[FFmpeg-user] getting 'Invalid pixel format string '-1' when encoding

[Lou]

On Wed, 8 Jun 2011 14:22:16 -0700 (PDT)
pgoldweic <pgoldweic at northwestern.edu> wrote:

> Thanks for your prompt response. Actually, the 'xlib264' typo was
> only in my post and not in the original command :-). 
> 
> The complete ffmpeg terminal output is as follows:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> built on May 27 2011 22:41:22 with gcc 4.5.3
> configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-memalign-hack
> --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-avisynth --enablebzlib
> --enable-frei0r --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-armwb
> --enable-libfreetype -- enable-libgsm -- enable-libmp3lame
> --enable-libopenjpeg --enablelibrtmp --enable-libschroedinger
> --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis
> --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libxavs -- enable-libxvid
> -- enable-zlib --pkg-config=pkg-config
> 
> libavutil    51. 2. 2 / 51.  2. 2
> libavcodec 53. 6. 0 / 53. 6. 0
> libavformat 53. 2. 0. /53. 2. 0
> libavdevice 53. 0. 0. / 53. 0 0
> libavfilter 2. 11. 0 / 2. 11. 0
> libswscale 0. 14. 0 / 0. 14. 0
> libpostproc 51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0
> 
> [mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, @ 0000000001899B40] max_analyze_duration
> 5000000 reached at 5005005
> 
> Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate:
> 2997.00 (2997/1) -> 29.97 (2997/100)
> Input #0: mov, mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'mymovie.mov':
>   Metadata:
>     major_brand       : qt
>     manor_version     : 512
>     compatible_brands :  qt
>     creation_time    : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
>     encoder            : Lavf53.2.0
> Duration: 00:00:05.53, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 4623 kb/s
>    Stream #0.0(eng): Video: apch / 0x68637061, 1440x1080, 4620 kb/s,
> 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 2997 tbn, 2997 tbc
>    Metadata:
>       creation_time : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
> File 'mymovie.mp4' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] y
> [buffer @ 00000000018AFDEO] Invalid pixel format string '-1'
> Error opening filters!
> 
> 
> 
> http://ffmpeg-users.933282.n4.nabble.com/file/n3583647/OpenPGEnding.mov
> OpenPGEnding.mov 

Unfortunately I do not believe FFmpeg supports Apple ProRes 422 decoding.