[FFmpeg-user] can't remove metadata

Ted Park kumowoon1025 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 12 20:42:57 EET 2020


Hi,

> According to the docs using -metadata with empty values should do the
> trick, however it won't work
> 
> Any ideas what's' wrong ?
> 
> 
>> ffmpeg -y -i "E:\ts_sample_with_metadata.ts" -c:v copy -c:a copy
>> -metadata service_provider="" -metadata service_name="" -metadata
>> service_type=""  "E:\ts_sample_without_metadata.ts”
...
> Input #0, mpegts, from 'E:\ts_sample_with_metadata.ts':
>  Duration: 00:00:52.82, start: 43663.998044, bitrate: 11790 kb/s
>  Program 1156
>    Metadata:
>      service_name    : BNT 2 HD
>      service_provider: ss
>    Stream #0:0[0x619]: Video: h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
> yuv420p(top first), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 25 fps, 25 tbr, 90k tbn,
> 50 tbc
>    Stream #0:1[0x61a](bul): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz,
> stereo, fltp, 256 kb/s
> Output #0, mpegts, to 'E:\ts_sample_without_metadata.ts':
>  Metadata:
>    encoder         : Lavf58.38.100
>    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B), yuv420p(top
> first), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 90k tbn, 90k
> tbc
>    Stream #0:1(bul): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz, stereo,
> fltp, 256 kb/s

It looks like it worked to me? Is the metadata still there when you inspect the new file?

Regards,
Ted Park



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