What rpm has mpeg2encode? [solved]

[RVDowning]

I've been trying to convert jpg images to an mpg using "convert *.jpg test.mpg" but it fails looking for "mpeg2encode". Anybody know an rpm that contains this item?

[scarecrow]

Most likely you're after that one, which is just an mencoder/mjpegtools frontend:

http://encode2mpeg.sourceforge.net/

[Greg2]

I'm guessing you're using convert from imagemagic, and I think you need mjpegtools?

[RVDowning]

I am using convert from imagemagic. I thought I had mjpegtools installed, but maybe not. I'll have to check when I get back home. Thanks for the responses. I'll let you know.

[RVDowning]

Well, I have mjpegtools, but still no mpeg2encode as the following attests.

 

[root@localhost rvd]# urpmi mjpegtools

Package mjpegtools-1.9.0-0.rc2.3mdv2008.0.i586 is already installed

[root@localhost rvd]# updatedb

[root@localhost rvd]# locate mpeg2encode

[root@localhost rvd]#

 

When I try the following:

 

[rvd@localhost ImageRecording]$ convert *.jpg test.mpg

 

I get:

 

sh: mpeg2encode: command not found

convert: Delegate failed `"mpeg2encode" "%i" "%o"'.

[rvd@localhost ImageRecording]$

 

Any more ideas?

[lavaeolus]

Seems that someone has the same problem:

 

http://www.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magic...ril/012579.html

 

there seems to be a package named ppmtompeg, don't know if this is the case with mandriva, after some googling I found someone referring to netpbm, maybe it's part of this package, haven't used this so far, so I'm not really sure.

[RVDowning]

Seems that someone has the same problem:

 

That is a bit dated though. The message was posted in April of 2004.

 

I didn't have this problem with Mandriva 2007.* I may have had to install some encoder/decoder, but if so, I simply don't remember what it was.

[mmodem]

To search what rpm has a certain file you do urpmf: in this case:

urpmf mpeg2encode

 

~]$ urpmf mpeg2encode

lib64mjpegtools1.9_0-devel:/usr/include/mjpegtools/mpeg2enc/mpeg2encoder.hh

 

but what you need is mpeg2enc

 

~]$ urpmf -f mpeg2enc

lib64mjpegtools1.9_0-1.9.0-0.rc2.3mdv2008.0.x86_64:/usr/lib64/libmpeg2encpp-1.9.so.0

lib64mjpegtools1.9_0-1.9.0-0.rc2.3mdv2008.0.x86_64:/usr/lib64/libmpeg2encpp-1.9.so.0.1.1

mjpegtools-1.9.0-0.rc2.3mdv2008.0.x86_64:/usr/bin/mpeg2enc

mjpegtools-1.9.0-0.rc2.3mdv2008.0.x86_64:/usr/share/man/man1/mpeg2enc.1.bz2

[Greg2]

You could try using a symlink

ln -s /usr/bin/mpeg2enc /usr/bin/mpeg2encode

it may work, but I can't be sure.

[RVDowning]

Ah, didn't realize that it was mpeg2enc that I needed instead of mpeg2encode. I'll see if I have it, and if so try the symlink. Thanks

[RVDowning]

Well, I tried "ln -s /usr/bin/mpeg2enc /usr/bin/mpeg2encode" and was close but no cigars. :sad: I get:

 

[root@localhost ImageRecording]# convert *.jpg test3.mpg

**ERROR: [mpeg2encode] Output file name (-o option) is required!

 

Seems the convert program does not pass the appropriate options to mpeg2enc. I'm not sure what to do about this -- perhaps just wait for 2008.1 and see if stuff is fixed then. Sigh.......

Edited December 7, 2007 by RVDowning

[mmodem]

Yes i see the problem but thats a convert problem, but you could simply try speaking with convert author about this bug, this isnt a mandriva bug.

[RVDowning]

I know it is not a Mandriva bug. It is just a bug in a program included by default in the distribution. Thought folks here might have an idea how to get the original mpeg2encode that the convert program wanted, or otherwise perhaps suggest a fix or workaround.

Edited December 7, 2007 by RVDowning

[Greg2]

Thought folks here might have an idea how to get the original mpeg2encode that the convert program wanted

The latest source code that I can find is from July 19, 1996. It compiles without any problems on Mandriva 2008, but I haven't tried to convert anything with it. If you would like to try it, do:

wget ftp://202.136.100.225/mnt5/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/mpeg2vidcodec_v12.tar.gz

tar xvzf mpeg2vidcodec_v12.tar.gz

cd mpeg2

make

cd src/mpeg2dec

cp mpeg2decode /usr/local/bin

cd ../mpeg2enc

cp mpeg2encode /usr/local/bin

Then you must remove the mpeg2encode symlink from /usr/bin and you should clean up (delete) the ~/mpeg2 directory you've created for the compile.

 

Please let us know if this works for you?

[dexter11]

Well, I tried "ln -s /usr/bin/mpeg2enc /usr/bin/mpeg2encode" and was close but no cigars. :sad: I get:

 

[root@localhost ImageRecording]# convert *.jpg test3.mpg

**ERROR: [mpeg2encode] Output file name (-o option) is required!

According to the error message you used wrong syntax in your command. It should be:

convert *.jpg -o test3.mpg