[FFmpeg-user] Vertically flipped mp4 video

[Ulf Zibis]

Am 28.06.22 um 13:45 schrieb Ulf Zibis:
> Hi,
>
> how can I correct a vertically flipped mp4 video without re-encoding? The left side is on the right side and vice versa.
>
I tried:
ffmpeg -i input.mp4  -c copy -metadata:s:v:0 flip=horizontal output.mp4
But this changed nothing :-(

$ ffprobe input.mp4
ffprobe version 5.0.1-1+20.04.sav1 Copyright (c) 2007-2022 the FFmpeg developers
   built with gcc 9 (Ubuntu 9.4.0-1ubuntu1~20.04.1)
   configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=1+20.04.sav1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librabbitmq --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx --enable-openal 
--enable-opencl --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-pocketsphinx --enable-librsvg --enable-libdav1d --enable-librist --enable-libvmaf --enable-libzimg --enable-crystalhd --enable-libmfx --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libplacebo --enable-libx264 --enable-shared
   WARNING: library configuration mismatch
   avcodec     configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=1+20.04.sav1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librabbitmq --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx 
--enable-openal --enable-opencl --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-pocketsphinx --enable-librsvg --enable-libdav1d --enable-librist --enable-libvmaf --enable-libzimg --enable-crystalhd --enable-libmfx --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libplacebo --enable-libx264 --enable-shared --enable-version3 --disable-doc --disable-programs --enable-libaribb24 --enable-liblensfun --enable-libopencore_amrnb --enable-libopencore_amrwb --enable-libtesseract --enable-libvo_amrwbenc --enable-libshaderc --enable-libsmbclient
   libavutil      57. 17.100 / 57. 17.100
   libavcodec     59. 18.100 / 59. 18.100
   libavformat    59. 16.100 / 59. 16.100
   libavdevice    59.  4.100 / 59.  4.100
   libavfilter     8. 24.100 /  8. 24.100
   libswscale      6.  4.100 /  6.  4.100
   libswresample   4.  3.100 /  4.  3.100
   libpostproc    56.  3.100 / 56.  3.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'input.mp4':
   Metadata:
     major_brand     : isom
     minor_version   : 512
     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
     encoder         : Lavf57.83.100
   Duration: 01:28:19.99, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 747 kb/s
   Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(progressive), 854x480 [SAR 320:427 DAR 4:3], 686 kb/s, 24 fps, 24 tbr, 12288 tbn (default)
     Metadata:
       handler_name    : VideoHandler
       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
   Stream #0:1[0x2](und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 56 kb/s (default)
     Metadata:
       handler_name    : SoundHandler
       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]

-Ulf