[FFmpeg-user] Missing ')' or too many args in 'between(t'

[Michael Koch]

Am 06.05.2020 um 14:06 schrieb Ulf Zibis:
> Hi,
>
> I get this result here:
> $ ffmpeg -ss 03:00 -t 01:30:50 -i in.mp3 -t 00:30:00 -f lavfi -i 
> life=s=320x240:mold=10:r=30:ratio=0.1:death_color=#C83232:life_color=#00ff00 
> -af 
> volume='not(between(t,46:50,48:50))',volume='not(between(t,1:30:00,1:31:00))',atempo=1/1.1/1.3,aresample=48000/1.1,asetrate=48000 
> -vf format=yuv420p -crf 39 out_1.3x.mp4
> ffmpeg version N-97388-g2a322906b7 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg 
> developers
>   built with gcc 7 (Ubuntu 7.5.0-3ubuntu1~18.04)
>   configuration: --enable-libx264 --enable-gpl
>   libavutil      56. 42.102 / 56. 42.102
>   libavcodec     58. 80.100 / 58. 80.100
>   libavformat    58. 42.100 / 58. 42.100
>   libavdevice    58.  9.103 / 58.  9.103
>   libavfilter     7. 79.100 /  7. 79.100
>   libswscale      5.  6.101 /  5.  6.101
>   libswresample   3.  6.100 /  3.  6.100
>   libpostproc    55.  6.100 / 55.  6.100
> Input #0, mp3, from 'in.mp3':
>   Duration: 01:34:13.70, start: 0.023021, bitrate: 42 kb/s
>     Stream #0:0: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 42 kb/s
>     Metadata:
>       encoder         : LAME3.100
> Input #1, lavfi, from 
> 'life=s=320x240:mold=10:r=30:ratio=0.1:death_color=#C83232:life_color=#00ff00':
>   Duration: N/A, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
>     Stream #1:0: Video: rawvideo (RGB[24] / 0x18424752), rgb24, 
> 320x240 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 30 tbr, 30 tbn, 30 tbc
> Stream mapping:
>   Stream #1:0 -> #0:0 (rawvideo (native) -> h264 (libx264))
>   Stream #0:0 -> #0:1 (mp3 (mp3float) -> aac (native))
> Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
> [libx264 @ 0x55b1b5602340] using SAR=1/1
> [libx264 @ 0x55b1b5602340] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 
> SSE4.1 Cache64
> [libx264 @ 0x55b1b5602340] profile High, level 1.3
> [libx264 @ 0x55b1b5602340] 264 - core 152 r2854 e9a5903 - H.264/MPEG-4 
> AVC codec - Copyleft 2003-2017 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - 
> options: cabac=1 ref=3 deblock=1:0:0 analyse=0x3:0x113 me=hex subme=7 
> psy=1 psy_rd=1.00:0.00 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=1 
> 8x8dct=1 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 fast_pskip=1 chroma_qp_offset=-2 
> threads=3 lookahead_threads=1 sliced_threads=0 nr=0 decimate=1 
> interlaced=0 bluray_compat=0 constrained_intra=0 bframes=3 b_pyramid=2 
> b_adapt=1 b_bias=0 direct=1 weightb=1 open_gop=0 weightp=2 keyint=250 
> keyint_min=25 scenecut=40 intra_refresh=0 rc_lookahead=40 rc=crf 
> mbtree=1 crf=39.0 qcomp=0.60 qpmin=0 qpmax=69 qpstep=4 ip_ratio=1.40 
> aq=1:1.00
> [Parsed_volume_0 @ 0x55b1b575cd40] [Eval @ 0x7ffed56fa4a0] Missing ')' 
> or too many args in 'between(t'
> [Parsed_volume_0 @ 0x55b1b575cd40] Error when evaluating the volume 
> expression 'not(between(t'
> [AVFilterGraph @ 0x55b1b575c5c0] Error initializing filter 'volume' 
> with args 'not(between(t'
> Error reinitializing filters!
> Failed to inject frame into filter network: Invalid argument
> Error while processing the decoded data for stream #0:0
> Conversion failed!
>
> What is the problem here ?

I'm not sure if inside the expression hours:minutes:seconds is allowed. 
Try to convert to seconds.

Michael