Arch Linux Video Codec Support
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 3:05 amI am having trouble getting my video clips from my GoPro (Hero 6) and Drone (DJI Mavic Mini) to work natively with DaVinci Resolve (17.1, and now 17.2). For the time being I have been converting the files through ffmpeg to prores format works. The only annoyance is the prores files are significantly larger, and I have to wait for my files to process before I can begin editing.
Resolve seems to treat the GoPro clips differently from the Drone clips. It seems to interpret the GoPro clips as audio files and entirely ignore the Drone clips. Below is the ffmpeg info for the GoPro and Drone respectively.
And the error when trying to preview the invalid GoPro files.
This is how I convert my files.
From what I see in the ffmpeg output and from what Resolve lists as it supports these formats should work. Is there any hope to get these formats to natively work or will I have to convert all my files to the more "bloated" prores format?
Resolve seems to treat the GoPro clips differently from the Drone clips. It seems to interpret the GoPro clips as audio files and entirely ignore the Drone clips. Below is the ffmpeg info for the GoPro and Drone respectively.
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Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'GH010025.MP4':
Metadata:
major_brand : mp41
minor_version : 538120216
compatible_brands: mp41
creation_time : REDACTED
location : REDACTED
location-eng : REDACTED
firmware : HD6.01.01.60.00
Duration: REDACTED, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 66347 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuvj420p(pc, bt709), 2704x1520 [SAR 1:1 DAR 169:95], 66144 kb/s, 59.94 fps, 59.94 tbr, 60k tbn, 119.88 tbc (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : REDACTED
handler_name : GoPro AVC
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
encoder : GoPro AVC encoder
timecode : REDACTED
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 189 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : REDACTED
handler_name : GoPro AAC
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
timecode : REDACTED
Stream #0:2(eng): Data: none (tmcd / 0x64636D74), 0 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : REDACTED
handler_name : GoPro TCD
timecode : REDACTED
Stream #0:3(eng): Data: bin_data (gpmd / 0x646D7067), 44 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : REDACTED
handler_name : GoPro MET
Stream #0:4(eng): Data: none (fdsc / 0x63736466), 14 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : REDACTED
handler_name : GoPro SOS
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Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'REDACTED':
Metadata:
major_brand : avc1
minor_version : 538182144
compatible_brands: avc1isom
creation_time : REDACTED
comment : DE=None,SN=REDACTED, Type=Normal, HQ=Normal, Mode=P
Duration: 00:01:47.97, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 35040 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 35022 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 30k tbn, 59.94 tbc (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : REDACTED
handler_name : ?DJI.AVC
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
encoder : AVC encoder
Stream #0:1(eng): Data: none (priv / 0x76697270)
Metadata:
creation_time : REDACTED
handler_name : ?DJI.Meta
Stream #0:2(eng): Subtitle: mov_text (text / 0x74786574), 2 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : REDACTED
handler_name : ?DJI.Subtitle
At least one output file must be specified
And the error when trying to preview the invalid GoPro files.
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0x7f5ee6bec640 | IO.Audio | ERROR | 2021-05-30 19:32:24,503 | Failed to decode clip <REDACTED.MP4>, track: 0, position: 1920 - Failed to decode the audio samples.
This is how I convert my files.
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ffmpeg -v -i in.(mov/mp4) -c:v prores_ks -profile:v 3 -qscale:v 9 -c:a pcm_s16le out.mov
From what I see in the ffmpeg output and from what Resolve lists as it supports these formats should work. Is there any hope to get these formats to natively work or will I have to convert all my files to the more "bloated" prores format?