[FFmpeg-trac] #3489(undetermined:closed): Failure to copy AVI to AVI with MP2 present

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#3489: Failure to copy AVI to AVI with MP2 present
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             Reporter:  gdittmer     |                    Owner:
                 Type:  defect       |                   Status:  closed
             Priority:  normal       |                Component:
              Version:  git-master   |  undetermined
             Keywords:  avi mp2      |               Resolution:
             Blocking:               |  worksforme
Analyzed by developer:  0            |               Blocked By:
                                     |  Reproduced by developer:  0
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Changes (by cehoyos):

 * keywords:   => avi mp2
 * status:  new => closed
 * version:  2.1.4 => git-master
 * resolution:   => worksforme


Comment:

 I tested the following:
 {{{
 $ ffmpeg -i in.avi -vcodec msmpeg4 -acodec copy -t 2.8 -qscale 5 out.avi
 ffmpeg version N-62701-g2f2629c Copyright (c) 2000-2014 the FFmpeg
 developers
   built on Apr 25 2014 14:25:02 with gcc 4.7 (SUSE Linux)
   configuration: --enable-gpl
   libavutil      52. 78.100 / 52. 78.100
   libavcodec     55. 59.100 / 55. 59.100
   libavformat    55. 37.101 / 55. 37.101
   libavdevice    55. 13.100 / 55. 13.100
   libavfilter     4.  4.100 /  4.  4.100
   libswscale      2.  6.100 /  2.  6.100
   libswresample   0. 18.100 /  0. 18.100
   libpostproc    52.  3.100 / 52.  3.100
 Input #0, avi, from 'in.avi':
   Metadata:
     encoder         : Lavf55.19.104
   Duration: 00:00:15.46, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1325 kb/s
     Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High) (H264 / 0x34363248), yuv420p(tv,
 bt709), 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 100 fps, 50 tbr, 100 tbn, 100 tbc
     Stream #0:1: Audio: mp2 (P[0][0][0] / 0x0050), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16p,
 256 kb/s
 Please use -q:a or -q:v, -qscale is ambiguous
 Output #0, avi, to 'out.avi':
   Metadata:
     ISFT            : Lavf55.37.101
     Stream #0:0: Video: msmpeg4v3 (msmpeg4) (MP43 / 0x3334504D), yuv420p,
 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 50 tbn, 50 tbc
     Stream #0:1: Audio: mp2 (P[0][0][0] / 0x0050), 48000 Hz, stereo, 256
 kb/s
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 -> msmpeg4)
   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
 Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
 frame=   57 fps=0.0 q=5.0 Lsize=     575kB time=00:00:02.80
 bitrate=1678.8kbits/s
 video:472kB audio:88kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB
 muxing overhead: 2.828374%
 }}}
 The output file shows the same problems with vlc as originally described,
 but plays fine with WMP, MPlayer, xine and ffplay so I suspect a problem
 in vlc. Please reopen this ticket if you find an indication that I am
 wrong.

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