[FFmpeg-user] multiple input video streams

[Rodney Baker]

On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:30:06 Wes Morgan wrote:
> I'm trying to transcode an m2ts file that contains three video streams,
> and I don't seem to be able to tell ffmpeg to use the first stream:
> 
> /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg -i Frost-Nixon.m2ts -y -sn -sws_flags spline+sse2
> -vtag X264 -threads 6 -map 0.0 -refs 5 -an -vcodec libx264 -passlogfile
> Frost-Nixon.log -b 8771k -f matroska -vstats -vstats_file
> Frost-Nixon-1.vstats -bf 3 -b_strategy 1 -coder 1 -cmp +chroma -directpred
> 1 -flags +loop -g 250 -keyint_min 25 -level 41 -me_method dia -me_range 16
> -sc_threshold 40 -deblockalpha -1 -deblockbeta -1 -partitions
> -parti8x8-parti4x4-partp8x8-partp4x4-partb8x8 -i_qfactor 0.71 -qcomp 0.6
> -subq 2 -qdiff 4 -qmax 51 -qmin 10 -trellis 0 -wpredp 2 -aq_mode 1
> -rc_lookahead 40 -maxrate 40000k -bufsize 30000k -flags2
> +wpred-mixed_refs-dct8x8+bpyramid+psy+ssim+mbtree -pass 1 /dev/null

use -map 0.0 (for the video) and -map 0.x (subst x for whichever audio stream 
you want). You need to map each stream that you want in the output if you want 
fewer than what is in the source.

You should also consider using the x264 presets unless you have a specific 
reason to specify all the parameters yourself on the command line. You can 
even write your own preset file with the specific options that you want, store 
in the preset directory and then call it with -vpre <mypresetname>. 

> 
> Input #0, mpegts, from 'Frost-Nixon.m2ts':
>   Duration: 02:01:51.50, start: 11.650667, bitrate: 34626 kb/s
>   Program 1
>     Stream #0.0[0x1011]: Video: vc1 (Advanced), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [PAR 1:1
> DAR 16:9], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 90k tbn, 23.98 tbc Stream #0.1[0x1100]:
> Audio: dca (DTS-HD MA), 48000 Hz, 5.1, s16, 1536 kb/s Stream #0.2[0x1101]:
> Audio: dca (DTS), 48000 Hz, 5.1, s16, 768 kb/s Stream #0.3[0x1102]: Audio:
> dca (DTS), 48000 Hz, 5.1, s16, 768 kb/s Stream #0.4[0x1103]: Audio: ac3,
> 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 192 kb/s Stream #0.5[0x1200]: Subtitle: pgssub
>     Stream #0.6[0x1201]: Subtitle: pgssub
>     Stream #0.7[0x1202]: Subtitle: pgssub
>     Stream #0.8[0x1203]: Subtitle: pgssub
>     Stream #0.9[0x1204]: Subtitle: pgssub
>     Stream #0.10[0x1a00]: Data: [162][0][0][0] / 0x00A2
>     Stream #0.11[0x1a01]: Data: [162][0][0][0] / 0x00A2
>     Stream #0.12[0x1b00]: Video: vc1 (Advanced), yuv420p, 720x480 [PAR
> 40:33 DAR 20:11], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 90k tbn, 23.98 tbc Stream
> #0.13[0x1b01]: Video: vc1 (Advanced), yuv420p, 720x480 [PAR 40:33 DAR
> 20:11], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 90k tbn, 23.98 tbc Output #0, matroska, to
> '/dev/null':
>   Metadata:
>     encoder         : Lavf52.103.0
>     Stream #0.0: Video: libx264, yuv420p, 720x480 [PAR 40:33 DAR 20:11],
> q=10-51, pass 1, 8771 kb/s, 1k tbn, 23.98 tbc Stream mapping:
>   Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
> 
> Note that it *claims* 0.0 -> 0.0, but the video is listed as 720x480.
> Anyone know what I'm doing wrong here?
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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