[FFmpeg-user] Tag mp4s incompatible with output codec ?

Gabriel Zachmann zach at cs.uni-bremen.de
Wed May 30 14:05:34 EEST 2018


I convert a video using 

ffmpeg -loglevel error -hide_banner -nostats -nostdin \
		-i "input.mp4" \
		-map 0 -c:s copy -map_metadata 0 -map_metadata:s:v 0:s:v -map_metadata:s:a 0:s:a \
		-c:a aac -b:a 128k \
		-codec:v hevc -tag:v hvc1 \
		-preset faster -crf 25 \
		-x265-params "profile=main:me=umh:subme=5:ref=4:aq-mode=2:aq-strength=1.0:psy-rd=2.0:psy-rdoq=1.0:rd=6:log-level=1" \
		-f mp4 "output.mp4_converting"

( I am running this under macOS 10.13.4, High Sierra,  see below for ffmpeg version)

I get this error message :

   Tag mp4s incompatible with output codec id '0'

(Full output below)

If you want to try it for yourself, here is the video (1GB):
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/160hng6ziwhs0xr/Neuroscience%20of%20VR%2C%20Congruency%2C%20pain%20distraction%2C%20presence%2C%20Enfacement%20effect%2C%20rubber%20hand%2C%20tools%20as%20part%20of%20the%20body%2C%20redirected%20walking%20-%20Bruno%20Herbelin%2C%20CERN%2C%202017.mp4?dl=0

Can anyone please explain to me what the error message means?
And perhaps suggest a solution?

Thanks a lot in advance.

Best regards, Gabriel


Full output of the error message:

[mp4 @ 0x7fd166813c00] Tag mp4s incompatible with output codec id '0' ([0][0][0][0])
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Invalid data found when processing input
Error initializing output stream 0:1 -- 


ffmpeg version:

ffmpeg version N-87824-g25bd2f4 Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers
built with Apple LLVM version 9.0.0 (clang-900.0.37)
configuration: --enable-swscale --enable-avfilter --enable-avresample --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libmodplug --enable-libvpx --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-lzma --enable-gnutls --enable-fontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --disable-indev=jack --disable-outdev=xv --enable-audiotoolbox --enable-sdl2 --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-videotoolbox --arch=x86_64 --enable-x86asm --enable-libx265 --enable-gpl --enable-postproc --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --extra-ldflags='-L /opt/local/lib -framework CoreVideo -lfribidi' --extra-cflags='-I /opt/local/include/ -framework CoreVideo'
libavutil      55. 79.100 / 55. 79.100
libavcodec     57.108.100 / 57.108.100
libavformat    57. 84.100 / 57. 84.100
libavdevice    57. 11.100 / 57. 11.100
libavfilter     6.108.100 /  6.108.100
libavresample   3.  8.  0 /  3.  8.  0
libswscale      4.  9.100 /  4.  9.100
libswresample   2. 10.100 /  2. 10.100
libpostproc    54.  8.100 / 54.  8.100




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