[FFmpeg-user] ArriRaw files - "Unsupported codec"

Harvey Pikelberger communque at gmail.com
Sun Jan 27 09:04:46 EET 2019


Looking to convert ArriRaw MXF files to h.264/mp4

So far I'm unable to do so.

The source file is picture-only, MOS and play successfully in Premiere Pro.
Neither FFmpeg, QuickTime, nor VLC recognize it

Working on a MacBook Pro OS 10.14.2

FFmpeg console: (FFprobe is below that)

ffmpeg -i /Path/To/A001C001_190110_R0TS.mxf /Path/To/A001C001_190110_R0TS.mp4
ffmpeg version 4.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developers
  built with Apple LLVM version 10.0.0 (clang-1000.11.45.5)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/4.1_2 --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --enable-hardcoded-tables --enable-avresample --cc=clang --host-cflags= --host-ldflags= --enable-ffplay --enable-gpl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libsnappy --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma --enable-libfreetype --enable-frei0r --enable-libass --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-librtmp --enable-libspeex --enable-videotoolbox
  libavutil      56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100
  libavcodec     58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100
  libavformat    58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100
  libavdevice    58.  5.100 / 58.  5.100
  libavfilter     7. 40.101 /  7. 40.101
  libavresample   4.  0.  0 /  4.  0.  0
  libswscale      5.  3.100 /  5.  3.100
  libswresample   3.  3.100 /  3.  3.100
  libpostproc    55.  3.100 / 55.  3.100
[mxf @ 0x7f8bb4801a00] could not resolve sub descriptor strong ref
[mxf @ 0x7f8bb4801a00] source track 2: stream 0, no descriptor found
[mxf @ 0x7f8bb4801a00] Could not find codec parameters for stream 0 (Video: none, none): unknown codec
Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' and 'probesize' options
Input #0, mxf, from '/Path/To/A001C001_190110_R0TS.mxf':
  Metadata:
    uid             : xx
    generation_uid  : xx
    company_name    : ARRI
    product_name    : ALEXA Mini
    product_version : SUP 5.02.17
    product_uid     : xx
    modification_date: 2019-01-10T14:35:51.000000Z
    material_package_umid: xx
    timecode        : 00:21:55:04
  Duration: 00:01:19.88, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1344105 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: none, none, 24 tbr, 24 tbn, 24 tbc
Output #0, mp4, to '/Path/To/A001C001_190110_R0TS.mp4':
Output file #0 does not contain any stream













FFprobe returns...

ffprobe /Path/To/A001C001_190110_R0TS.mxf 
ffprobe version 4.1 Copyright (c) 2007-2018 the FFmpeg developers
  built with Apple LLVM version 10.0.0 (clang-1000.11.45.5)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/4.1_2 --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --enable-hardcoded-tables --enable-avresample --cc=clang --host-cflags= --host-ldflags= --enable-ffplay --enable-gpl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libsnappy --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma --enable-libfreetype --enable-frei0r --enable-libass --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-librtmp --enable-libspeex --enable-videotoolbox
  libavutil      56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100
  libavcodec     58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100
  libavformat    58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100
  libavdevice    58.  5.100 / 58.  5.100
  libavfilter     7. 40.101 /  7. 40.101
  libavresample   4.  0.  0 /  4.  0.  0
  libswscale      5.  3.100 /  5.  3.100
  libswresample   3.  3.100 /  3.  3.100
  libpostproc    55.  3.100 / 55.  3.100
[mxf @ 0x7f9761002000] could not resolve sub descriptor strong ref
[mxf @ 0x7f9761002000] source track 2: stream 0, no descriptor found
[mxf @ 0x7f9761002000] Could not find codec parameters for stream 0 (Video: none, none): unknown codec
Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' and 'probesize' options
Input #0, mxf, from '/Path/To/A001C001_190110_R0TS.mxf':
  Metadata:
    uid             : XX
    generation_uid  : XX
    company_name    : ARRI
    product_name    : ALEXA Mini
    product_version : SUP 5.02.17
    product_uid     : XX
    modification_date: 2019-01-10T14:35:51.000000Z
    material_package_umid: XX
    timecode        : 00:21:55:04
  Duration: 00:01:19.88, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1344105 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: none, none, 24 tbr, 24 tbn, 24 tbc
Unsupported codec with id 0 for input stream 0



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