Support mp4 file format output for 'blender_video_chunks' job type #62187

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Francesco Siddi · 2019-03-04T19:09:12+01:00

Francesco Siddi commented

2019-03-04 19:09:12 +01:00

Unfortunately .mkv is not well supported by some macOS apps.

In order to share the file, we often need a conversion from .mkv to .mp4. A simple container change using ffmpeg does not seem to work correctly (file does not open in QuickTime, lags in other software, etc.) so we actually have to re-encode the file, which is an error-prone and time consuming process.

For the sake of interoperability, it would be very nice to support the .mp4 container as output of the blender_video_chunks job type. The major drawback of the .mp4 is the loss of any metadata that .mkv could provide (once we will start taking advantage of that) but I would consider that acceptable.

Thanks for your consideration!

Unfortunately .mkv is not well supported by some macOS apps. In order to share the file, we often need a conversion from .mkv to .mp4. A simple container change using ffmpeg does not seem to work correctly (file does not open in QuickTime, lags in other software, etc.) so we actually have to re-encode the file, which is an error-prone and time consuming process. For the sake of interoperability, it would be very nice to support the .mp4 container as output of the blender_video_chunks job type. The major drawback of the .mp4 is the loss of any metadata that .mkv could provide (once we will start taking advantage of that) but I would consider that acceptable. Thanks for your consideration!

Sybren A. Stüvel was assigned by Francesco Siddi

2019-03-04 19:09:12 +01:00

Francesco Siddi commented

2019-03-04 19:09:12 +01:00

Added subscriber: @fsiddi

Sybren A. Stüvel commented

2019-03-06 13:39:21 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Sybren A. Stüvel closed this issue

2019-03-06 13:39:21 +01:00

Sybren A. Stüvel commented

2019-03-06 13:39:21 +01:00

Implemented in ff9624d4f37ab035c27d1d5c59c654f88656ad49 (Blender Cloud add-on) and 5f96d2e50b (Flamenco Server).

You can influence the output container type by setting it in the Encoding panel in Blender.

Implemented in ff9624d4f37ab035c27d1d5c59c654f88656ad49 (Blender Cloud add-on) and 5f96d2e50b852dcc1bd350dafc72dea67e02983e (Flamenco Server). You can influence the output container type by setting it in the Encoding panel in Blender.

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