[FFmpeg-user] Ask help: Failed to open bitstream filter h264_mp4toannexb for stream 0 with codec copy: Invalid argument

[Ming Luo]

Hi, guys,

I installed ffmpeg-2.8.2 on Mac and run in command line:

ffmpeg -i firstTake.mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec copy -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb
firstTake.ts

and get the following result with some errors. For each time running, the
error happens at different   time positions. And if I trim the original 18
min video to 15 minutes, it works. I'm new in this area. Can anyone shed
some light on my problem? Thanks!

    Ming

ffmpeg version 2.8.2 Copyright (c) 2000-2015 the FFmpeg developers

  built with Apple LLVM version 6.1.0 (clang-602.0.53) (based on LLVM
3.6.0svn)

  configuration: --enable-libmp3lame --enable-shared --disable-mmx
--arch=x86_64

  libavutil      54. 31.100 / 54. 31.100

  libavcodec     56. 60.100 / 56. 60.100

  libavformat    56. 40.101 / 56. 40.101

  libavdevice    56.  4.100 / 56.  4.100

  libavfilter     5. 40.101 /  5. 40.101

  libswscale      3.  1.101 /  3.  1.101

  libswresample   1.  2.101 /  1.  2.101

Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'firstTake.mp4':

  Metadata:

    major_brand     : isom

    minor_version   : 512

    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41

    encoder         : Lavf56.26.101

  Duration: 00:18:31.61, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 15072 kb/s

    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p,
2048x1024, 15001 kb/s, 59.38 fps, 59.94 tbr, 60k tbn, 119.88 tbc (default)

    Metadata:

      handler_name    : VideoHandler

    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: mp3 (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo,
s16p, 64 kb/s (default)

    Metadata:

      handler_name    : SoundHandler

Output #0, mpegts, to 'firstTake.ts':

  Metadata:

    major_brand     : isom

    minor_version   : 512

    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41

    encoder         : Lavf56.40.101

    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 2048x1024,
q=2-31, 15001 kb/s, 59.38 fps, 59.94 tbr, 90k tbn, 60k tbc (default)

    Metadata:

      handler_name    : VideoHandler

    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: mp3 (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, 64
kb/s (default)

    Metadata:

      handler_name    : SoundHandler

Stream mapping:

  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)

  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)

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frame=12103 fps=0.0 q=-1.0 size=  419134kB time=00:03:21.91
bitrate=17005.1kbitsframe=24662 fps=24658 q=-1.0 size=  830573kB
time=00:06:51.43 bitrate=16537.5kbiframe=36982 fps=24652 q=-1.0 size=
1243712kB time=00:10:16.99 bitrate=16513.2kbiframe=48449 fps=24223 q=-1.0
size= 1625058kB time=00:13:28.29 bitrate=16469.8kbiframe=60978 fps=24388
q=-1.0 size= 2042907kB time=00:16:57.31 bitrate=16450.7kbiFailed to open
bitstream filter h264_mp4toannexb for stream 0 with codec copy: Invalid
argument

Failed to open bitstream filter h264_mp4toannexb for stream 0 with codec
copy: Invalid argument

Failed to open bitstream filter h264_mp4toannexb for stream 0 with codec
copy: Invalid argument

Failed to open bitstream filter h264_mp4toannexb for stream 0 with codec
copy: Invalid argument

Failed to open bitstream filter h264_mp4toannexb for stream 0 with codec
copy: Invalid argument

Failed to open bitstream filter h264_mp4toannexb for stream 0 with codec
copy: Invalid argument

[mpegts @ 0x7f9034010000] H.264 bitstream error, startcode missing, size 0

[mpegts @ 0x7f9034010000] H.264 bitstream error, startcode missing, size 0

[mpegts @ 0x7f9034010000] H.264 bitstream error, startcode missing, size 0

[mpegts @ 0x7f9034010000] H.264 bitstream error, startcode missing, size 0

[mpegts @ 0x7f9034010000] H.264 bitstream error, startcode missing, size 0

[mpegts @ 0x7f9034010000] H.264 bitstream error, startcode missing, size 0

frame=66013 fps=24374 q=-1.0 Lsize= 2212026kB time=00:18:31.59
bitrate=16301.7kbits/s

video:2035677kB audio:8602kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global
headers:0kB muxing overhead: 8.205680%