On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:30:01 +0200, Chuck <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I want to use avconv to change the metadata of media files. Unfortunately I > haven't found a way to change the metadata without creating a new file (of > course `avconv -i test.mp3 -metadata title="test title" -c copy new.mp3` will > work, but will create a new file). > > The command `avconv -i test.mp3 -metadata title="test title" test.mp3` will > regenerate test.mp3 in another bitrate. Also `avconv -i test.mp3 -metadata > title="test title" -c copy test.mp3` does not work, because it destroys > test.mp3 (the file shrinks down to some kilobyte). > > Is there a way to use avconv to change the metadata of a file without > creating > a new one? >
No, it's not possible, neither libavformat API nor avconv design allows for in-place editing of files. Why is creating a new file such a big problem? -- Anton Khirnov _______________________________________________ libav-tools mailing list [email protected] https://lists.libav.org/mailman/listinfo/libav-tools
