[FFmpeg-user] Clipping inputs -t position with concat video filter

[Christian Johannesen]

On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 12:44 AM Gyan <ffmpeg at gyani.pro> wrote:

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> >> ffmpeg -y -ss 86.086 -t 4.004 -i countdownclock_720p2398_21min.mp4 -ss
> > 1257.256 -t 4.004 -i countdownclock_720p2398_21min.mp4 -filter_complex
> > "[0:v:0][1:v:0]concat=n=2:v=1:a=0[concat_v]" -map "[concat_v]" -pix_fmt
> > yuv420p t_after_input.mp4
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> -ss and -t when used as output options, take effect *after* filtering,
> so you're actually trimming the output from the concat filter.
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I did not realize that, thank you for explaining how it would apply.

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> Use the trim filters instead.
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>      ffmpeg -y  -i countdownclock_720p2398_21min.mp4 -filter_complex \
>           "[0]split=2[v1][v2];
> [v1]trim=st=86.086:d=4.004,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[v1];
> [v2]trim=st=1257.256:d=4.004,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[v2]; \
>             [v1][v2]concat=n=2:v=1:a=0,format=yuv420p" t_after_input.mp4
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Thank you for this example, I had not thought about the trim function. I do
agree that it does take a bit more time. I came up with this hybrid
approach as I was fine with leaving -ss before the input:

ffmpeg -y -ss 86.086 -i countdownclock_720p2398_21min.mp4 -ss 1257.256 -i
"\\is-us-sec01-smb\transcodesupport\TEST_FILES\HEVC_2398_MP4\countdownclock_720p2398_21min.mp4"
-filter_complex
"[0:v:0]trim=duration=4.004,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[v1];[1:v:0]trim=duration=4.004,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[v2];[v1][v2]concat=n=2:v=1:a=0[concat_v]"
-t 8.008 -map "[concat_v]" -pix_fmt yuv420p t_after_input_v2.mp4


> In this case, you can also use the select filter since you're working on
> one input.
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>      ffmpeg -y  -i countdownclock_720p2398_21min.mp4 -vf
> "select='between(t,86.086,86.086+4.004)+between(t,1257.256,1257.256+4.004)',setpts=PTS-STARTPTS
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> ,format=yuv420p" t_after_input.mp4
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I had trouble with this example where my output file where between the
first clip the next frame displays for over 19 minutes and then shows the
second clip creating a file that is 19 minutes 35 seconds.

>ffmpeg -y -i countdownclock_720p2398_21min.mp4 -filter_complex
"[0:v:0]select='between(t,86.086,86.086+4.004)+between(t,1257.256,1257.256+4.004)',setpts=PTS-STARTPTS,format=yuv420p[v1]"
-map "[v1]" -pix_fmt yuv420p select.mp4

More than 1000 frames duplicated       0kB time=00:00:01.16 bitrate=
0.3kbits/s speed=0.0542x frame=28176 fps=382 q=-1.0 Lsize=    3025kB
time=00:19:35.04 bitrate=  21.1kbits/s dup=27984 drop=0 speed=15.9x
video:2694kB audio:0kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB
muxing overhead: 12.269290%

Note that both these methods will be slower than input ss/t.
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> Gyan
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I appreciate the help pointing me to the trim filter, this is what I should
be using instead of trying to move the -t option.

Thanks,
Chris