--- MPlayer-1.0pre8/libavcodec/ratecontrol_old.c	2006-06-11 20:35:48.000000000 +0200
+++ MPlayer-1.0pre8/libavcodec/ratecontrol.c		2006-09-01 21:45:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -912,8 +912,9 @@
     av_free(blured_qscale);
 
     if(fabs(expected_bits/all_available_bits - 1.0) > 0.01 ){
-        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error: 2pass curve failed to converge\n");
-        return -1;
+        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Warning: 2pass curve failed to converge\n");
+	av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Try 1-pass or use a smaller bitrate\n");
+        //return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;