An idea for a new feature of ffmpeg: Detect media, and generate profile for future transcoding.
The feature would add the ability to point ffmpeg at a media file and analyze the file for its container type, codecs, channels, bit rates, etc, and build a PROFILE according to what it discovers. Then, in the future, if you need to transcode/conform media to a specific target destination format, for a specific device, or platform, you would just point ffmpeg at a media file known to work properly on the destination platform, have it learn the specific parameters of that media container and format, create a profile based on what it discovers, and then in the future when you transcode you just use the newly created profile when transcoding. I imagine ffmpeg already has the ability to detect media because I can see it making determinations about the media at the beginning of its transcoding or encoding process. create a profile called vtech-kids-smartwatch based on using video-file-known-to-work-well-on-destination-platform.avi : $ ffmpeg --profile_auto_generate video-file-known-to-work-well-on-destination-platform.avi vtech-kids-smartwatch conform/transcode media input to the vtech-kids-smartwatch profile : $ ffmpeg -i incompatibel-media-file.mov -o --profile vtech-kids-smartwatch conformed-video-file.avi syntax just for concept Thanks for considering. _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org http://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel
