Can't add movies created with iMovie

Hi,

I am trying to add movies which I created with iMovie to my Serviio library but Serviio doesn't recognise them.
I tried two options:

- Quality: High - this creates a *.mp4 file. Serviio log gives warning Message: Unknown video file type.
- Quality: ProRes - this creates a ProRes file with *.mov extension. Serviio log gives warning: Message: Unknown video codec.

I am running Serviio 2.3 on Debian 11 Bullseye.

[atc98092]

Could you post the ffmpeg information output for each type of file?

Is this what you mean?

For the .mov file:

ffmpeg version 2.4.git Copyright (c) 2000-2014 the FFmpeg developers
built on Dec 11 2016 14:43:50 with gcc 4.9.2 (Debian 4.9.2-10)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-version3 --enable-x11grab --enable-librtmp --enable-libxvid --enable-libass
libavutil 54. 14.100 / 54. 14.100
libavcodec 56. 12.101 / 56. 12.101
libavformat 56. 14.100 / 56. 14.100
libavdevice 56. 3.100 / 56. 3.100
libavfilter 5. 2.103 / 5. 2.103
libswscale 3. 1.101 / 3. 1.101
libswresample 1. 1.100 / 1. 1.100
libpostproc 53. 3.100 / 53. 3.100
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x36d0700] stream 0, timescale not set
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x36d0700] Stream #3: not enough frames to estimate rate; consider increasing probesize
Guessed Channel Layout for Input Stream #0.0 : stereo
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/media/daten/Videoclips/2012.mov':
Metadata:
major_brand : qt
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: qt
creation_time : 2023-09-27 12:54:43
title : 2012
Duration: 00:01:56.37, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 113655 kb/s
Stream #0:0(deu): Audio: pcm_s24le (lpcm / 0x6D63706C), 48000 Hz, 2 channels, s32 (24 bit), 2304 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2023-09-27 12:54:43
handler_name : Core Media Data Handler
Stream #0:1(und): Video: prores (apcn / 0x6E637061), yuv422p10le(bt709), 1920x1080, 111318 kb/s, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 24k tbn, 24k tbc (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2023-09-27 12:54:43
handler_name : Core Media Data Handler
encoder : Apple ProRes 422
timecode : 00:00:00:00
Stream #0:2(und): Data: none (tmcd / 0x64636D74) (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2023-09-27 12:54:43
handler_name : Core Media Data Handler
timecode : 00:00:00:00
Stream #0:3: Video: mjpeg, yuvj420p(pc, bt470bg/unknown/unknown), 1920x1080 [SAR 72:72 DAR 16:9], 90k tbr, 90k tbn, 90k tbc
At least one output file must be specified

For the .mp4 file:

ffmpeg version 2.4.git Copyright (c) 2000-2014 the FFmpeg developers
built on Dec 11 2016 14:43:50 with gcc 4.9.2 (Debian 4.9.2-10)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-version3 --enable-x11grab --enable-librtmp --enable-libxvid --enable-libass
libavutil 54. 14.100 / 54. 14.100
libavcodec 56. 12.101 / 56. 12.101
libavformat 56. 14.100 / 56. 14.100
libavdevice 56. 3.100 / 56. 3.100
libavfilter 5. 2.103 / 5. 2.103
libswscale 3. 1.101 / 3. 1.101
libswresample 1. 1.100 / 1. 1.100
libpostproc 53. 3.100 / 53. 3.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/media/daten/Videoclips/2012.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : mp42
minor_version : 1
compatible_brands: isommp41mp42
creation_time : 2023-09-28 05:47:28
Duration: 00:01:56.37, start: 0.044000, bitrate: 20280 kb/s
Stream #0:0(deu): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 125 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2023-09-28 05:47:28
handler_name : Core Media Audio
Stream #0:1(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 20120 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 24k tbn, 48k tbc (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2023-09-28 05:47:28
handler_name : Core Media Video
At least one output file must be specified

[atc98092]

Yes, that's it. For the MOV file I don't recognize the video codec, so that might be what Serviio is having an issue with. The second one is just H.264, so I don't know what the problem might be with it. I would supposed that running them through Handbrake would be able to convert the unsupported tracks and make them playable. Perhaps Zip can determine what the issue is.

Using Handbrake was the right tip.
The .mov file is actually ProRes. So I used Handbrake to generate a mp4 out of it and it immediately got recognised.
Thanks for your help!!