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  • ffmpeg encode video with incorrect output mediainfo encoding settings

    24 août 2021, par Foong

    I've been trying to do batch encode videos to H265 format. I am using media-autobuild_suite to build ffmpeg and have already updating ffmpeg to the latest version.

    


    ffmpeg version N-103367-g5ddb4b6a1b-g88b3e31562+1 Copyright (c) 2000-2021 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 10.3.0 (Rev5, Built by MSYS2 project)
configuration:  --pkg-config=pkgconf --cc='ccache gcc' --cxx='ccache g++' --ld='ccache g++' --disable-autodetect --enable-amf --enable-bzlib --enable-cuda --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-dxva2 --enable-iconv --enable-lzma --enable-nvenc --enable-schannel --enable-zlib --enable-sdl2 --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-nvdec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-gmp --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libdav1d --enable-libaom --disable-debug --enable-libfdk-aac --extra-libs=-liconv --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree
libavutil      57.  4.101 / 57.  4.101
libavcodec     59.  5.101 / 59.  5.101
libavformat    59.  4.102 / 59.  4.102
libavdevice    59.  0.101 / 59.  0.101
libavfilter     8.  3.100 /  8.  3.100
libswscale      6.  0.100 /  6.  0.100
libswresample   4.  0.100 /  4.  0.100
libpostproc    56.  0.100 / 56.  0.100


    


    However, the Writing library and Encoding settings output is incorrect. Before update ffmpeg doesn't have this issue. I wonder what have been missing that causing this issue.

    


    encoding CLI :

    


    ffmpeg -y -hide_banner -loglevel error -stats -hwaccel dxva2 -i "input.mkv" -c:v libx265 -vsync cfr -pix_fmt yuv420p10le -preset fast -tune animation -x265-params ctu=32:min-cu-size=8:max-tu-size=16:tu-intra-depth=2:tu-inter-depth=2:me=1:subme=3:merange=44:max-merge=2:keyint=250:min-keyint=23:rc-lookahead=60:lookahead-slices=6:bframes=6:bframe-bias=0:b-adapt=2:ref=6:limit-refs=3:limit-tu=1:aq-mode=3:aq-strength=0.6:rd=3:psy-rd=1.00:psy-rdoq=1.50:rdoq-level=1:deblock=-1,-1:crf=21.0:qblur=0.50:qcomp=0.60:qpmin=0:qpmax=51:frame-threads=1:strong-intra-smoothing=1:no-lossless=1:no-cu-lossless=1:constrained-intra=1:no-fast-intra=1:no-open-gop=1:no-temporal-layers=1:no-limit-modes=1:weightp=1:no-weightb=1:no-analyze-src-pics=1:no-rd-refine=1:signhide=1:sao=1:no-sao-non-deblock=1:b-pyramid=1:no-cutree=1:no-intra-refresh=1:no-amp=1:temporal-mvp=1:no-early-skip=1:no-tskip=1:no-tskip-fast=1:no-deblock=1:no-b-intra=1:no-splitrd-skip=1:no-strict-cbr=1:no-rc-grain=1:no-const-vbv=1:no-opt-qp-pps=1:no-opt-ref-list-length-pps=1:no-multi-pass-opt-rps=1:no-opt-cu-delta-qp=1:no-hdr=1:no-hdr-opt=1:no-dhdr10-opt=1:no-idr-recovery-sei=1:no-limit-sao=1:no-lowpass-dct=1:no-dynamic-refine=1:no-single-sei=1 -c:a libfdk_aac -vf "fps=fps=29.970,setdar=16/9,scale=960:540:flags=lanczos" -map 0:v:? -map 0:a:? -map_metadata:g -1 -map_chapters 0 "output.mkv"


    


    Input video info :

    


    Video
ID                          : 1
Format                      : AVC
Format/Info                 : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile              : High@L3
Format settings             : CABAC / 5 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC      : Yes
Format settings, Reference  : 5 frames
Codec ID                    : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Bit rate                    : 1 595 kb/s
Nominal bit rate            : 2 030 kb/s
Width                       : 720 pixels
Height                      : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio        : 16:9
Original display aspect rat : 3:2
Frame rate mode             : Variable
Original frame rate         : 29.970 FPS
Color space                 : YUV
Chroma subsampling          : 4:2:0
Bit depth                   : 8 bits
Scan type                   : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)          : 0.196
Writing library             : x264 core 66 r1115M 11863ac
Encoding settings           : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:1:1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=esa / subme=7 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=2 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=1 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / mbaff=0 / bframes=1 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=2030 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00
Default                     : Yes
Forced                      : No


    


    Output video info :

    


    Video
ID                          : 1
Format                      : HEVC
Format/Info                 : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile              : Main 10@L3.1@Main
Codec ID                    : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Duration                    : 23 min 29 s
Width                       : 960 pixels
Height                      : 540 pixels
Display aspect ratio        : 16:9
Frame rate mode             : Constant
Frame rate                  : 29.970 (29970/1000) FPS
Color space                 : YUV
Chroma subsampling          : 4:2:0
Bit depth                   : 10 bits
Writing library             : Lavc59.5.100 libx265
Encoding settings           : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:1:1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=esa / subme=7 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / cqm=2 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=1 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / mbaff=0 / bframes=1 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=2030 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00
Default                     : Yes
Forced                      : No
Color range                 : Limited


