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Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Tue May 14, 2013 9:43 am
by siriusblack
HI
Ive been trying to do a ffmpeg-i result for a long time now
ive tried reading this link
http://wiki.serviio.org/doku.php?id=file_npand I cant do it for some reason
Can you please give me a step by step guide for idiot proof
been trying to do it for online content
Thanks really appreciate it
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Tue May 14, 2013 9:48 am
by zip
What you can't do? The link already points to a very detailed guide.
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Tue May 14, 2013 9:59 am
by siriusblack
im using windows 8
I get the black box up
when I try to type the info I get a message saying The filename, directory name or volume label syntax
This is what ive done
cd "\Program Files (x86)\Serviio\lib"ffmpeg.exe -i
C:\Users\Mark\Downloads\Acestream Recordings\vlc.mpeg 1/2/3"
Thanks
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Tue May 14, 2013 10:00 am
by Illico
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Tue May 14, 2013 10:05 am
by siriusblack
Thanks read the
wikistill cant do it sorry
This is what I typed
cd "\Program Files (x86)\Serviio\lib"ffmpeg.exe -i
C:\Users\Mark\Downloads\Acestream Recordings\vlc.mpeg 1/2/3"
Thanks
can you please write it out for me how this should be so I can
copy + paste it into the command prompt
really appreciate it
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Tue May 14, 2013 11:53 am
by DenyAll
Try this:
- Start a cmd prompt (not a Win8 user so not sure how you do that - in Win 7 you simply type cmd in the Start menu)
- Change to the folder your media is in - in your case type: cd "C:\Users\Mark\Downloads\Acestream Recordings\"
- Run ffmpeg for the file you want - in your case type: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Serviio\lib\ffmpeg.exe" -i "vlc.mpeg 1/2/3"
Copy and paste the results. Note you must include all the quotes in the above commands.
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Thu May 16, 2013 10:58 am
by siriusblack
HI
I tried cd "C:\Users\Mark\Downloads\Acestream Recordings\"
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Serviio\lib\ffmpeg.exe" -i "vlc.mpeg 1/2/3"
cant get it to work the last part ( vlc.mpeg 1/2/3" ) must be wrong tried diff ways and nothing
The folder I am after is this vlc-record-2013-05-12-17h05m41s-bloodzeed-.ts
it shows on mediainfo C:\Users\mark\Downloads\Acestream Recordings\ vlc-record-2013-05-12-17h05m41s-bloodzeed-.ts
checked the codec details
AUDIO
original id: 68
Codec MPEG Audio layer 1/2/3/ (mpga)
VIDEO
original id:69
Codec H264 - MPEG - 4 AVC (PART 10) (h264)
hope this helps
how can I write this please to get the ffmpeg-i result
Thanks
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Fri May 17, 2013 12:13 am
by DenyAll
siriusblack wrote:The folder I am after is this vlc-record-2013-05-12-17h05m41s-bloodzeed-.ts
Is this the file name (not folder name)??
if so, the second command should be:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Serviio\lib\ffmpeg.exe" -i "vlc-record-2013-05-12-17h05m41s-bloodzeed-.ts"In simple terms to get this working you need to
- Start a DOS cmd prompt
- Use the cd command to change to the folder where your media is located
- Run the command "C:\Program Files (x86)\Serviio\lib\ffmpeg.exe" -i "yourfilename"
substituting yourfilename for the name of your media file. Include all quotes. If you are using Win7 32 bit then remove the " (x86)" in the last command. If it is still failing let me know what the error message is.
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Fri May 17, 2013 6:48 am
by siriusblack
Tried it m8
It's coming up with The filename , directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect
Checked it with mediainfo it saids it's the right file name I'm using
Thanks
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Fri May 17, 2013 6:57 am
by DenyAll
Does it start ffmpeg? Did you try "C:\Program Files\Serviio\lib\ffmpeg.exe"
Did you install Serviio in the default location (if not you will need to substitute above with where you did install it)
Also, what do you mean you checked with MediaInfo... it should just be the filename??
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Fri May 17, 2013 7:30 am
by siriusblack
it wasn't going into ffmpeg
I tried this "C:\Program Files\Serviio\lib\ffmpeg.exe"
and it came up with ffmpeg
also serviio is installed in the default location
but now it saids is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
I checked with mediainfo to see if It was the file name
Thanks
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

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Fri May 17, 2013 10:24 am
by DenyAll
Not sure I can help with anything new. If ffmpeg is starting with no parameters then you must have something typed in wrong when you add the rest of the command. Make sure you have a space either side of the -i and that you have typed the file name in exactly as it appears in the directory.
Re: Need Help With The Basics Of Transcoding

Posted:
Fri May 17, 2013 11:04 am
by siriusblack
Thanks for all your help
iv tried diff files and still getting the same The filename , directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect
however I will keep trying to do it over the wk end
nice1