FAQ
- How to copy all streams of some media using ffmpeg
- Preserve all streams of some media, while spliting media
- Copy selected streams of media using ffmpeg
Generally media files has two streams, one for video and other one for audio, but when your media file has multiple streams, and you want to copy all those streams to some other media file when you trying to cut or split specific parts from media file.
Example 1
I have recorded some video using TechSmith CamTasia Studio, and it has more than two streams, and i wanna split this into multiple parts, so that i can easily edit in CamTasia Video Editor, and i am usingffmpeg for this.Case 1 [ Let me show you details of this Media File ]
C:\Users\someone\Camtasia Studio )
=$ ffprobe.exe "Rec 12-30-16.trec"
ffprobe version N-82759-g1f5630a Copyright (c) 2007-2016 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 5.4.0 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-dxva2 --enable-libmfx --enable-nvenc --ena
ble-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-
libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enab
le-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-li
bopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspe
ex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx
--enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzi
mg --enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
libavutil 55. 41.101 / 55. 41.101
libavcodec 57. 66.109 / 57. 66.109
libavformat 57. 58.101 / 57. 58.101
libavdevice 57. 2.100 / 57. 2.100
libavfilter 6. 68.100 / 6. 68.100
libswscale 4. 3.101 / 4. 3.101
libswresample 2. 4.100 / 2. 4.100
libpostproc 54. 2.100 / 54. 2.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Rec 12-30-16.trec':
Metadata:
major_brand : mp42
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: mp42isom
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Duration: 00:21:29.64, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3103 kb/s
Stream #0:0(und): Video: tscc2 (tsc2 / 0x32637374), yuv444p, 1364x768, 2585 kb/s, 26.25 fps, 30 tbr, 30 tbn, 30 tbc
(default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 253 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Stream #0:2(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 253 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Case 2 [ Cut Marked portion from this Media File ]
C:\Users\someone\Camtasia Studio )
=$ ffmpeg.exe -i "Rec 12-30-16.trec" -ss 150 -t 200 -map 0 -codec copy "Rec 12-30-16
.trec.0.avi"
ffmpeg version N-82759-g1f5630a Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 5.4.0 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-dxva2 --enable-libmfx --enable-nvenc --ena
ble-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-
libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enab
le-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-li
bopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspe
ex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx
--enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzi
mg --enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
libavutil 55. 41.101 / 55. 41.101
libavcodec 57. 66.109 / 57. 66.109
libavformat 57. 58.101 / 57. 58.101
libavdevice 57. 2.100 / 57. 2.100
libavfilter 6. 68.100 / 6. 68.100
libswscale 4. 3.101 / 4. 3.101
libswresample 2. 4.100 / 2. 4.100
libpostproc 54. 2.100 / 54. 2.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Rec 12-30-16.trec':
Metadata:
major_brand : mp42
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: mp42isom
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Duration: 00:21:29.64, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3103 kb/s
Stream #0:0(und): Video: tscc2 (tsc2 / 0x32637374), yuv444p, 1364x768, 2585 kb/s, 26.25 fps, 30 tbr, 30 tbn, 30 tbc
(default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 253 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Stream #0:2(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 253 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Output #0, avi, to 'Rec 12-30-16.trec.0.avi':
Metadata:
major_brand : mp42
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: mp42isom
ISFT : Lavf57.58.101
Stream #0:0(und): Video: tscc2 (tsc2 / 0x32637374), yuv444p, 1364x768, q=2-31, 2585 kb/s, 26.25 fps, 30 tbr, 30 tbn,
30 tbc (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) ([255][0][0][0] / 0x00FF), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 253 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Stream #0:2(und): Audio: aac (LC) ([255][0][0][0] / 0x00FF), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 253 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2016-12-30T03:58:26.000000Z
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
Stream #0:2 -> #0:2 (copy)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
frame= 5365 fps=1520 q=-1.0 Lsize= 58364kB time=00:03:20.00 bitrate=2390.6kbits/s speed=56.7x
video:45405kB audio:12387kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.989971%
Case 3 [ Take a look at streams inside Splited Media file ]
C:\Users\someone\Camtasia Studio )
=$ ffprobe.exe "Rec 12-30-16.trec.0.avi"
ffprobe version N-82759-g1f5630a Copyright (c) 2007-2016 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 5.4.0 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-dxva2 --enable-libmfx --enable-nvenc --ena
ble-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-
libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enab
le-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-li
bopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspe
ex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx
--enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzi
mg --enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
libavutil 55. 41.101 / 55. 41.101
libavcodec 57. 66.109 / 57. 66.109
libavformat 57. 58.101 / 57. 58.101
libavdevice 57. 2.100 / 57. 2.100
libavfilter 6. 68.100 / 6. 68.100
libswscale 4. 3.101 / 4. 3.101
libswresample 2. 4.100 / 2. 4.100
libpostproc 54. 2.100 / 54. 2.100
Input #0, avi, from 'Rec 12-30-16.trec.0.avi':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf57.58.101
Duration: 00:03:20.02, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2390 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Video: tscc2 (tsc2 / 0x32637374), yuv444p, 1364x768, 1860 kb/s, 30 fps, 30 tbr, 30 tbn, 30 tbc
Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC) ([255][0][0][0] / 0x00FF), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 253 kb/s
Stream #0:2: Audio: aac (LC) ([255][0][0][0] / 0x00FF), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 253 kb/s
Result
- Now I can use this splited media file in
CamTasia Video Editor ffmpegis OpenSource and Free to use.- You can download
ffmpegfor Windows fromhttps://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/ -map 0parameter force ffmpeg to select all streams inside media file-codec copyparameter is used to copy selected streams from media file-ss timeparameter is used to specify, starting marker, its value can be either insecondsorhh:mm:ss.ssssformat.-t timeparameter is used to specify, ending marked, its value type is same as-ssparameter value.
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