ffmpeg conversion from *.MOV to *.MP4 not possible?

[pxstein]

When I want to convert with ffmpeg (under 64bit Win7) a (digicam) *.MOV video into an *.MP4 video then this seems to be NOT possible.

I got errors like:

[mp4 @ 000000000213cec0] Tag XVID/0x44495658 incompatible with output codec id '13' ( [0][0][0])

and

Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Invalid data found when processing input

Is this really not possible?

Thank you

[DB83]

Well almost anything is possible but here we have a distinct lack of information to work with.

.MOV is a container format so,, to start with, post a mediainfo report of the source video

What is you target playback device ? You appear to wish to convert whereas you may only need to repack. Again, mp4 is also a container format.

If you still wish to convert, post your ffmeg command string

[pxstein]

Ok, here is MediaInfo output for the source:

Complete name : D:\todo\DSCN1162.MOV
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt
File size : 17.3 MiB
Duration : 15s 15ms
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 9 670 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2013-08-01 15:15:14
Tagged date : UTC 2013-08-01 15:15:14
NCDT : NCTG
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Baseline@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=24
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 15s 15ms
Bit rate : 9 342 Kbps
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) : 0.423
Stream size : 16.7 MiB (97%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2013-08-01 15:15:14
Tagged date : UTC 2013-08-01 15:15:14
Color primaries : BT.601 NTSC
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.601
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 15s 15ms
Source duration : 14s 997ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Nominal bit rate : 128 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Source stream size : 233 KiB (1%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2013-08-01 15:15:14
Tagged date : UTC 2013-08-01 15:15:14




and I want to re-encode with parms:

-vf "transpose=1" -acodec libmp3lame -aq 5 vcodec mpeg4 -vtag XVID -qscale:v 5

[DB83]

I will add one more comment but leave the guts to someone who knows the ins and outs of ffmpeg.

It would appear that you are trying to over-simplify the process and transfer all the avc(h264) settings to xvid(h263). I would think you need specific xvid parameters and not the preset avc ones.

But I will ask this once more. Why are you converting ? What do you intend this video to play on ? Will this device not support avc albeit in a mp4 wrapper ? I would have thought that that is quite simple to achieve whereas a conversion to xvid is not.

[Selur]

-vf "transpose=1" -acodec libmp3lame -aq 5 vcodec mpeg4 -vtag XVID -qscale:v 5

"vcodec" -> "-vcodec"
If that does not help post your complete ffmpeg call and a small sample.

[diprotic]

Are you on a recent build? http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/

[pxstein]

Ok, here is now the sample. Download MOV from

http://www.sendspace.com/file/9yxky5

I used the following cmdline command (I used 64bit static version under 64bit Win7):

"D:\video\ffmpeg\v30.08.2013[x64static]\bin\FFmpeg.exe" -i "DSCN1859.MOV" -vf "transpose=1" -acodec libmp3lame -aq 5 -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag XVID -qscale:v 5 "DSCN1859.mp4"

...and got the following error (see bootom):

Why is it not possible to convert the MOv to MP4? To *.AVI it is!

ffmpeg version N-55922-g454a11a Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the FFmpeg developers
built on Aug 30 2013 18:06:50 with gcc 4.7.3 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-zlib
libavutil 52. 43.100 / 52. 43.100
libavcodec 55. 29.100 / 55. 29.100
libavformat 55. 15.100 / 55. 15.100
libavdevice 55. 3.100 / 55. 3.100
libavfilter 3. 82.102 / 3. 82.102
libswscale 2. 5.100 / 2. 5.100
libswresample 0. 17.103 / 0. 17.103
libpostproc 52. 3.100 / 52. 3.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'DSCN1859.MOV':
Metadata:
major_brand : qt
minor_version : 537331968
compatible_brands: qt niko
creation_time : 2013-09-02 09:15:23
Duration: 00:00:06.01, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 10229 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuvj420p, 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 9803 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 24k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2013-09-02 09:15:23
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 127 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2013-09-02 09:15:23
[swscaler @ 0000000000300620] deprecated pixel format used, make sure you did set range correctly
[mp4 @ 000000000504e020] Tag XVID/0x44495658 incompatible with output codec id '13' ( [0][0][0])
Output #0, mp4, to 'DSCN1859.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : qt
minor_version : 537331968
compatible_brands: qt niko
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: mpeg4 (XVID / 0x44495658), yuv420p, 720x1280 [SAR 1:1 DAR 9:16], q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 90k tbn, 23.98 tbc (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2013-09-02 09:15:23
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: mp3 (libmp3lame), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2013-09-02 09:15:23
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 -> mpeg4)
Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac -> libmp3lame)
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Invalid data found when processing input

[Selur]

remove the "-vtag XVID" part, it's an option ment for .avi output files,..