well how do i do the define a more refined codec than mpeg4? and why does it play with this sometime and sometimes not. the command is uncut except the -i <filename>.
On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 at 21:13, Carl Zwanzig <c...@tuunq.com> wrote: > On 8/8/2019 12:06 PM, Erik Dobák wrote: > > i have an old Sony Bravia which accepts only MPEG4 as video and MP3 as > > audio. If i want to watch videos i do it with this command: > > > > ffmpeg -i the_kingdom_of_dreams_and_madness.mp4 -b:v 1M -vcodec mpeg4 > -vtag > > xvid -acodec libmp3lame -q:a 2 the_kingdom_of_dreams_and_madness.avi > > > > but for some reason some video do not play at all. some do. > > That's converting an mp4 to an avi, '-i' identifies the input. Start by > swapping in and out file types, you can then remove the codecs since mpeg4 > and matching audio are assumed from the file type. That said, the Bravia > may > be more sensitive to encodings than a simple "needs mpeg4". > > In the future, please post the full/un-cut command output and do not > top-post the reply. > > Later, > > z! > > > _______________________________________________ > ffmpeg-user mailing list > ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org > https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user > > To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email > ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe". _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
