[FFmpeg-user] Hooking into MOOV atom move process

[Eugene Gekhter]

"max script running time" applies to web server, not CLI.


*Eugene Gekhter* / CEO

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On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Eugene Gekhter <egekhter at pixcel.com>
wrote:

> That's incorrect.
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> *Eugene Gekhter* / CEO
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> (847) 272-8207/ egekhter at pixcel.com
> *Pixcel* Office: (800) 557-3508
>
> 3336 Commercial Ave. / Northbrook, IL 60062
> http://www.pixcel.com
>
>
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> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:21 AM, Denys Khanzhyiev <xdenser at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The reason is in PHP config - something like "max script running time".
>>
>>
>> 2014-06-27 17:47 GMT+03:00 Eugene Gekhter <egekhter at pixcel.com>:
>>
>> > I execute ffmpeg command from PHP script.
>> > The execute command goes on for a long time, but for some reason, it
>> > returns as soon as encoding is finished and then continues running rest
>> of
>> > my script. It returns after encoding the whole video, but before moving
>> the
>> > MOOV atom to beginning. I'm not familiar with the signals that go on in
>> the
>> > background to know exactly the reason.
>> >
>> >
>> > *Eugene Gekhter* / CEO
>> >
>> > (847) 272-8207/ egekhter at pixcel.com
>> > *Pixcel* Office: (800) 557-3508
>> > 3336 Commercial Ave. / Northbrook, IL 60062
>> > http://www.pixcel.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Denys Khanzhyiev <xdenser at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > So you try to move file before ffmpeg finishes?
>> > > I move files converted with this flag w/o problems after ffmpeg exits.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > 2014-06-27 16:31 GMT+03:00 Eugene Gekhter <egekhter at pixcel.com>:
>> > >
>> > > > On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Denys Khanzhyiev <
>> xdenser at gmail.com>
>> > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Why not just directly use option -movflags faststart?
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > 2014-06-27 16:14 GMT+03:00 Eugene Gekhter <egekhter at pixcel.com>:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Hi,
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Does anybody know how to hook into this process from Linux
>> command
>> > > > line?
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Basically, to enable users to start streaming a video before
>> > > > downloading
>> > > > > > the whole file, after encoding a h.264 video file, the MOOV atom
>> > > needs
>> > > > to
>> > > > > > be moved from the end of the file to the beginning of the file.
>> > Since
>> > > > we
>> > > > > > move the file to its final destination right after encoding is
>> > > finished
>> > > > > so
>> > > > > > the user can start using it right away, the whole movie gets
>> > > corrupted
>> > > > if
>> > > > > > the MOOV atom has not been properly moved. I initially put in a
>> 5
>> > > > second
>> > > > > > sleep then a 30 second sleep into the script, but that is not a
>> > > blanket
>> > > > > > solution so I need to figure out a way to hook into the end of
>> the
>> > > moov
>> > > > > end
>> > > > > > process.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > I hope somebody has a simple solution to this problem.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Thank you,
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > *Eugene Gekhter* / CEO
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > (847) 272-8207/ egekhter at pixcel.com
>> > > > > > *Pixcel* Office: (800) 557-3508
>> > > > > > 3336 Commercial Ave. / Northbrook, IL 60062
>> > > > > > http://www.pixcel.com
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>> > > >
>> > > > That is the case, I am using that flag to encode my video, however,
>> as
>> > it
>> > > > says on the website, the move process can take *a while*.
>> > > > There is this solution for Atomic Parsley or qtfaststart
>> > > > <
>> > http://superuser.com/questions/559372/using-ffmpeg-to-locate-moov-atom>
>> > > > which
>> > > > could be used to check every x seconds if the there's a preg_match
>> > (PHP)
>> > > on
>> > > > the output of that process, but I am looking for an ffmpeg-first
>> > > solution.
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks,
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > *Eugene Gekhter* / CEO
>> > > >
>> > > > (847) 272-8207/ egekhter at pixcel.com
>> > > > *Pixcel* Office: (800) 557-3508
>> > > > 3336 Commercial Ave. / Northbrook, IL 60062
>> > > > http://www.pixcel.com
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