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a1s2d3f4
7th May 2013, 04:50
I accidentally shot video using my Casio Exilim EX-ZR100 camera to a slow card (I usually use speed 6x SDHC card, and this one was 4x). As the result, I got an MOV recording that had "buffer issues", where the data output by the camera's encoding module couldn't get written to the card fast enough. So, the video stutters at times (with duplicate frames).
More importantly, the audio seems to disappear after a certain point (3 minutes in a 14 minute video file).
I have a feeling that the audio is still there, but somehow something in the MOV container is saying that it is only "3 minutes long", and so any program that I have tried to extract audio extract those 3 minutes only.
Can anyone recommend what I could try to get to the bottom of this? Is it true that these Casio cameras simply stop encoding audio if a "buffer problem" arises, like in my case, or is it that they simply don't create a good MOV header?
SeeMoreDigital
8th May 2013, 18:31
What does MediaInfo say about your .MOV contained file?
a1s2d3f4
10th May 2013, 14:46
What does MediaInfo say about your .MOV contained file?
If I open it in VirtualDub, using a plug-in by fccHandler (I believe), and then look at File Information there, it mentions 3mins for the duration, while the video is, as I mentioned, 14 mins.
Same if I use AviDemux to look at it.
I don't actually see a separate audio duration entry in the MediaInfo for any other player that I have.
But they are not trying to look for "hidden audio", but rather just looking at the header info in the mov.
Any ideas how to "look for" those?
SeeMoreDigital
10th May 2013, 22:39
With respect... You have not answered my question. You have not posted a MediaInfo report file (in full)...
a1s2d3f4
12th May 2013, 21:16
With respect... You have not answered my question. You have not posted a MediaInfo report file (in full)...
Ok, so having done a google search, I see that MediaInfo is an app.
Here is what it says for my file:
General
Complete name : K:\...20130503_0043-CIMG2182.MOV
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt
File size : 1.50 GiB
Duration : 14mn 36s
Overall bit rate : 14.7 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2013-05-03 05:57:46
Tagged date : UTC 2013-05-03 05:57:46
Writing application : Casio Digital Camera
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=30
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 14mn 36s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 14.6 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.235
Stream size : 1.49 GiB (99%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2013-05-03 05:57:46
Tagged date : UTC 2013-05-03 05:57:46
Audio
ID : 2
Format : ADPCM
Codec ID : 11
Codec ID/Hint : Intel
Duration : 3mn 16s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 375 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Stream size : 8.77 MiB (1%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2013-05-03 05:57:46
Tagged date : UTC 2013-05-03 05:57:46
a1s2d3f4
16th May 2013, 16:29
@SeeMoreDigital: So, is this the report you wanted?
a1s2d3f4
31st May 2013, 16:48
Hi, might anyone else have any ideas about how I could look "inside" the MOV file bytes, and scan for all possible audio data? I am getting the feeling that all the programs out there are only looking at the header and if it says that there are only 3m16s of audio in the file, it doesn't bother scanning any further.
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