[FFmpeg-user] Removing a metadata tag from a specfic stream

[MediaMouth]

On Feb 5, 2021, at 3:48 AM, Thibeau <vercruyssen.thibeau at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> I'm trying to remove the comment tag which has the value Other but seem to
> be unable to do so using ffmpeg.
> I think it's because it's part of the stream that contains the cover art so
> the comment belongs the cover art metadata not the global song metadata.
> Any ideas what command I could use to remove this tag? .
> Here's a pastebin of the outpot of ffprobe where I pointed an arrow towards
> the tag I want to remove.
> https://pastebin.com/wTiyFP9u

Hi Thibeau,

Try this...
Copies file contents, changes 'comments' metadata to empty:

ffmpeg \
-i /path/to/source \
-metadata comment= \
-c copy \
/path/to/dest \