From what I can tell of the following output, the input audio bitrate is 85 kb/s, and the output is 69 kb/s.
I would like to know if it's possible to retain the source audio bitrate. I am doing this via a batch file that loops through iPhone videos that have varying bitrates. E:\> ffmpeg.exe -i 100APPLE\IMG_0075.MOV -vcodec copy -acodec aac C:..\iPhone\DCIM\IMG_0075.MP4 ffmpeg version N-83749-g035e932 Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 6.3.0 (GCC) configuration: --disable-static --enable-shared --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-cuda --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-dxva2 --enable-libmfx --enable-nvenc --enable-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 --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --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-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib libavutil 55. 47.101 / 55. 47.101 libavcodec 57. 82.100 / 57. 82.100 libavformat 57. 66.103 / 57. 66.103 libavdevice 57. 3.100 / 57. 3.100 libavfilter 6. 74.100 / 6. 74.100 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 '100APPLE\IMG_0075.MOV': Metadata: major_brand : qt minor_version : 0 compatible_brands: qt creation_time : 2016-11-14T04:40:23.000000Z com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709: +31.7344-106.3326+1142.097/ com.apple.quicktime.make: Apple com.apple.quicktime.model: iPhone 6s Plus com.apple.quicktime.software: 10.1.1 com.apple.quicktime.creationdate: 2016-11-13T21:40:23-0700 Duration: 00:00:03.84, start: -0.000023, bitrate: 11797 kb/s Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 1920x1080, 11689 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 600 tbn, 1200 tbc (default) Metadata: rotate : 90 creation_time : 2016-11-14T04:40:23.000000Z handler_name : Core Media Data Handler encoder : H.264 Side data: displaymatrix: rotation of -90.00 degrees Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, mono, fltp, 85 kb/s (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2016-11-14T04:40:23.000000Z handler_name : Core Media Data Handler Stream #0:2(und): Data: none (mebx / 0x7862656D), 5 kb/s (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2016-11-14T04:40:23.000000Z handler_name : Core Media Data Handler Stream #0:3(und): Data: none (mebx / 0x7862656D), 0 kb/s (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2016-11-14T04:40:23.000000Z handler_name : Core Media Data Handler Stream mapping: Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy) Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> aac (native)) Press [q] to stop, [?] for help Output #0, mp4, to 'C:..\iPhone\DCIM\IMG_0075.MP4': Metadata: major_brand : qt minor_version : 0 compatible_brands: qt com.apple.quicktime.creationdate: 2016-11-13T21:40:23-0700 com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709: +31.7344-106.3326+1142.097/ com.apple.quicktime.make: Apple com.apple.quicktime.model: iPhone 6s Plus com.apple.quicktime.software: 10.1.1 encoder : Lavf57.66.103 Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) ([33][0][0][0] / 0x0021), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 1920x1080, q=2-31, 11689 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 19200 tbn, 600 tbc (default) Metadata: rotate : 90 creation_time : 2016-11-14T04:40:23.000000Z handler_name : Core Media Data Handler encoder : H.264 Side data: displaymatrix: rotation of -90.00 degrees Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) ([64][0][0][0] / 0x0040), 44100 Hz, mono, fltp, 69 kb/s (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2016-11-14T04:40:23.000000Z handler_name : Core Media Data Handler encoder : Lavc57.82.100 aac frame= 115 fps=0.0 q=-1.0 Lsize= 5512kB time=00:00:03.85 bitrate=11715.4kbits/s speed=55.1x video:5475kB audio:33kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.084008% [aac @ 00000000004ab940] Qavg: 1297.159 On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 9:41 AM, Richard Duran <ricd...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would've thought that this was a FAQ, but I have been unable to find it. > I'm emailing this list because many solutions I find online still reference > "-strict experimental" for AAC output. > > I would like to convert iPhone videos to MP4, and would like to retain the > input audio bitrate and sampling rate. I had the impression that this would > be the default behavior if the values weren't specified on the command > line, but I've seen that this isn't the case. > > I will follow up this email with sample output. > _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org http://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".