[FFmpeg-user] Converting from one video format to another

[Patrick Mahan]

Greetings,

I am just getting started with some video processing, etc.  However, I have a 
need to run on a iOS device or Mac OS X.  I have VLC but I need to be able to use 
iOS apps to play these videos, but QuickTime barfs on them.

They seem to play okay if I media serve them out to the iOS device, but I do need 
to get them to play on QuickTime.

The original videos are MPEG-H Part 2/HEVC (H265).  Here is the output of ffprobe 
<video.mp4> -hide_banner:

Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Video1.mp4':
   Metadata:
     major_brand     : mp42
     minor_version   : 0
     compatible_brands: mp42mp41
     creation_time   : 2021-10-24T23:18:14.000000Z
   Duration: 00:07:24.31, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 16553 kb/s
     Stream #0:0(eng): Video: hevc (Main) (hvc1 / 0x31637668), yuvj420p(pc, 
bt709), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 16357 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 60k tbn, 60 tbc 
(default)
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2021-10-24T23:18:14.000000Z
       handler_name    : ?Mainconcept Video Media Handler
       encoder         : HEVC Coding
     Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, 
fltp, 189 kb/s (default)
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2021-10-24T23:18:14.000000Z
       handler_name    : #Mainconcept MP4 Sound Media Handler

QT simply gives up and says it cannot play this video.  VLC has no problems.

I attempted to convert to H.264, thinking that might be the issue using the 
ffmpeg command:

     ffmpeg -i Video1.mp4 -bsf:v h264_mp4toannexb -sn -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -vcodec 
libx264 Video1.ts

However, QuickTime, again, barfs while VLC works just fine.  When I look at the 
covered file using ffprobe I see -

Input #0, mpegts, from 'Video1.ts':
   Duration: 00:07:24.28, start: 1.423311, bitrate: 6129 kb/s
   Program 1
     Metadata:
       service_name    : Service01
       service_provider: FFmpeg
     Stream #0:0[0x100]: Video: h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B), 
yuvj420p(pc, progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 60 fps, 60 tbr, 90k tbn, 
120 tbc
     Stream #0:1[0x101](eng): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz, 
stereo, fltp, 384 kb/s

So I am unsure what needs to happen to get QuickTime to grok it (QuickTime is not 
saying why it won't open).  Is it the audio?  converting form aac to mp2?

Any pointers you can give this noob would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Patrick