Transitions bug i think

Hmmmm... Sounds like a problem with FFmpeg. Try these export options and let me know if this works:

Video Format: mp4
Video Codec: mpeg4
Bit Rate: 15 MB/s

Audio Codec: mp2
Sample Rate: 48000
Channels: 2
Audio Bit Rate: 256 kb/s

If this doesn't work, you might have to try and run the OpenShot Build Wizard again, and choose a different FFmpeg install option (it is the step that has 3 choices). Good luck!

ok this options don`t work at all :) the image doesn`t even show up
it`s late now so i wont run the wizard now maybe tomorow
anyway thanks for the fast response this makes ubuntu better .... unfortunately not all developers bother to answer

I just uploaded version 1.0.3 of the build wizard. Please download it, and when you run it choose FFmpeg option 3.
https://launchpad.net/openshot/+download. This might fix your problem. Good luck.

i just ran the buld wizard ..... but this time i can`t seem to be able to make a video if i live the default setting (mp4) i don`t get the image :|
and if i chose wmv and other codecs it just crashes :(

It really seems like the problem is related to the version of FFmpeg you have installed. Here are a few questions for you:

1) What version of Ubuntu are you running?
2) What is the output from this command: $ melt -query producers
3) What is the output from this command: $ ffmpeg -i
4) Have you tried all 3 FFmpeg install options (in the build wizard)?
5) Can you email me a small sample mp4 (<email address hidden>)

Thanks,
-Jonathan

1) Ubuntu 9.04 - the Jaunty Jackalope - released in April 2009.
2) melt -query producers
---
producers:
  - avformat
  - kino
  - framebuffer
  - slowmotion
  - pgm
  - xml
  - xml-string
  - libdv
  - frei0r.ising0r
  - frei0r.lissajous0r
  - frei0r.nois0r
  - frei0r.onecol0r
  - frei0r.partik0l
  - melt
  - melt_file
  - vorbis
  - pango
  - pixbuf
  - color
  - colour
  - consumer
  - loader
  - hold
  - noise
  - ppm
3) ffmpeg -i
FFmpeg version 0.5-svn17737+3:0.svn20090303-1ubuntu6, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-postproc --enable-swscale --enable-x11grab --extra-version=svn17737+3:0.svn20090303-1ubuntu6 --prefix=/usr --enable-avfilter --enable-avfilter-lavf --enable-libgsm --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-pthreads --disable-stripping --disable-vhook --enable-libdc1394 --disable-armv5te --disable-armv6 --disable-armv6t2 --disable-armvfp --disable-neon --disable-altivec --disable-vis --enable-shared --disable-static
  libavutil 49.15. 0 / 49.15. 0
  libavcodec 52.20. 0 / 52.20. 0
  libavformat 52.31. 0 / 52.31. 0
  libavdevice 52. 1. 0 / 52. 1. 0
  libavfilter 0. 4. 0 / 0. 4. 0
  libswscale 0. 7. 1 / 0. 7. 1
  libpostproc 51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0
  built on Apr 10 2009 23:18:41, gcc: 4.3.3
ffmpeg: missing argument for option '-i'
4) i have tried the third as you told me to
5) sure i will send it now

the same thing with option 2 FFmpeg

This is very strange. I believe that you have FFmpeg installed correctly. I have not seen this behavior on any of the computers I've installed OpenShot on. Have you tried using different source videos in your project? Just as a test? For example, maybe just drop a few JPGs onto the timeline and add a transition between them. Try exporting that, and see what happens.

The mp4 you sent me only had an audio stream. It failed to create a video stream in the file. I imagine it output some error message while the export was in progress. Maybe a problem with the codec, or something similar.

One more thing to try. Use FFmpeg option 3 in the build wizard. Use these export options:

format: mp4 (or mov)
codec: libx264
video bit rate: 5 MB/sec

audio codec: libfaac
bit rate: 192 Kb/sec

ok i just tried with option one again but no luck :(

maybe the next release since the one befere this one worked :)

i`l try later with the options you gave me

thanks a lot

i reinstalled with option 3 again and when i chose the setting you just gave me and press export openshot just crushes :( i`l be waiting for the next release

thank you

hi again I just found a working combination :) it works just great :D

it`s avi and mjpeg :D

Hmmmm. I'm glad you found a working combination. The output from the "ffmpeg -i" statement above says you have the "svn" version of FFmpeg. If you chose option 3, it should have installed the "git" version. Here is the output from my "ffmpeg -i", which was installed by the build wizard option 3:

FFmpeg version git-2623d8f, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-libx264 --enable-libfaac --enable-libtheora --extra-cflags=-fPIC --extra-cflags=-DPIC
  libavutil 50. 3. 0 / 50. 3. 0
  libavcodec 52.32. 0 / 52.32. 0
  libavformat 52.36. 0 / 52.36. 0
  libavdevice 52. 2. 0 / 52. 2. 0
  libswscale 0. 7. 1 / 0. 7. 1
  built on Jun 28 2009 16:37:26, gcc: 4.3.2
ffmpeg: missing argument for option '-i'

I bet there was an issue installing the "git" version of FFmpeg, and thus it didn't successfully build and install it. The svn version was probably the last successful install of FFmpeg on your computer.

In a few minutes, I'm going to post the manual install instructions for FFmpeg from "git". If you aren't burned out on this issue, I would really appreciate it if you could help me run through these steps on your computer. There are a few other people having the same problem as you. This might help explain what's going on. Thanks!

Please try these manual steps in a terminal window and see if it configures and builds libx264 and FFmpeg correctly. If you get any errors, please post them here so we can try and figure them out. I know this is a lot of commands, but if we can figure this out, it will help lots of users. Hopefully you can just copy & paste these 1 by 1 in a terminal.

*****************************************************
******** Replace x264 folder with newest version ********
sudo rm ~/x264 -r
git clone git://git.videolan.org/x264.git ~/x264
cd ~/x264

******** Configure and build x264 ********
./configure --enable-shared
sudo make clean
sudo make

******** Install x264 ********
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig

******** Test ********
  See if the terminal finds this command:
x264

******** Configure and build FFmpeg ********
sudo rm ~/ffmpeg -r
git clone git://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg/ ~/ffmpeg
git clone git://git.ffmpeg.org/libswscale/ ~/ffmpeg/libswscale
cd ~/ffmpeg

******** Install FFmpeg ********
./configure --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-libx264 --enable-libfaac --enable-libtheora --extra-cflags=-fPIC --extra-cflags=-DPIC

sudo make clean
sudo make
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig

******** Test ********
  Please post the output from this command:
ffmpeg -i

******************************
******************************

Please let me know if this gets any errors. Good luck.

i`m not burned out :D but i will try later today because i had an issue with my pc ... my video card burned out :) and now i have to install everry thing again :)

i`l try it later

hi I just installed with the latest wizard but this time i can`t edit anything because it is crashing :|
And i also have a problem with my pc :( i can`t put a higher resolution for mi screen :)

Oh man i`m really sorry i have some issues with my pc now :( i realy can`t figure out what happened :( it seems it doesn`t remember the resolution i set

i wana help you but for now i gotta find someone to help me with ubuntu since it is not working :(

I installed everith again last night but openshot still crashing when importing files :|

i`l help you as soon as i get my system running as it should

Sorry about your computer. I'm working on some .DEB install files right now, so maybe soon I'll have them ready for you to test. They should work much better than trying to compile source code, ya know. I wish I had a better way to debug these kinds of problems... but I haven't figured it out yet. Thanks!

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