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  1. Hi everyone!

    I learned how to make MP4 vid in VirtualDub using MP4Box+x264+NeroAAC. I used guidelines published in this thread:

    https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355062-VirtualDub-MPEG-2-MPEG-4-saving

    BUT! I have found that muxing with MP4Box adds Encoded/Tagged date and Title fields into the final MP4 file. One can see this for example in Media Player Classic's properties in MediaInfo tab. General, Video and Audio sections have all those dates and the Title field in Video section has something like "videoname.mp4.264 - Imported with GPAC etc." filled in...

    I know that all this information is entered during the proces of muxing. Nonetheless, I haven't been able to find a solution for this so far, after several hours of googling!

    So if there's anyone who knows how to get rid of these accidental info fields in an MP4 file, please, just tell me! Thanks a lot in advance!
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  2. First thing required is to figure out which fields in the container are the problems.

    a. What version of mp4box do you use? (have you tried the latest version?)
    b.What exactly does the MediaInfo output show?
    c. What does your muxing call look like?

    If I call for example:
    Code:
    MP4Box -add "H:\Temp\test_16_06_43_2310_01.265"#video:fps=25 -brand hvc1 -itags tool="Hybrid 2013.11.26.1" -tmp "H:\Temp" -new "H:\Output\16_06_43_2310__02.mp4"
    for muxing.

    MediaInfo -full "Path to file" gives me:
    Code:
    General
    Count                                    : 284
    Count of stream of this kind             : 1
    Kind of stream                           : General
    Kind of stream                           : General
    Stream identifier                        : 0
    Count of video streams                   : 1
    Video_Format_List                        : HEVC
    Video_Format_WithHint_List               : HEVC
    Codecs Video                             : HEVC
    Complete name                            : h:\Output\test.mp4
    Folder name                              : h:\Output
    File name                                : test
    File extension                           : mp4
    Format                                   : hvc1
    Format                                   : hvc1
    Commercial name                          : hvc1
    Internet media type                      : video/mp4
    Codec ID                                 : hvc1
    Codec                                    : hvc1
    Codec                                    : hvc1
    Codec/Extensions usually used            : mp4 m4v m4a m4b m4p 3gpp 3gp 3gpp2 3g2 k3g jpm jpx mqv ismv isma f4v
    File size                                : 135302
    File size                                : 132 KiB
    File size                                : 132 KiB
    File size                                : 132 KiB
    File size                                : 132 KiB
    File size                                : 132.1 KiB
    Duration                                 : 17160
    Duration                                 : 17s 160ms
    Duration                                 : 17s 160ms
    Duration                                 : 17s 160ms
    Duration                                 : 00:00:17.160
    Overall bit rate                         : 63078
    Overall bit rate                         : 63.1 Kbps
    Stream size                              : 6229
    Stream size                              : 6.08 KiB (5%)
    Stream size                              : 6 KiB
    Stream size                              : 6.1 KiB
    Stream size                              : 6.08 KiB
    Stream size                              : 6.083 KiB
    Stream size                              : 6.08 KiB (5%)
    Proportion of this stream                : 0.04604
    HeaderSize                               : 6162
    DataSize                                 : 129081
    FooterSize                               : 59
    IsStreamable                             : Yes
    Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-11-26 15:07:19
    Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-11-26 15:07:19
    File creation date                       : UTC 2013-11-26 15:07:19.546
    File creation date (local)               : 2013-11-26 16:07:19.546
    File last modification date              : UTC 2013-11-26 15:07:19.548
    File last modification date (local)      : 2013-11-26 16:07:19.548
    Writing application                      : Hybrid 2013.11.26.1
    
