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I would like to place the audio from a video to another video without an audio (in one command):
ffmpeg.exe -i video1_noAudio.mov -i video2_wAudio.mov -vcodec copy -acodec copy video1_audioFromVideo2.mov
I guess "-map" is the correct way to do it but I got confused with it.
Can you suggest how to resolve it?
input_0.mp4 has the desired video stream and input_1.mp4 has the desired audio stream:
In ffmpeg the streams look like this:
$ ffmpeg -i input_0.mp4 -i input_1.mp4
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'input_0.mp4':
Duration: 00:01:48.50, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 4144 kb/s
Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 1280x720, 4014 kb/s, SAR 115:87 DAR 1840:783, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 16k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 124 kb/s (default)
Input #1, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'input_1.mp4':
Duration: 00:00:30.05, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1754 kb/s
Stream #1:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 720x480 [SAR 8:9 DAR 4:3], 1687 kb/s, 59.94 fps, 59.94 tbr, 60k tbn, 119.88 tbc (default)
Stream #1:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 55 kb/s (default)
ffmpeg refers to input files and streams with index numbers. The format is input_file_id:input_stream_id. Since ffmpeg starts counting from 0, stream 1:1 refers to the audio from input_1.mp4.
This can be enhanced with stream specifiers. For example, you can tell ffmpeg that you want the first video stream from the first input (0:v:0), and the first audio stream from the second input (1:a:0). I prefer this method because it's more efficient. Also, it is less prone to accidental mapping because 1:1 can refer to any type of stream, while 2:v:3 only refers to the fourth video stream of the third input file.
The -map option instructs ffmpeg what streams you want. To copy the video from input_0.mp4 and audio from input_1.mp4:
$ ffmpeg -i input_0.mp4 -i input_1.mp4 -c copy -map 0:0 -map 1:1 -shortest out.mp4
This next example will do the same thing:
$ ffmpeg -i input_0.mp4 -i input_1.mp4 -c copy -map 0:v:0 -map 1:a:0 -shortest out.mp4
-map 0:v:0 can be translated as: from the first input (0), select video stream type (v), first video stream (0)
-map 1:a:0 can be translated as: from the second input (1), select audio stream type (a), first audio stream (0)
With -c copy the streams will be stream copied, not re-encoded, so there will be no quality loss. If you want to re-encode, see FFmpeg Wiki: H.264 Encoding Guide.
The -shortest option will cause the output duration to match the duration of the shortest input stream.
See the -map option documentation for more info.
-map 1:0 would refer the the video of input_1.mp4, not the audio. The example should get the audio, so it has to be -map 1:1 or -map 1:a:0 which in this case results in getting the desired audio stream. Refer to the image in the answer for a visual representation.
– llogan
Jul 8 '20 at 4:00
I have a new command for merging audio to video
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i audio.mp4 -map 0.0 -map 1.0 -acodec copy -qscale 4 -vcodec mpeg4 outvideo.mp4
-qscale is option set quality to video of ffmpeg
-acodec copy is option copy default quality of audio to output video
-vcodec mpeg4 is option copy default quality of video to output video
-vcodec has been around forever. It is the same as the newer aliases -codec:v and -c:v.
– llogan
Apr 10 '15 at 7:39
ffmpeg -i 1.mp4 -i 0.wav -map 0 -map 1 -codec copy -shortest new.mp4 the command but not work
– Allan
Aug 14 '15 at 3:00
As a MKV-specific complementary answer:
MKVToolnix can do that. I prefer the GUI.
Once the first video has been added, add the second ("Add source files"), then keep selected only the desired streams, and press "Start multiplexing".
