faststart option syntax

[rmk]

Hi,

I must be missing something obvious. I'm trying to use the new
faststart option like so:

.ffmbc -i megamind.mov -vcodec libx264 -preset ultrafast -acodec copy -
b 300k -y -faststart test-faststart.mp4

or when remuxing

ffmbc -i ~/testdata/video/apple-trailers/megamind.mov -faststart -
vcodec copy -acodec copy -f mp4 megamind.mp4

but it doesn't work.

Here's the output:

FFmpeg version FFmbc-0.6-rc3, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg
developers
built on Apr 21 2011 09:52:18 with gcc 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5664)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --enable-libx264 --
enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame
libavutil 50. 38. 0 / 50. 38. 0
libavcodec 52.112. 1 / 52.112. 1
libavformat 52. 99. 0 / 52. 99. 0
libavdevice 52. 2. 3 / 52. 2. 3
libavfilter 1. 76. 0 / 1. 76. 0
libswscale 0. 12. 0 / 0. 12. 0
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/Users/krueger/testdata/video/
apple-trailers/megamind.mov':
Metadata:
major_brand: qt
minor_version: 537199360
compatible_brands: qt
creation_time: 2010-06-16 21:18:29
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.gain: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.treble: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.bass: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.balance: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.pitchshift: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.mute: .
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.brightness: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.color: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.tint: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.contrast: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.version: 7.6 (7.6)
com.apple.quicktime.version: 7.6.0 (1290) 0x7608000 (Mac OS X,
10.5.6, 9G71)
comment(eng): Encoded and delivered by apple.com/trailers/
copyright(eng): © 2010 Dreamworks Pictures. All Rights Reserved
description(eng): In theaters 2010
title(eng): Megamind
Duration: 00:02:29.50, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2344 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (Main), yuv420p, 848x352p, 2209 kb/
s, 24.00 fps
Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 131 kb/s
Metadata:
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.gain: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.treble: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.bass: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.balance: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.mute: .
Stream #0.2(eng): Data: tmcd / 0x64636D74
At least one output file must be specified

or for the second case:

FFmpeg version FFmbc-0.6-rc3, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg
developers
built on Apr 21 2011 09:52:18 with gcc 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5664)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --enable-libx264 --
enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame
libavutil 50. 38. 0 / 50. 38. 0
libavcodec 52.112. 1 / 52.112. 1
libavformat 52. 99. 0 / 52. 99. 0
libavdevice 52. 2. 3 / 52. 2. 3
libavfilter 1. 76. 0 / 1. 76. 0
libswscale 0. 12. 0 / 0. 12. 0
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/Users/krueger/testdata/video/
apple-trailers/megamind.mov':
Metadata:
major_brand: qt
minor_version: 537199360
compatible_brands: qt
creation_time: 2010-06-16 21:18:29
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.gain: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.treble: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.bass: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.balance: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.pitchshift: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.mute: .
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.brightness: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.color: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.tint: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.visual.contrast: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.version: 7.6 (7.6)
com.apple.quicktime.version: 7.6.0 (1290) 0x7608000 (Mac OS X,
10.5.6, 9G71)
comment(eng): Encoded and delivered by apple.com/trailers/
copyright(eng): © 2010 Dreamworks Pictures. All Rights Reserved
description(eng): In theaters 2010
title(eng): Megamind
Duration: 00:02:29.50, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2344 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (Main), yuv420p, 848x352p, 2209 kb/
s, 24.00 fps
Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 131 kb/s
Metadata:
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.gain: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.treble: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.bass: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.balance: 0.000000
com.apple.quicktime.player.movie.audio.mute: .
Stream #0.2(eng): Data: tmcd / 0x64636D74
Unable to find a suitable output format for 'copy'

I could not find anything in the docs either.

Thanks in advance,

Robert

[Bouke (VideoToolShed)]

Hi,

I must be missing something obvious. I'm trying to use the new
faststart option like so:

.ffmbc -i megamind.mov -vcodec libx264 -preset ultrafast -acodec copy -
b 300k -y -faststart test-faststart.mp4

---
try -faststart 1 (mind the "1")

bouke

or when remuxing

Here's the output:

Thanks in advance,

Robert

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[rmk]

On Apr 21, 3:43 pm, "Bouke \(VideoToolShed\)"

<bo...@videotoolshed.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I must be missing something obvious. I'm trying to use the new
> faststart option like so:
>
> .ffmbc -i megamind.mov -vcodec libx264 -preset ultrafast -acodec copy -
> b 300k -y -faststart test-faststart.mp4
>
> ---
> try -faststart 1  (mind the "1")
>
> bouke

guess I need more coffee :-S. Thanks a lot!