This is the command line I use to cut videos with FFMPEG (example to cut from minute 1 to minute 6):
ffmpeg -i OriginalVideo.wmv -c copy -s 1:00 -t 5:00 CutVideo.wmv
It has always worked for me on any format, but this is the first time I try it with WMV videos, and things went not as they must.
The resulting file seems to be OK, and the images of each timestamp are there, but "static", this is: the video does not play (nor sounds). I can jump to any moment of the video, but the images do not move.
I have tested it with BSPlayer and Media Player Classic.
Why is this happening and how could it be solved?
This is the output for the recoding:
ffmpeg -i OriginalVideo.wmv -ss 16:00 -t 27:45 -c copy "CutVideo.wmv"
ffmpeg version N-76041-g0418541 Copyright (c) 2000-2015 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 5.2.0 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-avisy
nth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-ico
nv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-li
bdcadec --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --ena
ble-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-
amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroeding
er --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enab
le-libvidstab --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --en
able-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265
--enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
libavutil 55. 4.100 / 55. 4.100
libavcodec 57. 6.100 / 57. 6.100
libavformat 57. 4.100 / 57. 4.100
libavdevice 57. 0.100 / 57. 0.100
libavfilter 6. 11.100 / 6. 11.100
libswscale 4. 0.100 / 4. 0.100
libswresample 2. 0.100 / 2. 0.100
libpostproc 54. 0.100 / 54. 0.100
Guessed Channel Layout for Input Stream #0.0 : stereo
Input #0, asf, from 'OriginalVideo.wmv':
Metadata:
VBR Peak : 7000000
DeviceConformanceTemplate: MP@HL
WM/WMADRCPeakReference: 32767
WM/WMADRCAverageReference: 5847
WMFSDKVersion : 10.00.00.4005
WMFSDKNeeded : 0.0.0.0000
IsVBR : 1
Buffer Average : 122637
Duration: 00:46:50.20, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1675 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Audio: wmav2 (a[1][0][0] / 0x0161), 44100 Hz, 2 channels, fltp, 12
8 kb/s
Stream #0:1: Video: wmv3 (Main) (WMV3 / 0x33564D57), yuv420p, 1280x720, 1500 kb
/s, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc
[asf @ 00000000004f8580] Codec for stream 0 does not use global headers but contain
er format requires global headers
[asf @ 00000000004f8580] Codec for stream 1 does not use global headers but contain
er format requires global headers
Output #0, asf, to 'CutVideo.wmv':
Metadata:
VBR Peak : 7000000
DeviceConformanceTemplate: MP@HL
WM/WMADRCPeakReference: 32767
WM/WMADRCAverageReference: 5847
WMFSDKVersion : 10.00.00.4005
WMFSDKNeeded : 0.0.0.0000
IsVBR : 1
Buffer Average : 122637
WM/EncodingSettings: Lavf57.4.100
Stream #0:0: Video: wmv3 (WMV3 / 0x33564D57), yuv420p, 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16
:9], q=2-31, 1500 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc
Stream #0:1: Audio: wmav2 (a[1][0][0] / 0x0161), 44100 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:1 -> #0:0 (copy)
Stream #0:0 -> #0:1 (copy)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
frame=14102 fps=0.0 q=-1.0 size= 95029kB time=00:07:51.77 bitrate=1650.1kbits/s
frame=35118 fps=35116 q=-1.0 size= 237364kB time=00:19:32.77 bitrate=1658.0kbits/s
frame=49877 fps=35123 q=-1.0 Lsize= 353914kB time=00:27:45.33 bitrate=1740.9kbits/
s
video:317077kB audio:26015kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxi
ng overhead: 3.154253%
Further data (thanks you, KC):
- The video generated by FFMPEG plays fine on VLC Media Player. So the question is now: how can I generate a video with FFMPEG that plays on any (or most) multimedia players?