    Video
    Count                                    : 263
    Count of stream of this kind             : 1
    Kind of stream                           : Video
    Kind of stream                           : Video
    Stream identifier                        : 0
    StreamOrder                              : 0
    ID                                       : 1
    ID                                       : 1
    Format                                   : HEVC
    Format/Info                              : High Efficiency Video Coding
    Format/Url                               : http://www.itu.int
    Commercial name                          : HEVC
    Format profile                           : Main@L6.3
    Internet media type                      : video/H265
    Codec ID                                 : hvc1
    Codec ID/Info                            : High Efficiency Video Coding
    Codec ID/Url                             : http://www.itu.int/
    Codec                                    : HEVC
    Codec                                    : HEVC
    Codec/CC                                 : hvc1
    Codec profile                            : Main@L6.3
    Duration                                 : 17160
    Duration                                 : 17s 160ms
    Duration                                 : 17s 160ms
    Duration                                 : 17s 160ms
    Duration                                 : 00:00:17.160
    Bit rate                                 : 60174
    Bit rate                                 : 60.2 Kbps
    Maximum bit rate                         : 164944
    Maximum bit rate                         : 165 Kbps
    Width                                    : 640
    Width                                    : 640 pixels
    Height                                   : 352
    Height                                   : 352 pixels
    Pixel aspect ratio                       : 1.000
    Display aspect ratio                     : 1.818
    Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
    Rotation                                 : 0.000
    Frame rate mode                          : CFR
    Frame rate mode                          : Constant
    Frame rate                               : 25.000
    Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps
    Frame count                              : 429
    Resolution                               : 8
    Resolution                               : 8 bits
    Colorimetry                              : 4:2:0
    Color space                              : YUV
    Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
    Bit depth                                : 8
    Bit depth                                : 8 bits
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.011
    Delay                                    : 0
    Delay                                    : 00:00:00.000
    Delay, origin                            : Container
    Delay, origin                            : Container
    Stream size                              : 129073
    Stream size                              : 126 KiB (95%)
    Stream size                              : 126 KiB
    Stream size                              : 126 KiB
    Stream size                              : 126 KiB
    Stream size                              : 126.0 KiB
    Stream size                              : 126 KiB (95%)
    Proportion of this stream                : 0.95396
    Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-11-26 15:07:19
    Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-11-26 15:07:19
    but no "Imported with GPAC",...

    Cu Selur
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  3. Hi Selur!

    a. I use latest MP4Box 0.5.0 from GPAC website.
    b. MediaInfo shows as follows, see code...
    c. Mux params I used in VD external encoder set-up: -add \"%(outputname).264\" -add \"%(outputname).aac\" -fps %(fps) \"%(outputname)\"

    Code:
    General
    Complete name                  : test.mp4
    Format                         : MPEG-4
    Format profile                 : Base Media
    Codec ID                       : isom
    File size                      : 982 KiB
    Duration                       : 10s 27ms
    Overall bit rate mode          : Variable
    Overall bit rate               : 802 Kbps
    Encoded date                   : UTC 2013-11-26 14:01:39
    Tagged date                    : UTC 2013-11-26 14:01:39
    
    Video
    ID                             : 1
    Format                         : AVC
    Format/Info                    : Advanced Video Codec
    Format profile                 : High@L3.1
    Format settings, CABAC         : Yes
    Format settings, ReFrames      : 4 frames
    Codec ID                       : avc1
    Codec ID/Info                  : Advanced Video Coding
    Duration                       : 10s 0ms
    Bit rate                       : 635 Kbps
    Maximum bit rate               : 1 007 Kbps
    Width                          : 720 pixels
    Height                         : 576 pixels
    Display aspect ratio           : 4:3
    Frame rate mode                : Constant
    Frame rate                     : 25.000 fps
    Standard                       : PAL
    Color space                    : YUV
    Chroma subsampling             : 4:2:0
    Bit depth                      : 8 bits
    Scan type                      : Progressive
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame)             : 0.061
    Stream size                    : 776 KiB (79%)
    Title                          : test.mp4.264 - Imported with GPAC 0.5.0-rev4065
    Writing library                : x264 core 140 r2377 1ca7bb9
    Encoding settings              : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=1 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=30 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=23.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
    Encoded date                   : UTC 2013-11-26 14:01:39
    Tagged date                    : UTC 2013-11-26 14:01:40
    
    Audio
    ID                             : 2
    Format                         : AAC
    Format/Info                    : Advanced Audio Codec
    Format profile                 : LC
    Codec ID                       : 40
    Duration                       : 10s 27ms
    Bit rate mode                  : Variable
    Bit rate                       : 164 Kbps
    Maximum bit rate               : 177 Kbps
    Channel(s)                     : 2 channels
    Channel positions              : Front: L R
    Sampling rate                  : 48.0 KHz
    Compression mode               : Lossy
    Stream size                    : 200 KiB (20%)
    Encoded date                   : UTC 2013-11-26 14:01:39
    Tagged date                    : UTC 2013-11-26 14:01:40
    So, my questions are:

    1) Is there any reason why there is "test.mp4.264 - Imported with GPAC 0.5.0-rev4065" in the Title field and in the file details also (see pic below)? In other worlds: Can I get rid of it for good during the muxing process itself?

