[FFmpeg-user] Transcoding individual segments of HLS?

[Def Etienne]

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> On 16 Mar 2024, at 06:44, David Johansen <davejohansen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I've used ffmpeg to convert an H.264 .mp4 to segments for HLS playback and
> it works. I'd like to then transcode them to H.265 so that it's available
> as well, and I'd like to process them as individual segments so it can be
> done in parallel.
> 
> I'm doing that by creating a manifest that has the init.mp4 and single
> segment and then outputting just that segment, but when I do that, it will
> only playback the first segment and then stop. I believe that something is
> going wrong with the PTS and/or DTS values when I do this.
> 
> I tried using -copyts but it didn't change the output and I also disabled
> B-frames because it made the PTS values of the resulting HLS appear in
> sequential order as the original one does, but it still won't play in the
> browser.
> 

The command you used and the complete  uncut console output (a good posting guideline) is always a good starting point for anyone who wants to help. 

> Really, I don't need the complexity of using the input as a "mini HLS" but
> I couldn't figure out a way to use the fragmented mp4 as input to the
> transcoding process. Is there a way I can do that, so I can process the
> file directly?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave
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