[FFmpeg-user] -vcodec copy problems: Why does FFMPEG hate me?

[Phil McCarty]

Hello. FFMpeg hates me, and I didn't do anything to it.

I have a file that's been H264 encoded (FCP/Compressor). I've got FFmpeg installed on two different linux boxes, one I did a couple of years ago, one I compiled more recently.

For reasons I don't understand, if I try to strip the audio on the OLDER install, it takes 2 seconds.

If I try to strip the audio on the NEW install, it gives an error.  My best guess is that when I created/compiled/apt-get-installed or whatever these, I did something wrong. I'm not particularly fluent on that topic, and it's a bit of a miracle that I got it working once, let alone twice.  But I guess I didn't get it working all THAT well.

Unfortunately, this process has to happen on the 2nd, newer linux install otherwise I'd just use the old one.

Thanks for any guidance,
Phil

Here are the compiler info screens

OLD - WORKING:

> ffmpeg -i tlcsundance.mov -vcodec copy -an hey.mov
FFmpeg version SVN-r25150, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Sep 21 2010 03:00:18 with gcc 4.4.3
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-x11grab --enable-libmp3lame
  libavutil     50.27. 0 / 50.27. 0
  libavcore      0. 9. 0 /  0. 9. 0
  libavcodec    52.89. 0 / 52.89. 0
  libavformat   52.78. 5 / 52.78. 5
  libavdevice   52. 2. 2 / 52. 2. 2
  libavfilter    1.39. 0 /  1.39. 0
  libswscale     0.11. 0 /  0.11. 0
  libpostproc   51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x9c17470] max_analyze_duration reached

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 5994.00 (5994/1) -> 23.98 (2997/125)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'tlcsundanceraw.mov':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : qt  
    minor_version   : 537199360
    compatible_brands: qt  
  Duration: 00:17:55.81, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1281 kb/s
    Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264, yuv420p, 854x364, 1065 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 2997 tbn, 5994 tbc
    Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 119 kb/s
    Stream #0.2(eng): Data: tmcd / 0x64636D74
    Stream #0.3(eng): Data: rtp  / 0x20707472, 9 kb/s
    Stream #0.4(eng): Data: rtp  / 0x20707472, 80 kb/s
Output #0, mov, to 'hey.mov':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf52.78.5
    Stream #0.0(eng): Video: libx264, yuv420p, 854x364, q=2-31, 1065 kb/s, 2997 tbn, 2997 tbc
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Press [q] to stop encoding
frame=25793 fps=23540 q=-1.0 Lsize=  140275kB time=1075.70 bitrate=1068.3kbits/s    
video:139871kB audio:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.288215%
>


NEW - Not Working:


ffmpeg version git-2012-06-30-3233ad4 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Jun 30 2012 16:40:42 with gcc 4.6.1
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-lib
theora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-version3 --enable-x11grab
  libavutil      51. 63.100 / 51. 63.100
  libavcodec     54. 31.100 / 54. 31.100
  libavformat    54. 14.100 / 54. 14.100
  libavdevice    54.  0.100 / 54.  0.100
  libavfilter     3.  0.100 /  3.  0.100
  libswscale      2.  1.100 /  2.  1.100
  libswresample   0. 15.100 /  0. 15.100
  libpostproc    52.  0.100 / 52.  0.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'tlcsundanceraw.mov':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : qt
    minor_version   : 537199360
    compatible_brands: qt
    creation_time   : 2012-09-18 01:44:57
    timecode        : 01:01:17:20
  Duration: 00:17:55.78, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1282 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 854x364, 1065 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 2997 tbn, 5994 tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2012-09-18 01:44:57
      handler_name    : Apple Video Media Handler
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 119 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2012-09-18 01:44:57
      handler_name    : Apple Sound Media Handler
    Stream #0:2(eng): Data: none (tmcd / 0x64636D74)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2012-09-18 01:44:57
      handler_name    : Time Code Media Handler
  timecode        : 01:01:17:20
    Stream #0:3(eng): Data: none (rtp  / 0x20707472)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2012-09-18 01:44:57
      handler_name    : hint media handler
    Stream #0:4(eng): Data: none (rtp  / 0x20707472)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2012-09-18 01:44:57
      handler_name    : hint media handler
[graph 0 input from stream 0:1 @ 0x26ffd40] tb:1/48000 samplefmt:s16 samplerate:48000 chlayout:0x3
[mov @ 0x2700820] Timecode frame rate not supported
Output #0, mov, to 'hey.mov':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : qt
    minor_version   : 537199360
    compatible_brands: qt
    timecode        : 01:01:17:20
    encoder         : Lavf54.14.100
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 854x364, q=2-31, 1065 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 2997 tbn, 2997 tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2012-09-18 01:44:57
      handler_name    : Apple Video Media Handler
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2012-09-18 01:44:57
      handler_name    : Apple Sound Media Handler
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac -> libfaac)
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Operation not permitted