    2) Can I get rid of all Encoded\Tagged date entries also? I've seen many MP4 (x264+NeroAAC) vids that didn't have them, so I'm curious...

    Thanks anyway for any help!

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  4. simplest solution: use another mp4 muxer (in example ffmpeg or l-smash)

    Checking if MP4Box could be used:
    I first thought looking at the MP4Box documentation using another hdlr-code might help, problem is:
    Code:
    //"handler name" is for debugging purposes. Let's stick our name here ;)
      switch (MediaType) {
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_VISUAL :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_VMHD);
          str = "GPAC ISO Video Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_AUDIO :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_SMHD);
          str = "GPAC ISO Audio Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_HINT :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_HMHD);
          str = "GPAC ISO Hint Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_META :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_NMHD);
          str = "GPAC Timed MetaData Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_OD :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_NMHD);
          str = "GPAC MPEG-4 OD Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_OCR :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_NMHD);
          str = "GPAC MPEG-4 OCR Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_SCENE :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_NMHD);
          str = "GPAC MPEG-4 Scene Description Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_MPEG7 :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_NMHD);
          str = "GPAC MPEG-4 MPEG-7 Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_OCI :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_NMHD);
          str = "GPAC MPEG-4 OCI Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_IPMP :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_NMHD);
          str = "GPAC MPEG-4 IPMP Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_MPEGJ :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_NMHD);
          str = "GPAC MPEG-4 MPEG-J Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_TEXT :
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_SUBT :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_NMHD);
          str = "GPAC Streaming Text Handler";
          break;
        case GF_ISOM_MEDIA_DIMS :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_VMHD);
          MediaType = GF_ISOM_MEDIA_SCENE;
          str = "GPAC DIMS Handler";
          break;
        default :
          mediaInfo = gf_isom_box_new(GF_ISOM_BOX_TYPE_NMHD);
          str = "GPAC IsoMedia Handler";
          break;
      }
    source: http://sourceforge.net/p/gpac/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/gpac/src/isomedia/track.c
    MP4Box will always set a these additional infos.
    -> Only solution to change this behavior in MP4Box would be to:
    a. ask the GPAC developers to add an option to not add these infos (-> by adding a feature request for this to their bug tracker)
    b. modify the source code and compile MP4Box yourself

    regarding 2.: not sure which internal info in MP4Box maps to the info MediaInfo is displaying there, so the general solution is probably the same as for 1. :/
    either use another muxer or make a feature request to the developers.


    ---
    general side note using a hex editor one could remove/modify these infos.

    Cu Selur
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  5. I had a quick play with My MP4 Box GUI and looking at it's command line the titles can be specified.

    -add "E:\video.h264:fps=23.976:delay=0:name=video" -add "E:\audio.aac:delay=0:name=audio" -itags tool="My MP4Box GUI 0.6.0.6 <http://my-mp4box-gui.zymichost.com>" -new "E:\test.mp4"

    MeGUI's MP4 muxer also uses MP4Box for the work and MeGUI's command line as written to the log file seemed to confirm the above (MeGUI doesn't add titles and tags. It won't let you modify the command line as My MP4Box GUI does though).

    --[Information] [27/11/13 6:48:08 AM] Job commandline: "C:\Program Files\MeGUI\tools\mp4box\mp4box.exe" -add "E:\video.h264#trackID=1:fps=23.976:name=" -add "E:\audio.aac#trackID=1:name=" -tmp "D:\\" -new "D:\video-muxed.mp4"

    Maybe you have to specify blank track names as MeGUI does in order for MP4Box not to add it's default titles?
    My test muxing above used the track titles and writing application name the command lines suggest they would.... or wouldn't.
    Last edited by hello_hello; 26th Nov 2013 at 15:04.
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  6. @hello_hello: setting a container title and names for the streams should not change the hdlr info, but may be mpc-hc will ignore the hdlr info if the streams got names,...
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  7. MediaInfo must ignore them too. Here's an MP4 I just muxed after deleting the track names from the My MP4Box GUI command line (I left them blank as MeGUI does):

