[olug] Kubuntu 6.06 and tovid problem

[Dave Thacker]

On Wednesday 14 February 2007 14:28, Joe Gulizia wrote:
> Thanks in Advance!
>
> Using Kubuntu 6.06LTS --
>
> Trying to convert video from different formats and
> back -- basically asf or DVD to mp4 and back.
>
> Downloaded Tovid-0.29 and got ffmpeg and
> installed 'make"
> --
> now get Error Message
>
> Encode stopped, killing all sub processes
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> tovid encountered an error during encoding:
>     Couldn't create file:
> "/home/joe/Desktop/HatH.0/audio.ac3"
> Check the contents of
> /home/joe/Desktop/HatH.0/tovid.log to see what went
> wrong.

It's trying to be helpful, really!  Check the perms on the directory, make 
sure it's writable, then check the log file and see what it says.  Take the 
error in the logfile to Google, and do a search.  That should get you on your 
way. 

Dave