[FFmpeg-user] Fwd: coding video for some old Sony

[Michael Castellon]

please try.

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v mpeg4 -vtag xvid output.avi

good luck

On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 3:20 PM Erik Dobák <erik.dobak at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Aug 2019 at 12:07, Carl Eugen Hoyos <ceffmpeg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Am Mo., 12. Aug. 2019 um 18:54 Uhr schrieb Erik Dobák <
> > erik.dobak at gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > sorry for mixing this up. it should be:
> > >
> > > playing fine:
> > > Disenchantment.S01E01.720p.WEB-DL.x264.avi
> > > Monty_Python_s_The_Meaning_Of_Life
> > >
> > > not playing fine:
> > > catch22
> > > eels
> > > life of Brian
> >
> > That does not make the mail significantly more readable.
> >
> > It appears that this is a resolution or aspect ratio issue,
> > feel free to post the command lines including complete,
> > uncut console output of current FFmpeg git head with
> > different resolutions.
> >
> > As said, global motion compensation may also be relevant.
> >
> > > i have checked the output myself but can not see any reason why the 3
> > > should not play fine on the TV. after some interweb reasearch i found
> > some
> > > posts about Sony blocking watermarked videos on their products. it
> might
> > be
> > > the case here. but that would be beyond the ffmpeg topic i guess.
> >
> > This is very, very unlikely, even more so for re-encoded videos.
> >
> > Please find out what top-posting means and avoid it here.
> >
> > Carl Eugen
> >
> i will investigate now the ratio as possible cause of my pirated content
> playback problem. will let you know the outcome in a few days.
> thank you.
>
> E
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