    Code:
    General
    Complete name                            : E:\test.mp4
    Format                                   : MPEG-4
    Format profile                           : Base Media
    Codec ID                                 : isom
    File size                                : 63.3 MiB
    Duration                                 : 30mn 45s
    Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
    Overall bit rate                         : 288 Kbps
    Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-11-26 20:15:15
    Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-11-26 20:15:15
    Writing application                      : My MP4Box GUI 0.6.0.6 <http://my-mp4box-gui.zymichost.com>
    
    Video
    ID                                       : 1
    Format                                   : AVC
    Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
    Format profile                           : High@L4.1
    Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
    Format settings, ReFrames                : 5 frames
    Codec ID                                 : avc1
    Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
    Duration                                 : 3mn 59s
    Bit rate                                 : 1 394 Kbps
    Maximum bit rate                         : 13.3 Mbps
    Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
    Height                                   : 720 pixels
    Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
    Frame rate mode                          : Constant
    Frame rate                               : 23.976 fps
    Color space                              : YUV
    Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
    Bit depth                                : 8 bits
    Scan type                                : Progressive
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.063
    Stream size                              : 39.8 MiB (63%)
    Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-11-26 19:33:03
    Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-11-26 20:15:16
    Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
    
    Audio
    ID                                       : 2
    Format                                   : AAC
    Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
    Format profile                           : LC
    Codec ID                                 : 40
    Duration                                 : 30mn 45s
    Bit rate mode                            : Variable
    Bit rate                                 : 105 Kbps
    Maximum bit rate                         : 154 Kbps
    Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
    Channel positions                        : Front: L R
    Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
    Compression mode                         : Lossy
    Stream size                              : 23.1 MiB (36%)
    Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-11-26 20:15:15
    Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-11-26 20:15:16
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  8. MediaInfo doesn't show the hdlr-info to begin with.
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  9. Then why are we talking about it?

    All I can tell you is what happened when I tested. When I deleted the names from the command line completely while muxing .264 and .aac streams (not leaving the name field blank), the following was added to the title under audio. There was no title displayed for the video by MediaInfo. I've no idea what causes the titles to be added along with "Imported with GPAC", all I know is when I repeated the same muxing job again while specifying blank track names in the command line, MediaInfo no longer displayed titles for either track. No "Imported with GPAC" to be found.

    Code:
    Audio
    ID                                       : 2
    Format                                   : AAC
    Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
    Format profile                           : LC
    Codec ID                                 : 40
    Duration                                 : 30mn 45s
    Bit rate mode                            : Variable
    Bit rate                                 : 105 Kbps
    Maximum bit rate                         : 154 Kbps
    Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
    Channel positions                        : Front: L R
    Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
    Compression mode                         : Lossy
    Stream size                              : 23.1 MiB (36%)
    Title                                    : audio.aac:delay=0: - Imported with GPAC 0.5.0-rev4065
    Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-11-26 20:35:25
    Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-11-26 20:35:26
    Last edited by hello_hello; 26th Nov 2013 at 15:56.
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  10. PS Most of the MP4s I checked also had "Encoded date" and "Tagged date" fields. If there's a way to stop MP4Box writing those, I'm not sure how.
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  11. If there's a way to stop MP4Box writing those, I'm not sure how.
    there is not, unless you modify the source code,..

    Then why are we talking about it?
    The properties screenshot from spinik If it shows only the stuff that MediaInfo detects than simply using empty name tags will work, if not it gets complicated.
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  12. Hey all!

    Yes, I think we came up to a conclusion:

    1) As for the dates, we can't do anything about them. It's true that they are present in many MP4 vids I've seen and now you even explained me the whole situation.

    2) Regarding the strange Title line showing itself in the file details and the MediaInfo, it's true that :name= parameter does the trick. I've just made my muxing line to look like this:

    Code:
    -add "%(outputname).264:name=GPAC ISO Video Handler" -add "%(outputname).aac:name=GPAC ISO Audio Handler" -fps %(fps) "%(outputname)"
    And as the new screenshot shows, the file details are now the same as in most GPAC encoded MP4 vids. And the Title entry in MediaInfo is gone too. (Not to mention that leaving the :name= blank would do the trick also, in a slightly different way.)

    So, nice workaround then. Thanks for assistance, all of ya!

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