Same here (also Ubuntu 14.04, motion 3.2.12-4) with the addition of "Cannot allocate memory" and then a segfault (motion does not work unless timelapse is disabled). Tried libavcodec54-extra with no change.
Apr 7 10:15:30 srv motion: [2] Error opening file /data/MOTION/2015-04-07/timelapse-C2.mpg: Cannot allocate memory Apr 7 10:15:30 srv motion: [2] ffopen_open error creating (timelapse) file [/data/MOTION/2015-04-07/timelapse-C2.mpg]: Cannot allocate memory Apr 7 10:15:30 srv motion: [4] Error opening file /data/MOTION/2015-04-07/timelapse-C4.mpg: Cannot allocate memory Apr 7 10:15:30 srv motion: [4] ffopen_open error creating (timelapse) file [/data/MOTION/2015-04-07/timelapse-C4.mpg]: Cannot allocate memory Apr 7 10:15:30 srv motion: [1] Error opening file /data/MOTION/2015-04-07/timelapse-C1.mpg: Cannot allocate memory Apr 7 10:15:30 srv motion: [1] ffopen_open error creating (timelapse) file [/data/MOTION/2015-04-07/timelapse-C1.mpg]: Cannot allocate memory Apr 7 10:15:30 srv motion: [3] Error opening file /data/MOTION/2015-04-07/timelapse-C3.mpg: Invalid argument Apr 7 10:15:30 srv motion: [3] ffopen_open error creating (timelapse) file [/data/MOTION/2015-04-07/timelapse-C3.mpg]: Invalid argument -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1314053 Title: Motion fails to record time lapse video To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/motion/+bug/1314053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs