[FFmpeg-user] Copying Audio

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

> Am 27.12.2019 um 10:08 schrieb Chris via ffmpeg-user <ffmpeg-user at ffmpeg.org>:
> 
> I have a file with audio in the format pcm_s16be. When I try to copy this audio to another file using -c:a copy, it copies the audio but also transcodes it to AAC. If it's literally a copy, shouldn't the copy be pcm_s16be as well? How can I do this and wind up with a pcm copy of the original audio? I've tried -c:a pcm_s16be and it fails.
> The complete command is:
> "ffmpeg.exe","-y  -i short.mp4 -i short.mp4 -c:a pcm_s16be  married.mp4"
> I am overwriting the audio on short.mp4 and it works well except for the transcoding to AAC.

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Carl Eugen