Working with stdout

[mantielero]

I am trying to convert the following piece of code:

from vapoursynth import core
import sys
video = core.ffms2.Source(source='test.mkv')
video = core.std.Transpose(video)
video.output(sys.stdout, True)

The following code (passing Julia's stdout):

using PyCall
#ENV["PYTHON"] = "/usr/bin/python"
@pyimport vapoursynth as vs
@pyimport sys
core = vs.get_core()

video = core[:ffms2][:Source](source="test.mkv")
video = core[:std][:Transpose](video)
video[:output](stdout, true)

gives me a segfault.

Passing python's stdout:

using PyCall
@pyimport vapoursynth as vs
@pyimport sys
core = vs.get_core()

video = core[:ffms2][:Source](source="test.mkv")
video = core[:std][:Transpose](video)
video[:output](sys.stdout, true)

Fails when I run:

$ julia ex03.jl |  x264 --demuxer y4m -o out.mkv -
y4m [info]: 768x1280p 0:0 @ 30/1 fps (cfr)
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2
x264 [info]: profile High, level 3.2
y4m [error]: bad frame header length
y4m [error]: bad frame header length
x264 [info]: frame I:1     Avg QP:28.50  size: 53237                           
x264 [info]: mb I  I16..4: 42.0% 29.0% 29.0%
x264 [info]: 8x8 transform intra:29.0%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 38.0% 53.4% 29.0%
x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 37% 29%  3% 31%
x264 [info]: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 38% 19% 15%  6%  5%  6%  4%  5%  3%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 39% 25% 13%  3%  3%  4%  4%  4%  4%
x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 48% 26% 24%  2%
x264 [info]: kb/s:12776.88

encoded 1 frames, 21.80 fps, 12950.16 kb/s
ERROR: LoadError: PyError ($(Expr(:escape, :(ccall(#= /home/jose/.julia/packages/PyCall/rUul9/src/pyfncall.jl:44 =# @pysym(:PyObject_Call), PyPtr, (PyPtr, PyPtr, PyPtr), o, pyargsptr, kw))))) <class 'vapoursynth.Error'>
'File write call returned an error'
  File "src/cython/vapoursynth.pyx", line 1338, in vapoursynth.VideoNode.output

Stacktrace:
 [1] pyerr_check at /home/jose/.julia/packages/PyCall/rUul9/src/exception.jl:60 [inlined]
 [2] pyerr_check at /home/jose/.julia/packages/PyCall/rUul9/src/exception.jl:64 [inlined]
 [3] macro expansion at /home/jose/.julia/packages/PyCall/rUul9/src/exception.jl:84 [inlined]
 [4] __pycall!(::PyObject, ::Ptr{PyCall.PyObject_struct}, ::PyObject, ::Ptr{Nothing}) at /home/jose/.julia/packages/PyCall/rUul9/src/pyfncall.jl:44
 [5] _pycall!(::PyObject, ::PyObject, ::Tuple{PyObject,Bool}, ::Int64, ::Ptr{Nothing}) at /home/jose/.julia/packages/PyCall/rUul9/src/pyfncall.jl:22
 [6] _pycall!(::PyObject, ::PyObject, ::Tuple{PyObject,Bool}, ::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}) at /home/jose/.julia/packages/PyCall/rUul9/src/pyfncall.jl:11
 [7] #call#89(::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}, ::PyObject, ::PyObject, ::Vararg{Any,N} where N) at /home/jose/.julia/packages/PyCall/rUul9/src/pyfncall.jl:89
 [8] (::PyObject)(::PyObject, ::Vararg{Any,N} where N) at /home/jose/.julia/packages/PyCall/rUul9/src/pyfncall.jl:89
 [9] top-level scope at none:0
in expression starting at /home/jose/src/julia/vapoursynth/python_based/ex03.jl:8

But if I do:

$ julia ex03.jl > out.y4m
$ mplayer out.y4m

I am able to play the video.

Any clue about what is going on?

[mantielero]

And just in case you wonder, the following works fine:

$ cat out.y4m |  x264 --demuxer y4m -o out.mkv -

So, why piping to x264 does not work, while piping to a file works?