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Jamie Hutber
Asked: 2021-11-26 14:00:47 +0800 CST

How to merge multiple video files with different codecs? MP4/H.265

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I have a very very very ugly script to merge multiple files of my football games (I have 10 cameras a game) and now I am starting to make highlights of each game. But some of the cameras have different frame rates and use different codecs. So now I am completely at a loss on how to get these working in linux. I would be ok with a GUI or some other video editing software if that is what it would take.

Ugly script (for context)

#!/bin/bash

#filesList=""
#for file in $(ls -1v *.MP4);do #lists even numbered file
#    filesList="${filesList}${file}|"
#done
#filesList=${filesList%?} # removes trailing pipe
#ffmpeg -i "concat:$filesList" -c copy ../$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)_merged.mp4
# customize with your own.


simpleCopy(){    
    printf "Would you like to have a thumbnail:\n"
    select answer in Yes No Mkv
    do
        break;
    done
}

checkFolders(){ 
    d=$(zenity  --file-selection --title="Choose a directory and merge all .MP4s inside folder" --directory)
}

simpleCopy
checkFolders

cd "$d"
echo $(pwd)
howManyFolders=$(ls -l -tr "$(pwd)" | grep -c ^d)

if [ $howManyFolders -gt 1 ] 
then
    checkFolders
fi

currentDate=$(date +'%m.%d.%Y_%H.%M')
safeVideoName="${d/ /_}"
safeVideoName="${safeVideoName////}"
echo "safeVideoName: ${safeVideoName}"
videoName="../${safeVideoName}_${currentDate}_merged"


if [ "$answer" = "Yes" ] 
    then
        numberOfVideos=0
        videoFilter=""
        filesList=""
        for file in $(ls -1v | grep -i mp4);do 
            filesList="${filesList} -i ${file}"
            videoFilter="${videoFilter}[${numberOfVideos}:v][${numberOfVideos}:a]"
            
            let "numberOfVideos=numberOfVideos+1"
        done
        echo "videoFilter: ${videoFilter}"
        ffmpeg $filesList -vf "transpose=2,transpose=2,transpose=2" -filter_complex "${videoFilter}concat=n=${numberOfVideos}:v=1:a=1[vv][a];[vv]overlay=main_w-overlay_w-5:main_h-overlay_h-5[v]:" -map "[v]" -map "[a]" ${videoName%/}.mp4
    elif [ "$answer" = "Mkv" ]
    then
        ffmpeg -safe 0 -f concat -i <(find . -type f -name '*.MP4' -printf "file '$PWD/%p'\n" | sort) -c copy ${videoName%/}.mkv
    else
        ls -1v -tr | grep -i mp4 | perl -ne '$_ =~ s/\n$//; print "file '"'"'$_'"'"'\n"' | ffmpeg -safe 0 -protocol_whitelist file,tcp,http,pipe -f concat -i - -c copy "${videoName%/}.mp4"
fi

When I do merge the files, the H.265 files play fine, but when it gets to the MP4's it just has the last frame from the H.265 files and audio from the MP4.

error seen when merging

// cmd -         echo ls -1v -tr | grep -i mp4 | perl -ne '$_ =~ s/\n$//; print "file '"'"'$_'"'"'\n"' | ffmpeg -safe 0 -protocol_whitelist file,tcp,http,pipe -f concat -i - -c copy "${videoName%/}.mp4"

[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x55f528e4d3c0] Auto-inserting h264_mp4toannexb bitstream filter
[mp4 @ 0x55f528e4fb40] Non-monotonous DTS in output stream 0:1; previous: 655360, current: 626560; changing to 655361. This may result in incorrect timestamps in the output file.
[concat @ 0x55f528e436c0] DTS 1116270 < 1167534 out of order
[mp4 @ 0x55f528e4fb40] Non-monotonous DTS in output stream 0:0; previous: 1226574, current: 1175310; changing to 1226575. This may result in incorrect timestamps in the output file.
[mp4 @ 0x55f528e4fb40] Non-monotonous DTS in output stream 0:1; previous: 655361, current: 627584; changing to 655362. This may result in incorrect timestamps in the output file.
[mp4 @ 0x55f528e4fb40] Non-monotonous DTS in output stream 0:0; previous: 1226575, current: 1178313; changing to 1226576. This may result in incorrect timestamps in the output file.
[mp4 @ 0x55f528e4fb40] Non-monotonous DTS in output stream 0:1; previous: 655362, current: 628608; changing to 655363. This may result in incorrect timestamps in the output file.

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I can provide example clips if required :)

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