[FFmpeg-user] AVID Proxy H.264

[Kasper Folman]

Hi,

Do any of you have experience with the Avid OpAtom Proxy files?
And is this something that FFmpeg would be able to make?

This is the output of ffprobe:
ffprobe /media/avidh264.mxf 
ffprobe version 3.3-static http://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/  Copyright (c) 2007-2017 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 5.4.1 (Debian 5.4.1-8) 20170304
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-static --disable-debug --disable-ffplay --disable-indev=sndio --disable-outdev=sndio --cc=gcc-5 --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-gray --enable-libass --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg
  libavutil      55. 58.100 / 55. 58.100
  libavcodec     57. 89.100 / 57. 89.100
  libavformat    57. 71.100 / 57. 71.100
  libavdevice    57.  6.100 / 57.  6.100
  libavfilter     6. 82.100 /  6. 82.100
  libswscale      4.  6.100 /  4.  6.100
  libswresample   2.  7.100 /  2.  7.100
  libpostproc    54.  5.100 / 54.  5.100
[mxf @ 0x55c75a0] OneField frame layout isn't currently supported
[rawvideo @ 0x55dc9a0] Invalid pixel format.
[mxf @ 0x55c75a0] Failed to open codec in avformat_find_stream_info
[rawvideo @ 0x55dc9a0] Invalid pixel format.
Input #0, mxf, from '/media/avidh264.mxf':
  Metadata:
    project_name    : AvidProxy
    uid             : a2670451-046a-42b9-a9b7-d33b708281a4
    generation_uid  : bacf6c6f-8400-4d6b-fe2f-e585a1fb4678
    application_platform: AAFSDK (Win64)
    modification_date: 2018-05-28T14:48:46.000000Z
    product_uid     : acfbf03a-4f42-a231-d0b7-c06ecd3d4ad7
    product_version : Unknown version
    product_name    : Avid Media Composer 18.4
    company_name    : Avid Technology, Inc.
    material_package_umid: 0x060A2B340101010101010F00130000005B0C16CE9524012E060E2B347F7F2A80
    material_package_name: TEST CLIP
  Duration: 00:00:30.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2171 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo, none, 480x270, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
    Metadata:
      file_package_umid: 0x060A2B340101010101010F00130000005B0C16CE9525012E060E2B347F7F2A80
      file_package_name: Source Package
      track_name      : Track 1
      reel_umid       : 0x060A2B340101010501010D1213A1EBB35AA82703668205A5A6DB00FFB9D8B4E7
      reel_name       : TEST CLIP
      timecode        : 13:32:28:03
    Stream #0:1: Data: none
    Metadata:
      file_package_umid: 0x060A2B340101010101010F00130000005B0C15CEAEDC012A060E2B347F7F2A80
      track_name      : Track 2
      data_type       : audio
    Stream #0:2: Data: none
    Metadata:
      file_package_umid: 0x060A2B340101010101010F00130000005B0C15CEAEDD012A060E2B347F7F2A80
      track_name      : Track 3
      data_type       : audio
    Stream #0:3: Data: none
    Metadata:
      file_package_umid: 0x060A2B340101010101010F00130000005B0C15CEAEDE012A060E2B347F7F2A80
      track_name      : Track 4
      data_type       : audio
    Stream #0:4: Data: none
    Metadata:
      file_package_umid: 0x060A2B340101010101010F00130000005B0C15CEAEDF012A060E2B347F7F2A80
      track_name      : Track 5
      data_type       : audio
    Stream #0:5: Data: none
    Metadata:
      file_package_umid: 0x060A2B340101010101010F00130000005B0C15CEAEE0012A060E2B347F7F2A80
      track_name      : Track 6
      data_type       : audio
    Stream #0:6: Data: none
    Metadata:
      file_package_umid: 0x060A2B340101010101010F00130000005B0C15CEAEE1012A060E2B347F7F2A80
      track_name      : Track 7
      data_type       : audio
    Stream #0:7: Data: none
    Metadata:
      file_package_umid: 0x060A2B340101010101010F00130000005B0C15CEAEE2012A060E2B347F7F2A80
      track_name      : Track 8
      data_type       : audio
    Stream #0:8: Data: none
    Metadata:
      file_package_umid: 0x060A2B340101010101010F00130000005B0C15CEAEE3012A060E2B347F7F2A80
      track_name      : Track 9
      data_type       : audio
[rawvideo @ 0x55f4420] Invalid pixel format.
Could not open codec for input stream 0


This is the output from MediaInfo of the output file created by AVID:
General
Complete name                            : /media/avidh264.mxf
Format                                   : MXF
Format version                           : 1.2
Format profile                           : OP-Atom
Format settings                          : Closed / Complete
File size                                : 7.77 MiB
Duration                                 : 30s 0ms
Overall bit rate                         : 2 172 Kbps
Package name                             : TEST CLIP / Source Package / TEST CLIP
Encoded date                             : 2018-05-28 14:49:01.000
Writing library                          : AAFSDK (Win64) 1.1.11.10007.0
IsTruncated                              : Yes

Video
ID                                       : 512
Format settings, wrapping mode           : Clip
Codec ID                                 : 4B464141000D4D4F-0E04020102030102
Duration                                 : 30s 0ms
Bit rate                                 : 2 170 Kbps
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 540 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.084
Stream size                              : 7.76 MiB (100%)
Color primaries                          : BT.601 NTSC
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.601

Other
ID                                       : 1-Source
Type                                     : Time code
Format                                   : MXF TC
Time code of first frame                 : 13:32:28:03
Time code settings                       : Source Package
Time code, striped                       : Yes