split videos CMD

[grabyea]

hello is there any command in FFMPEG we can split .mp4 videos in to multiple parts without re-encode and losing quality etc

[jagabo]

Drag/drop onto a batch file:

ffmpeg.exe -i %1 -codec copy -f segment -segment_time 1800 -reset_timestamps 1 "%~n1.%%03d.mp4"

segment_time is in seconds. An incrementing 3 digit number added to the base name of each segment.

[mrbass]

same as jagabo said ...just a tad more explanation that's all

split video into 3 min equal time interval segments split00.mp4, split01.mp4, split02.mp4, split03.mp4
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c copy -f segment -segment_time 3:00 -reset_timestamps 1 test%02d.mp4

-reset_timestamps 1 is critical as for each segment it recalculates the time
%02d outputs 00, 01, 02, 03, etc. change to %03 for 000, 001, 002, 003, etc.
for an hour use 1:00:00 not 60:00

[grabyea]

Drag/drop onto a batch file:

ffmpeg.exe -i %1 -codec copy -f segment -segment_time 1800 -reset_timestamps 1 "%~n1.%%03d.mp4"

segment_time is in seconds. An incrementing 3 digit number added to the base name of each segment.

i dont want to split in minutes , like if its 2 hour 55 minutes video i want to split full video in total 5 parts , not messing around with seconds and minutes

[abolibibelot]

Perhaps mp4box has a suitable option :

 -split time_sec      splits in files of time_sec max duration, starting each file at RAP.
                       * Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
 -split-size size     splits in files of max filesize kB. same as -splits.
                       * Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
 -split-rap           splits in files beginning at each RAP. same as -splitr.
                       * Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
 -split-chunk S:E     extracts a new file from Start to End (in seconds). same as -splitx
                       E may be a number, "end" or "end-N", where N is a number of seconds before the end
                       * Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
 -splitz S:E          same as -split-chunk, but adjust the end time to be before the last RAP sample
                       * Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media

[jagabo]

[QUOTE=grabyea;2633418]

i want to split full video in total 5 parts , not messing around with seconds and minutes

You should have mentioned that in the first post. In a batch file:

ffprobe -v quiet -show_entries stream=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 -select_streams v:0 %1 > "%~dpn1.txt"
set /p segment_duration= < "%~dpn1.txt"
del "%~dpn1.txt"
set /a segment_duration=%segment_duration%%
set /a segment_duration=%segment_duration%%/5

ffmpeg -i %1 -f segment -segment_time %segment_duration% -reset_timestamps 1 -c copy "%~dpn1.%%1d.mp4"
pause

This uses ffprobe to get the duration in a text file then creates and environment variable with the that duration/5. Finally ffmpeg uses that environment variable to split the video file.

[grabyea]

[QUOTE=jagabo;2633423]

i want to split full video in total 5 parts , not messing around with seconds and minutes

You should have mentioned that in the first post. In a batch file:

ffprobe -v quiet -show_entries stream=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 -select_streams v:0 %1 > "%~dpn1.txt"
set /p segment_duration= < "%~dpn1.txt"
del "%~dpn1.txt"
set /a segment_duration=%segment_duration%%
set /a segment_duration=%segment_duration%%/5

ffmpeg -i %1 -f segment -segment_time %segment_duration% -reset_timestamps 1 -c copy "%~dpn1.%%1d.mp4"
pause

This uses ffprobe to get the duration in a text file then creates and environment variable with the that duration/5. Finally ffmpeg uses that environment variable to split the video file.

ffmpeg -i %1 -f segment -segment_time %segment_duration% -reset_timestamps 1 -c copy "%~dpn1.%%1d.mp4"

where to put video name? where to add 5 if i want to split in 5 parts?

[grabyea]

Perhaps mp4box has a suitable option :

 -split time_sec      splits in files of time_sec max duration, starting each file at RAP.
                       * Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
 -split-size size     splits in files of max filesize kB. same as -splits.
                       * Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
 -split-rap           splits in files beginning at each RAP. same as -splitr.
                       * Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
 -split-chunk S:E     extracts a new file from Start to End (in seconds). same as -splitx
                       E may be a number, "end" or "end-N", where N is a number of seconds before the end
                       * Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media
 -splitz S:E          same as -split-chunk, but adjust the end time to be before the last RAP sample
                       * Note: this removes all MPEG-4 Systems media

thanks i will check

[jagabo]

[QUOTE=grabyea;2633425]

i want to split full video in total 5 parts , not messing around with seconds and minutes

You should have mentioned that in the first post. In a batch file:

ffprobe -v quiet -show_entries stream=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 -select_streams v:0 %1 > "%~dpn1.txt"
set /p segment_duration= < "%~dpn1.txt"
del "%~dpn1.txt"
set /a segment_duration=%segment_duration%%
set /a segment_duration=%segment_duration%%/5

ffmpeg -i %1 -f segment -segment_time %segment_duration% -reset_timestamps 1 -c copy "%~dpn1.%%1d.mp4"
pause

This uses ffprobe to get the duration in a text file then creates and environment variable with the that duration/5. Finally ffmpeg uses that environment variable to split the video file.

ffmpeg -i %1 -f segment -segment_time %segment_duration% -reset_timestamps 1 -c copy "%~dpn1.%%1d.mp4"

where to put video name? where to add 5 if i want to split in 5 parts?

You don't do any of that. Just drag/drop a video onto the batch file.

[abolibibelot]

Just found this by chance (while looking for something else) :
https://superuser.com/questions/1419707/ffmpeg-split-up-mp4-with-variable-duration-int...wo-equal-parts
It didn't get a reply as thorough as the one above. It was asked more than 2 years ago, but it might be worth it do add a reply and link to this thread.