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jhd
15th November 2006, 01:07
Hola. I am a software developer for a startup company that is launching a video-related website, and I am in charge of the video transcoding side of things. I have put together a solution that uses ffmpeg, x264, and a few other tools, but along the way, I've run into several stumbling blocks. (I'm not exactly an expert - I was pretty clueless about all this stuff about a month ago.)

So I'm looking for someone to put in a little time over the next few weeks helping me through a few problems.

For example: right now I'm using x264, ffmpeg, and mp4box to output a H.264 transcoded video from a source. Well, the project requirements have changed, and now everything needs to be wrapped in Quicktime. My mp4 files play just fine in Quicktime, but Quicktime is giving me an error when I try to convert to .mov.

So I need someone who has strong experience with ffmpeg and related tools from the command line. Ideally, I'd like maybe 5-10 hours per week for the next few weeks, but the number of hours are flexible. I am able to pay a good rate for this work.

If you are interested, email me at jon@slantwisedesign.com.

bill_baroud
15th November 2006, 20:11
you can use ffmpeg to create mov file, like :
ffmpeg -i file.mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec copy file.mov

But it doesn't always work, and the quicktime video streaming server can stream mp4, so why bother...

In fact, I did a very similar job (setting an encoding chain for youtube-like site) for a company some time ago, but unfortunatly i'm not looking for a job right now...