[FFmpeg-user] FFmpeg produces m4a files that won't play on 2nd generaton iPod Shuffle Model A1204.

[Baptiste Coudurier]

Hi,

On 03/28/2011 10:47 AM, bat guano wrote:
> 
> 
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>> Did you try using qt-faststart on the files created ? Does it work ?
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> Hi
> Thanks for your reply Baptiste.
> 
> I've just applied qt-faststart to the file that won't play, as you suggested.
> This was the result:-
> 
> @ubuntu:~$ qt-faststart test1.m4a outfile.m4a
> ftyp          0 24
> free         24 8
> mdat         32 629935
> moov     629967 27781
>  patching stco atom...
>  writing ftyp atom...
>  writing moov atom...
>  copying rest of file...
> 
> So qt-faststart has done some work... but the modified file still won't play in the Shuffle.
> The modified file is here:- http://www.mediafire.com/?l9q7sai9v7rf8ki
> 
> 
> Also, if I convert files using faac instead of libfaac the files will play OK without any modification.
> Like this:-
> faac -o output.m4a foo.wav
> 
> And like this:-
> ffmpeg -i foo.flac -f wav - | faac -o output.m4a -
> 
> Both those two methods are OK.
> It's just when I use libfaac that gives the problem result.

Ok, thanks a lot for your help.

Do you think you come to IRC ? irc.freenode.net #ffmpeg
It would be easier to try to debug it there.

Thanks.

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Baptiste COUDURIER
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