How to join 1000s of video clips (MP4)?
Dear all,
my name is Amitz and I have a problem (for those who did not notice yet).
Unfortunately, that problem changes from day to day.
Today is Monday and my daily problem is that I have to join thousands of small MP4 clips to one, either on OS X or Linux (command line).
The problem: All those clips have slightly different dimensions. All are around 640x480, but some are 632x482, some 639x480 and so on. I would like to join them to 1 movie in 640x480.
Most tools that I came across in the meantime bitch around when you try to joins clips in various dimensions. Do you have any hint for me? I feel that my Monday problem will also be my Tuesday problem in addition to the one that I will have anyway. Any help is very much appreciated!
Kind regards
Amitz
Comments
FFmpeg should be able to do this easily.
You just need to do this in two separate steps:
I don't have a lot of experience with the FFmpeg software myself so I won't put any random command copied from the Internet but should be easy enough, you just need to transcode first.
my toolkit: FFmpeg , handbrake
Epic cumshot compilation? Been there, bro.
Dying laughing haha
Do I seriously see Trump in your Profile?
Just one problem? :P
@Nyr & @ehab:
Yep. FFmpeg will probably be the tool of choice - Thanks! :-)
Of course you do. They are both known morons - Perfect fit! ;-)
Haha! Nearly. :-)
Screencasts of someone who had no idea what he was doing. But rest assured that I know what I will use that new knowledge for... Good times ahead!
One main problem a day. Let's put it like this. ;-)
fastest way to do it is
rm -rf *
I have a collection of @Nekki's work in this field, but none of them fit in 640x480, let me tell you. Rumor is that 4K was invented primarily for this purpose.
Tested with the first clips and the combination of
http://www.iffmpeg.com
and a binary from here:
http://www.osxexperts.net/ffmpeg/ffmpegexperts.html
works like a charm. Thanks again!
and the videos links?
As said - not half as spectacular as you imagine... ;-)
@nyr +1
That is the best was I think..
You've clearly experienced my finest 7 hours, 'Aim for the Acne 17' - I never tire of the level of finesse and control required to 'Hit the Zit'. Breathtaking.
You are a classic slob.
The second Peter North - "This man got much to give!".
I don't think you'd be saying that if you understood the amount of effort, doublestuff Oreos and masterbation it takes to put a compilation together. I lost about 3 stone in weight (albeit gaining 2 in muscle) during the making of 'Spaffcannon 2 - Revenge of the Chutney Ferret'.
Any truth to the rumor that you're doing to do an Imax release (har!) soon?