Tovid issue

I am having a strange issue with tovid:

When I use the tovid id option against any type of file it works fine except against mpeg-2 files.

When I run : tovid id -verbose “file.mpg”
it hangs for hrs with lots and lots of this:

A: 2.3 V: 2.3 A-V: -0.018 ct: -0.185 66/ 66 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.3 V: 2.3 A-V: -0.017 ct: -0.187 67/ 67 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.3 V: 2.3 A-V: -0.014 ct: -0.188 68/ 68 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.4 V: 2.4 A-V: -0.013 ct: -0.189 69/ 69 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.4 V: 2.4 A-V: -0.012 ct: -0.191 70/ 70 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.4 V: 2.4 A-V: -0.011 ct: -0.192 71/ 71 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.5 V: 2.5 A-V: -0.010 ct: -0.193 72/ 72 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.5 V: 2.5 A-V: -0.009 ct: -0.194 73/ 73 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.5 V: 2.5 A-V: -0.008 ct: -0.194 74/ 74 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.6 V: 2.6 A-V: -0.007 ct: -0.195 75/ 75 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.6 V: 2.6 A-V: -0.006 ct: -0.196 76/ 76 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!
A: 2.6 V: 2.6 A-V: -0.005 ct: -0.196 77/ 77 0% 0% 0.4% 0 0
vf_get_image: Tried to allocate a format that can not be allocated!
[mpeg2video @ 0xcd8d40]get_buffer() failed (-1 0 0 (nil))
Error while decoding frame!

This long hang is a problem as when I use tovid dvd, it uses the id option to find the aspect for the menus.

I am missing something here because it works fine for avi files:
i.e.

tovid id “file.avi”
and in a bout 20 seconds I get the output
Analyzing file: ‘file.avi’…

           File: file.avi
          Width: 528 pixels
         Height: 288 pixels
   Aspect ratio: 1.83:1
         Frames: 150816
       Duration: 01:44:50 hours/mins/secs
      Framerate: 23.976 frames per second
   Video format: DX50
  Video bitrate: 814344 bits per second

Audio track 1 (Stream 0.1, AID 1):

          Codec: mp3
        Bitrate: 112000 bits per second
  Sampling rate: 48000 Hz

=========================================================
Audio is compliant with the following formats:
Not compliant with (S)VCD or DVD
Video is compliant with the following formats:
Not compliant with (S)VCD or DVD
This video does not seem to be compliant with (S)VCD or DVD
standards. If you burn it to a video disc, it may not work.

Why would it have an issue with mpg (mpeg-2) files?

help please.

You may wish to search for the answer here: tovid forums :: Index (although that forum does not look very active).

The tovid wiki: Tovid Wiki suggests to me that the tovid developers now provide support either on a mailing list tovid-users | Google Groups or on IRC chat freenode #tovid

Thanks, I have now submitted the question to the Google Group.