sr55 was only able to encode it by running it through the Windows-only app AnyDVD first. So I'm guessing it's a problem with how the titles are laid out on the dvd or a bad sector or something: structural copy protection which HB doesn't handle.

r0d3nt · Post by **r0d3nt** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:52 pm

Doh! I should have first read that one post throughly about what DVDs have issues before posting. I'll check that post to see what other people have done to get around these type of things.

Sorry for the waste of time.

Cavalicious · Post by **Cavalicious** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:21 pm

There were posts about Over the Hedge during the "No Audio" thread days. But like I posted in that thread, it never gave me issues.

r0d3nt · Post by **r0d3nt** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:45 pm

I got the main feature to encode just fine, I was trying to encode the extra content that was on the DVD "Hammy's Boomerang Adventure" when I ran into the seg fault error.

I'll poke around the forum some to see what other people have done to get this to work in a similar situation.

Thanx...

Cavalicious · Post by **Cavalicious** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:31 pm

When I get home, I'll try to encode the Short. Which title # is it?

(Since I'll be testing anyway)

r0d3nt · Post by **r0d3nt** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:00 pm

See above, it is Title #76.

Cavalicious · Post by **Cavalicious** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:29 am

Hammy's Boomerang equals:

DVD.app - Title 76

Fairmount /w DTOX - Title 66

Fairmount /w r1088 HandBrake GUI - Title 75

Either way, it encoded fine for me. Maybe its a Linux issue?

r0d3nt · Post by **r0d3nt** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:11 am

I don't think it is a Linux issue because I tried to encode this same thing on my Intel iMac, and the program either unexpectedly quit or encoded a "blank" 4k file. And besides, now that I look at the total of number of things I've encoded in Linux, it has worked perfectly for 90+ titles.

I don't have Fairmount/DTOX/ or r1088 [? sorry, I'm new here, the acronyms throw me off a bit], so until I get this other software [which might not be for awhile], we'll just use the DVD player.

Thanx for the comments and help, it was greatly appreciated.

Cavalicious · Post by **Cavalicious** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:18 am

http://handbrake.m0k.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2937

The Link above will get you started.

All you really need is Fairmount to rip the title you want. You can feed the GUI the Fairmount disc. Then just encode the title you want (75).