How to get rid of "Malformed Header" warning when using command line

[JG Media]

I'm running a conversion through Windows XP command line and I'm using a video file that I know has a bad avi header. The source is from Q-See cameras and their web-interface to record locally. I can't do anything about this since Q-See is the sloppiest/buggiest outfit I've ever come across when it comes to their native/propriety software. Nonetheless, my customer uses them and I have to work with what i have.

I am writing a script to record locally from the web-interface, convert the file to mp4 and then upload it to web automatically. Since this will all take place in command line, I was over-joyed that Avidemux could convert the files that I generate with the crappy Q-See interface that creates defective avi files. The only problem is that though all error messages and warning screens are supposed to be suppressed when using command line, I still get the error message, "Malformed Header", to which i have to click "OK" to make it go away and let the conversion take place.

Is there any way to suppress this warning as well?

[Jan Gruuthuse]

if using the GUI:

You can use ââ,¬â€œnogui option in case you want to suppress all dialogs (it must be first option!)

if using cli,
would it not help if you redirect an ascii (alt 013) from a text file?

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< enter.txt

[mean]

Also, If you have sample of such file, i could see if the warning is real or if it is a false alarm / too picky

[JG Media]

-nogui didn't change anything. the exact same thing (as pictured in the original screenshot) happened.

and yes the header is malformed! Q-See makes some crappy software to run their equipment.

thanks for the help so far. i hope this thing can get sorted out...

[mean]

try with avidemux_cli
it has no gui

[JG Media]

is that a linux package or is there also a version of that for windows xp?

[Jan Gruuthuse]

you should have the cli on both, for windows that should be avidemux_cli.exe

[JG Media]

I was happy to find the avidemux_cli.exe file. when i ran it however i did not like the result (see screenshot below):


where can i get libxml2-2.dll and where should i copy it to? t Re-installed the program three times and it didn't just show up.

[Jan Gruuthuse]

Copy libxml2-2.dll from avidemux 2.5 folder or download it from here

http://avidemux.razorbyte.com.au/

[JG Media]

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!

It worked! I downloaded and installed the latest version of 2.5 and copied libxml2-2.dll into the 2.6 folder and it worked perfectly when i called avidemux_cli.exe from the command line with the rest of my command.

BTW - I never realized that CLI had it's own application.