[FFmpeg-user] Convert MOV to some lossless format.

[A Commuter]

Thanks Tim, Thanks Peter,
 
So here are the details from the ffmpeg conversion as suggested by Peter (straight copy).
 
ffmpeg -i F:\MOVS\MVI_0028.MOV -acodec copy -vcodec copy F:\MOVS\MVI_0028.AVI
ffmpeg version N-35462-g61b1d85, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Dec  5 2011 14:22:27 with gcc 4.6.2
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-frei0r --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwben
c --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-zlib
  libavutil    51. 30. 0 / 51. 30. 0
  libavcodec   53. 40. 0 / 53. 40. 0
  libavformat  53. 24. 0 / 53. 24. 0
  libavdevice  53.  4. 0 / 53.  4. 0
  libavfilter   2. 51. 0 /  2. 51. 0
  libswscale    2.  1. 0 /  2.  1. 0
  libpostproc  51.  2. 0 / 51.  2. 0
Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 6000.00 (6000/1) -> 30.00 (30/1)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'F:\MOVS\MVI_0028.MOV':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : qt
    minor_version   : 537331968
    compatible_brands: qt  CAEP
    creation_time   : 2010-02-28 23:02:07
  Duration: 00:00:32.93, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 23798 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuvj420p, 1280x720, 23090 kb/s, 30 fps, 30 tbr, 3k tbn, 6k tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2010-02-28 23:02:07
      handler_name    :
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: pcm_s16le (sowt / 0x74776F73), 44100 Hz, 1 channels, s16, 705 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2010-02-28 23:02:07
      handler_name    :
Output #0, avi, to 'F:\MOVS\MVI_0028.AVI':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : qt
    minor_version   : 537331968
    compatible_brands: qt  CAEP
    creation_time   : 2010-02-28 23:02:07
    ISFT            : Lavf53.24.0
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuvj420p, 1280x720, q=2-31, 23090 kb/s, 30 fps, 3k tbn, 3k tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2010-02-28 23:02:07
      handler_name    :
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 44100 Hz, 1 channels, 705 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2010-02-28 23:02:07
      handler_name    :
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
frame=  574 fps=  0 q=-1.0 size=   56263kB time=00:00:19.10 bitrate=24130.9kbits
frame=  988 fps=  0 q=-1.0 Lsize=   98023kB time=00:00:32.90 bitrate=24407.3kbits/s
video:92830kB audio:2837kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 2.463734%
 
Now I can't actually see the video, so I'm gussing I don't have the right video codecs, which I'm working to correct. But what's interesting is that the output file is larger than the input, from 95MB to 98MB.
 
Thanks, Jim.
 

> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:16:02 +0000
> From: tim.nicholson at bbc.co.uk
> To: ffmpeg-user at ffmpeg.org
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-user] Convert MOV to some lossless format.
> 
> On 15/12/11 17:04, A Commuter wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking for a simple ffmpeg command that will convert a MOV file created using a digital camera, to a high quality format that can be read by my DVD creator software. I've tried mov to mpg with no arguments, and my source, 95 MB turned into an output of 5MB. The quality looks a little grainy. FYI. Only a 32 second video if you're wondering. :-)
> >
> > I used this: ffmpeg -i in.mov out.mpg
> >
> > I think I need to specify yuv444p instead of ffmpeg auto-selecting yuv420.
> 
> Hardly, I doubt you will get 444 into an mpeg.....
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> 
> You could try:-
> 
> ffmpeg -i in.mov -target pal-dvd out.mpg
> 
> to get some resonable figure for data rates etc.
> 
> If you are across the pond then s/pal/ntsc/
> 
> > Thanks, Jim. 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Tim
> 
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