[x265] Aborting with a warning?!? -> x265 [warning]: extra unused command arguments given <1>

[Steve Borho]

On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 2:09 AM, Selur <hybrid at selur.de> wrote:

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> Called with:
> x265 --threads 0 --frame-threads 0 --log 2 --input - --input-depth 8
> - --input-res 640x352 --fps 25 --frames 429 --wpp --ctu 64
> - --tu-intra-depth 1 --tu-inter-depth 1 --me 1 --subme 2 --merange 60
> - --rect --amp --max-merge 2 --no-early-skip --no-fast-cbf --rdpenalty 0
> - --no-tskip --strong-intra-smoothing --no-constrained-intra --refresh 1
> - --keyint 250 --bframes 4 --rc-lookahead 20 --bframe-bias 0 --b-adapt 2
> - --b-pyramid 1 --ref 3 --weightp --qp 32 --cbqpoffs 0 --crqpoffs 0 --rd
> 3 --no-signhide --lft --sao --sao-lcu-bounds 0 --sao-lcu-opt 1 --psnr
> - --no-ssim --output "H:\Temp\test_08_59_45_9310_01.265"
> x265 abort with:
>  x265 [warning]: extra unused command arguments given <1>
>
> Removing the values, which are not defaults one ends up with:
> x265 --input - --input-res 640x352 --fps 25 --frames 429 --b-adapt 2
> - --no-signhide --output "H:\Temp\test.265"
> and that command line is no problem.
>
> a. x265 should not abort due to warnings, but only due to errors
> b. x265 should not abort due to commands which are covered by the defaults
>
> First tried:
> x265 [info]: HEVC encoder version 0.6+112-ef26367cd10c
> but problem is still present with:
> x265 [info]: HEVC encoder version 0.6+176-c6ff3ede1f29
>
> Would be nice if this could be fixed.
>

The root issue here is that --b-pyramid is now a bool flag, so it takes no
argument anymore (use --no-bpyramid to disable).  Extra arguments usually
mean you mis-typed something and need to fix that before continuing.

-- 
Steve Borho
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