Trouble Transcoding for Mediatomb

[sigmab3ta]

I'm trying to use Mediatomb to stream videos to my PS3. The PS3 has a pretty limited codec support though, so I need to transcode a lot of things - here's where VLC comes in. Here's the command that Mediatomb feeds VLC (from the config.xml):

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<agent command="vlc" arguments="-I dummy %in --sout='#transcode{vcodec=mp1v,vb=4096,acodec=mpga,ab=192}:standard{access=file,mux=mpeg1,dst=%out}'"/>

However, I'm getting an error message from VLC at the transcode step:

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[00000001] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - version 0.9.4 Grishenko - (c) 1996-2008 the VideoLAN team [00000001] main libvlc debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure '--build=i486-linux-gnu' '--enable-maintaner-mode' '--enable-release' '--prefix=/usr' '--enable-libtool' '--enable-fast-install' '--with-binary-version=1ubuntu3' '--disable-update-check' '--disable-gnome' '--disable-gtk' '--disable-familiar' '--disable-fb' '--enable-ggi' '--enable-sdl' '--enable-esd' '--enable-mad' '--enable-arts' '--enable-jack' '--enable-pulse' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-a52' '--enable-aa' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-mozilla' '--with-mozilla-pkg=libxul-plugin' '--disable-kde' '--enable-mp4' '--enable-dvb' '--disable-satellite' '--enable-ogg' '--enable-vorbis' '--enable-shout' '--enable-qt4' '--disable-slp' '--enable-flac' '--disable-skins' '--disable-basic-skins' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-freetype' '--enable-mkv' '--enable-speex' '--enable-caca' '--enable-live555' '--enable-libmpeg2' '--enable-fribidi' '--enable-cdio' '--enable-mod' '--enable-theora' '--enable-modplug' '--enable-dvdnav' '--enable-gnutls' '--enable-ffmpeg' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-smb' '--disable-gnomevfs' '--enable-bonjour' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-vcd' '--enable-vcdx' '--enable-notify' '--enable-twolame' '--enable-x264' '--enable-faad' '--disable-zvbi' '--enable-telx' '--enable-mediacontrol-bindings' '--disable-atmo' '--enable-taglib' '--enable-libass' '--enable-libdca' '--enable-alsa' '--enable-dv' '--enable-v4l' '--enable-v4l2' '--enable-pvr' '--enable-svgalib' '--enable-dvd' '--without-dvdcss' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,--as-needed' 'CPPFLAGS=' 'CXXFLAGS=-g -O2' [00000001] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C" 2008-11-03 22:36:32 INFO: Arguments: -I dummy %in --sout='#transcode{vcodec=mp1v,vb=4096,acodec=mpga,ab=192}:standard{access=file,mux=mpeg1,dst=%out}' VLC media player 0.9.4 Grishenko [00000001] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - version 0.9.4 Grishenko - (c) 1996-2008 the VideoLAN team [00000001] main libvlc debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure '--build=i486-linux-gnu' '--enable-maintaner-mode' '--enable-release' '--prefix=/usr' '--enable-libtool' '--enable-fast-install' '--with-binary-version=1ubuntu3' '--disable-update-check' '--disable-gnome' '--disable-gtk' '--disable-familiar' '--disable-fb' '--enable-ggi' '--enable-sdl' '--enable-esd' '--enable-mad' '--enable-arts' '--enable-jack' '--enable-pulse' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-a52' '--enable-aa' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-mozilla' '--with-mozilla-pkg=libxul-plugin' '--disable-kde' '--enable-mp4' '--enable-dvb' '--disable-satellite' '--enable-ogg' '--enable-vorbis' '--enable-shout' '--enable-qt4' '--disable-slp' '--enable-flac' '--disable-skins' '--disable-basic-skins' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-freetype' '--enable-mkv' '--enable-speex' '--enable-caca' '--enable-live555' '--enable-libmpeg2' '--enable-fribidi' '--enable-cdio' '--enable-mod' '--enable-theora' '--enable-modplug' '--enable-dvdnav' '--enable-gnutls' '--enable-ffmpeg' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-smb' '--disable-gnomevfs' '--enable-bonjour' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-vcd' '--enable-vcdx' '--enable-notify' '--enable-twolame' '--enable-x264' '--enable-faad' '--disable-zvbi' '--enable-telx' '--enable-mediacontrol-bindings' '--disable-atmo' '--enable-taglib' '--enable-libass' '--enable-libdca' '--enable-alsa' '--enable-dv' '--enable-v4l' '--enable-v4l2' '--enable-pvr' '--enable-svgalib' '--enable-dvd' '--without-dvdcss' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,--as-needed' 'CPPFLAGS=' 'CXXFLAGS=-g -O2' [00000001] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C" [00000404] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module... [00000415] stream_out_standard stream out error: no mux specified or found by extension [00000414] main stream output error: stream chain failed for `standard{mux="",access="'#transcode{vcodec=mp1v,vb=4096,acodec=mpga,ab=192}",dst="standard{access=file,mux=mpeg1,dst=/tmp//mt_transcode_E5EXJU}'"}' [00000413] main input error: cannot start stream output instance, aborting [00000404] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module... [00000415] stream_out_standard stream out error: no mux specified or found by extension [00000414] main stream output error: stream chain failed for `standard{mux="",access="'#transcode{vcodec=mp1v,vb=4096,acodec=mpga,ab=192}",dst="standard{access=file,mux=mpeg1,dst=/tmp//mt_transcode_2ZZWJU}'"}' [00000413] main input error: cannot start stream output instance, aborting [00000402] signals interface error: Caught Terminated signal, exiting... 2008-11-03 22:36:36 INFO: Arguments: -i %in -o %out -s 128 2008-11-03 22:36:36 INFO: Arguments: -i %in -o %out -s 128 [00000402] signals interface error: Caught Terminated signal, exiting... [00000402] signals interface error: Caught Terminated signal, exiting...

There's colors and all that jazz, but that's probably not too important. Any idea where I messed up?

[lejeczek]

afaik, mpeg1 is not a muxer, see: vlc -l|grep -wi muxer
besides, you've already got an example in mediatomb config
regards