[FFmpeg-user] Sony XAVC codec errors when trying to clip

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

> Am 23.01.2020 um 18:02 schrieb Mike Dahman <mike.dahman at gmail.com>:
> 
> I'm trying to clip a XAVC file on MacOS 10.15.2. In the past, I've used
> ffmpeg to pull clips from large files so I don't have to pull the whole
> file into iMovie and clip it there. I just started using the higher quality
> XAVC files, but seem to be running into codec issue.
> 
> First attempt bombs out with codec pcm_s16be in stream #1, codec not
> currently supported in container.

Does it work if you use .mov (“I need Apple compatibility”) instead of .mp4 (“I don’t care about Apple compatibility”)?

Carl Eugen