[FFmpeg-user] .MOV files created with LiveStage Pro

[Joe Dupré]

Hello,

I've got a ton of .MOV files created in 2002 by something called 
LiveStage Pro.  I have not been able to get them to play on a modern 
system.  (Quicktime on a Mac only plays the audio.)  Anyone know if 
there is a way to convert these to something usable?

--Joe


Here's the output from ffprobe:

C:\Users\joe\FFmpeg>ffprobe ss1.mov
ffprobe version 2022-06-09-git-5d5a014199-full_build-www.gyan.dev 
Copyright (c) 2007-2022 the FFmpeg developers
   built with gcc 11.3.0 (Rev1, Built by MSYS2 project)
   configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-static 
--disable-w32threads --disable-autodetect --enable-fontconfig 
--enable-iconv --enable-gnutls --enable-libxml2 --enable-gmp 
--enable-bzlib --enable-lzma --enable-libsnappy --enable-zlib 
--enable-librist --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libzmq 
--enable-avisynth --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-sdl2 
--enable-libdav1d --enable-libdavs2 --enable-libuavs3d --enable-libzvbi 
--enable-librav1e --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 
--enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom 
--enable-libjxl --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libvpx 
--enable-mediafoundation --enable-libass --enable-frei0r 
--enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-liblensfun 
--enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libzimg --enable-amf 
--enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-nvdec 
--enable-nvenc --enable-d3d11va --enable-dxva2 --enable-libmfx 
--enable-libshaderc --enable-vulkan --enable-libplacebo --enable-opencl 
--enable-libcdio --enable-libgme --enable-libmodplug --enable-libopenmpt 
--enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libshine 
--enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvo-amrwbenc 
--enable-libilbc --enable-libgsm --enable-libopencore-amrnb 
--enable-libopus --enable-libspeex --enable-libvorbis --enable-ladspa 
--enable-libbs2b --enable-libflite --enable-libmysofa 
--enable-librubberband --enable-libsoxr --enable-chromaprint
   libavutil      57. 26.100 / 57. 26.100
   libavcodec     59. 33.100 / 59. 33.100
   libavformat    59. 24.100 / 59. 24.100
   libavdevice    59.  6.100 / 59.  6.100
   libavfilter     8. 40.100 /  8. 40.100
   libswscale      6.  6.100 /  6.  6.100
   libswresample   4.  6.100 /  4.  6.100
   libpostproc    56.  5.100 / 56.  5.100
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list: 3 Missing 
key frame while searching for timestamp: -1
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list 3 Cannot 
find an index entry before timestamp: -1.
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list: 5 Missing 
key frame while searching for timestamp: -1
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list 5 Cannot 
find an index entry before timestamp: -1.
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list: 7 Missing 
key frame while searching for timestamp: -1
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list 7 Cannot 
find an index entry before timestamp: -1.
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list: 9 Missing 
key frame while searching for timestamp: -1
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list 9 Cannot 
find an index entry before timestamp: -1.
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list: 11 Missing 
key frame while searching for timestamp: -1
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list 11 Cannot 
find an index entry before timestamp: -1.
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list: 13 Missing 
key frame while searching for timestamp: -1
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000001dcea15e140] st: 2 edit list 13 Cannot 
find an index entry before timestamp: -1.
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'ss1.mov':
   Metadata:
     creation_time   : 2002-03-21T22:14:02.000000Z
     encoder         : Made with LiveStage Pro
     encoder-eng     : Made with LiveStage Pro
   Duration: 00:01:05.19, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 93 kb/s
   Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Data: none, 46 kb/s (default)
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2002-03-21T22:14:02.000000Z
       handler_name    : Sprite Animation Media Handler
   Stream #0:1[0x2](eng): Data: none, 0 kb/s (default)
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2002-03-21T22:14:02.000000Z
       handler_name    : Apple Tween Media Handler
   Stream #0:2[0x3](eng): Data: none, 1 kb/s (default)
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2002-03-21T22:14:02.000000Z
       handler_name    : Apple Tween Media Handler
   Stream #0:3[0x4](eng): Audio: qdm2 (QDM2 / 0x324D4451), 22050 Hz, 
mono, s16, 48 kb/s (default)
     Metadata:
       creation_time   : 2002-03-21T22:14:02.000000Z
       handler_name    : Apple Sound Media Handler
       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
Unsupported codec with id 0 for input stream 0
Unsupported codec with id 0 for input stream 1
Unsupported codec with id 0 for input stream 2