[FFmpeg-user] How to drawtext hh:mm:ss:ff timecode (on an old version ffmpeg)

[Paul B Mahol]

On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 1:35 AM Media Mouth <communque at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Carl!
>
> The switch from : to . (colon to period) got rid of the first error but it
> there's still the second:
>
> "Both text and text file provided. Please provide only one"
>
> I tested on a newer system running ffmpeg version 6.0 and received the
> same error
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Full STD out
> ffmpeg version 4.2.2-tessus  https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/  Copyright (c)
> 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers
>   built with Apple clang version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.16)
>   configuration: --cc=/usr/bin/clang --prefix=/opt/ffmpeg
> --extra-version=tessus --enable-avisynth --enable-fontconfig --enable-gpl
> --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d
> --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libmodplug
> --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopencore-amrnb
> --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg
> --enable-libopus --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine
> --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora
> --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf
> --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx
> --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265
> --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-libzmq
> --enable-libzvbi --enable-version3 --pkg-config-flags=--static
> --disable-ffplay
>   libavutil      56. 31.100 / 56. 31.100
>   libavcodec     58. 54.100 / 58. 54.100
>   libavformat    58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100
>   libavdevice    58.  8.100 / 58.  8.100
>   libavfilter     7. 57.100 /  7. 57.100
>   libswscale      5.  5.100 /  5.  5.100
>   libswresample   3.  5.100 /  3.  5.100
>   libpostproc    55.  5.100 / 55.  5.100
>
> [dnxhd @ 0x7f8fb1000e00] frame size changed: 1920x1088 -> 1920x1080
>
> Guessed Channel Layout for Input Stream #0.1 : mono
> Input #0, mxf, from 'SourcePath':
>   Metadata:
>     operational_pattern_ul: 060e2b34.04010101.0d010201.01010900
>     uid             : adab4424-2f25-4dc7-92ff-29bd000c0000
>     generation_uid  : adab4424-2f25-4dc7-92ff-29bd000c0001
>     company_name    : FFmpeg
>     product_name    : OP1a Muxer
>     product_version : 58.29.100
>     product_uid     : adab4424-2f25-4dc7-92ff-29bd000c0002
>     material_package_umid:
> 0x060A2B340101010501010D0013B02329529471342CB0232900529471342CB000
>     timecode        : 01:45:20:13
>   Duration: 00:00:28.40, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 37516 kb/s
>     Stream #0:0: Video: dnxhd (DNXHD), yuv422p(bt709/unknown/unknown,
> progressive), 1920x1080, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9
> , 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 23.98 tbn, 23.98 tbc
>     Metadata:
>       file_package_umid:
> 0x060A2B340101010501010D0013B02329529471342CB0232900529471342CB001
>       file_package_name: Source Package
>     Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s24le, 48000 Hz, mono, s32 (24 bit), 1152 kb/s
>     Metadata:
>       file_package_umid:
> 0x060A2B340101010501010D0013B02329529471342CB0232900529471342CB001
>       file_package_name: Source Package
>
> Stream mapping:
>   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (dnxhd (native) -> mpeg2video (native))
>   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (pcm_s24le (native) -> pcm_s16le (native))
> Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
>
> [Parsed_drawtext_0 @ 0x7f8faf401300] Both text and text file provided.
> Please provide only one
> [AVFilterGraph @ 0x7f8faf400c00] Error initializing filter 'drawtext' with
> args
> 'fontsize=15:fontfile=/Library/Fonts/DroidSansMono-webfont.ttf:timecode=01:45:20.13:rate=23.976:fontsize=24:fontcolor=white:x=860:y=960'
>
> Error reinitializing filters!
> Failed to inject frame into filter network: Invalid argument
>
> Error while processing the decoded data for stream #0:0
>

You need to escape  : with \ IIRC


> Conversion failed!
>
> > On Aug 15, 2023, at 14:04, Carl Zwanzig <cpz at tuunq.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 8/15/2023 1:35 PM, Media Mouth wrote:
> >> Seems to be a problem with the \:13, based on this error:
> >
> > Try it with a '.' or ',' there instead of a colon, hh:mm:ss.ff is a
> common format and the time parser may be choking in the 3rd colon.
> >
> > (Also try with something newer than version 4.2.2.)
> >
> > z!
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