Re: [FFmpeg-user] FFMPEG not accepting print format string?

2021-06-27 Thread S. Helbig via ffmpeg-user
Ok, Can give my own answer... Something was missing before the output path: '-f segment'. Added that and now it happily creates consecutively numbered segments- infinitely still but the next step will be to give this a limit where older files will be deleted. S. Helbig via ffmpeg-user: > Hello,

[FFmpeg-user] FFMPEG not accepting print format string?

2021-06-27 Thread S. Helbig via ffmpeg-user
Hello, I'm trying to create a CCTV recording of an IP cam. My input was: ffmpeg -loglevel debug -hide_banner -i 'http://192.168.2.345:678/videostream.cgi?user=USER&pwd=PWD' -y -segment_time 1800 -segment_format mp4 -segment_atclocktime 1 -c copy '/path/to/destination/recording-%03d.mp4' I was e

Re: [FFmpeg-user] 371MB Output file for 6:50 min?

2021-06-27 Thread S. Helbig via ffmpeg-user
Thanks! Yes, the output now varies as I played with the '-segment_time' and left out the '-timelimit' option. I did not specify a codec, but there is only video, no audio so I left it out for now. May refine this later. First I'd like to get a loop recording working, returning a set amount of ou

Re: [FFmpeg-user] "More than 1000 frames duplicated" when converting JPGs to video

2021-06-27 Thread Eduard B
Thank you! On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 9:26 AM Gyan Doshi wrote: > > > On 2021-06-27 11:43, Eduard B wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I am using ffmpeg to convert a large set of timelapse still frames (JPGs) > > captured by my surveillance camera to a video. Using x265 library to make > > the file smalle