mencoder keeps quitting on me

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. i start to download something from one of my tivos
2. it starts to download
3. then over and over again the mencoder repeatedly quits and the iTiVo shows 
the download 
complete but the file has 0mb of data and will not open...cuz there is nothing 
there but a file 
name

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
you should know i want the video to be intact...instead i get nothing...thank 
you

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
version 1.7  on leaopard 10.5.6 on intel macbook

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by SWPea...@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2009 at 4:37

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I get the exact same thing (and have the same mac os) 
but when itivo opens I get the "applescript error"

Can’t set data row id 171 of data source id 59 to image id 43. (-10006)

Original comment by ramona.s...@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2009 at 4:52

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i dont get any applescript errors 
it was working last night when i installed it
dont know what the problem is...i even redownloaded it and replaced the one i 
had with the newer download and 
it still does the same thing

Original comment by SWPea...@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2009 at 4:55

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IS your main hard drive nearly full?
  Ramona:  it looks like you have a bad install that is missing some image files. 
Can't say for sure.. Try uninstalling and re-installing the application.

  SWPearcy:  it's possible that mencoder is unhappy encoding the input.  I didn't
write it, so can't really help much, but some things to try include choosing a
different encoder format, or an entirely different encoder (try the handbrake 
one). 

Original comment by yoav.yer...@gmail.com on 8 Jan 2009 at 8:08

• Changed state: Accepted

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i dont know how to change the encoder to handbrake...it doesnt seem to be a 
very easy option to change...can 
you explain to me how to change it...now4real954@aol.com 

thank you

Original comment by SWPea...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2009 at 8:49

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Click on the little "Prefs" button at the bottom.
  There should be a "Format" pulldown button.  Click on that, and select "Handbrake
iPhone" or something similar.  Hit OK.

Original comment by yoav.yer...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2009 at 4:58

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Handbrake requires that you have Leopard (MacOS X 10.5) installed btw.

Original comment by yoav.yer...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2009 at 4:58

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ok well i have handbrake...thats not the problem...now my question is...since i 
have it set for AppleTv as the 
setting in the pulldown menu that you are talking about...so what happens once 
i select Handbrake?

handbrake has many settings as well!

what do i do after that to get it to do the Apple TV setting that i need?

Original comment by SWPea...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2009 at 5:12

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It doesn't matter if you have handbrake already installed.  It doesn't use 
that.  It
uses a built-in version, and that version only works on 10.5

  You just select "Handbrake AppleTV" and you're done.

  As for what do you do to change settings?  Your best bet is to not change them.  If
you *REALLY* want to try and mess with the settings, it's under Prefs, Advanced,
Video Encoder Options.  The FAQ talks about it.

  Anyways, this is not really a discussion of mencoder crashing...  Marking as
'WontFix' since I don't have any clue what caused the crashes or if it's still
crashing, but at least you have a semblance of a workaround.  If you have 
questions
about running the program that are not answered in the FAQ, post to the forum 
please...

Original comment by yoav.yer...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2009 at 5:37

• Changed state: WontFix

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ok nobody said i wanted to change settings...i just want it to work...and i 
really dont appreciate your rude condescending and dismissive attitude towards 
my questions and this posting...

and you have not asked me for any console or log information so you can find 
out why your pathetic program 
is being trouble...

i really dont appreciate your attitude towards me on this matter...WONT FIX is 
called a COP OUT and is not 
very DEVELOPER of you...

you need to get a grip and learn how to talk to people if you are going to be 
someone that makes things for 
people

VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE DEVELOPER AND HIS ATTITUDE MORE THAN I AM THE 
SOFTWARE

Original comment by SWPea...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2009 at 5:44

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I am marking it wontFix because it's a problem with mencoder.  There are plenty 
of
videos that mencoder doesn't work for.  This is a known issue (first question 
in the
FAQ), which I can't really fix it since it's a bug in an underlying tool.  
That's why
I suggested a workaround (using a different encoder). That was neither 
condescending
nor dismissive (although this reply is both, and with good reason).

  I honestly don't care how "DEVELOPER" you think I am.  I similarly don't really
care how dissatisfied you are with me.  I took some old code that wasn't 
working for
me.  And made it work for me.  The underlying source code is a pain in the 
butt, but
it's certainly available for you to make fixes too.  You are welcome to submit
patches to it, or if you hate my development that much, take the source and 
support
your own codebase.

  Alternatively, if you want a program that comes with support (and someone who will
put up with your rude bitching), may I suggest paying for Roxio's software?

Original comment by yoav.yer...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2009 at 6:15

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Thanks for your help! And thanks for the great app! I really appreciate it!

Original comment by ramona.s...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2009 at 9:12