diff -r 464d715ddb7e -r ef4fb30176dd gmyth-stream/server/0.2/plugins/transcoders/mencoder.py
--- a/gmyth-stream/server/0.2/plugins/transcoders/mencoder.py	Wed May 16 15:42:18 2007 +0100
+++ b/gmyth-stream/server/0.2/plugins/transcoders/mencoder.py	Tue Jun 05 12:32:43 2007 +0100
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@
 
         ret = False
 
-        if self.args["outfile"] == "-" and self.args["type"] in ["file", "dvd"]:
+        if self.args["outfile"] == "-" and \
+               self.args["type"] in ["file", "dvd"]:
             ret = self._start(outfd)
 
         elif self.args["type"] == "myth":
@@ -262,6 +263,10 @@
             ret = self._start_outfile(outfd)
 
         self.stop()
+
+        if not ret:
+            self.log.error("Problems while starting streaming.")
+
         return ret
     # start()