    


    Expecting (from previous encoded videos) :

    


    Video
ID                          : 1
Format                      : HEVC
Format/Info                 : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile              : Main 10@L3.1@Main
Codec ID                    : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Duration                    : 24 min 37 s
Bit rate                    : 833 kb/s
Width                       : 960 pixels
Height                      : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio        : 4:3
Frame rate mode             : Constant
Frame rate                  : 23.976 (23976/1000) FPS
Color space                 : YUV
Chroma subsampling          : 4:2:0
Bit depth                   : 10 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)          : 0.050
Stream size                 : 147 MiB
Title                       : HEVC
Writing library             : x265 3.4+28-419182243:[Windows][GCC 10.2.0][64 bit] 10bit
Encoding settings           : cpuid=1111039 / frame-threads=3 / numa-pools=12 / wpp / no-pmode / no-pme / no-psnr / no-ssim / log-level=2 / input-csp=1 / input-res=960x720 / interlace=0 / total-frames=0 / level-idc=0 / high-tier=1 / uhd-bd=0 / ref=5 / no-allow-non-conformance / no-repeat-headers / annexb / no-aud / no-hrd / info / hash=0 / no-temporal-layers / no-open-gop / min-keyint=1 / keyint=360 / gop-lookahead=0 / bframes=4 / b-adapt=2 / b-pyramid / bframe-bias=0 / rc-lookahead=20 / lookahead-slices=4 / scenecut=40 / hist-scenecut=0 / radl=0 / no-splice / no-intra-refresh / ctu=64 / min-cu-size=8 / no-rect / no-amp / max-tu-size=32 / tu-inter-depth=1 / tu-intra-depth=1 / limit-tu=0 / rdoq-level=0 / dynamic-rd=0.00 / no-ssim-rd / signhide / no-tskip / nr-intra=0 / nr-inter=0 / no-constrained-intra / strong-intra-smoothing / max-merge=2 / limit-refs=3 / no-limit-modes / me=1 / subme=3 / merange=16 / temporal-mvp / no-frame-dup / no-hme / weightp / no-weightb / no-analyze-src-pics / no-deblock / sao / no-sao-non-deblock / rd=3 / selective-sao=4 / no-early-skip / rskip / no-fast-intra / no-tskip-fast / no-cu-lossless / no-b-intra / no-splitrd-skip / rdpenalty=0 / psy-rd=0.20 / psy-rdoq=0.00 / no-rd-refine / no-lossless / cbqpoffs=0 / crqpoffs=0 / rc=crf / crf=26.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpstep=4 / stats-write=0 / stats-read=0 / ipratio=1.40 / pbratio=1.00 / aq-mode=0 / aq-strength=0.00 / no-cutree / zone-count=0 / no-strict-cbr / qg-size=64 / no-rc-grain / qpmax=51 / qpmin=0 / no-const-vbv / sar=1 / overscan=0 / videoformat=5 / range=0 / colorprim=2 / transfer=2 / colormatrix=2 / chromaloc=0 / display-window=0 / cll=0,0 / min-luma=0 / max-luma=1023 / log2-max-poc-lsb=8 / vui-timing-info / vui-hrd-info / slices=1 / no-opt-qp-pps / no-opt-ref-list-length-pps / no-multi-pass-opt-rps / scenecut-bias=0.05 / hist-threshold=0.03 / no-opt-cu-delta-qp / no-aq-motion / no-hdr10 / no-hdr10-opt / no-dhdr10-opt / no-idr-recovery-sei / analysis-reuse-level=0 / analysis-save-reuse-level=0 / analysis-load-reuse-level=0 / scale-factor=0 / refine-intra=0 / refine-inter=0 / refine-mv=1 / refine-ctu-distortion=0 / no-limit-sao / ctu-info=0 / no-lowpass-dct / refine-analysis-type=0 / copy-pic=1 / max-ausize-factor=1.0 / no-dynamic-refine / no-single-sei / no-hevc-aq / no-svt / no-field / qp-adaptation-range=1.00 / no-scenecut-aware-qpconformance-window-offsets / right=0 / bottom=0 / decoder-max-rate=0 / no-vbv-live-multi-pass
Language                    : English
Default                     : Yes
Forced                      : No
Color range                 : Limited


    


    I have tried with simplest ffmpeg from official wedsite and encoding cli but the output still same.

    


    ffmpeg -i "input.mkv" -c:v libx265 "output.mkv"


    


  • Unknown input format : 'rawvideo' when trying to save animation

    8 juin 2022, par John Klint

    So, I get a strange error trying to save animations created with matplotlib.FuncAnimation using FFMpegWriter.

    


    /home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/bin/python /home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/main.py&#xA;MovieWriter stderr:&#xA;Unknown input format: &#x27;rawvideo&#x27;&#xA;&#xA;Traceback (most recent call last):&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/animation.py", line 234, in saving&#xA;    yield self&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/animation.py", line 1093, in save&#xA;    writer.grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs)&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/animation.py", line 351, in grab_frame&#xA;    self.fig.savefig(self._proc.stdin, format=self.frame_format,&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py", line 3046, in savefig&#xA;    self.canvas.print_figure(fname, **kwargs)&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/backend_bases.py", line 2319, in print_figure&#xA;    result = print_method(&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/backend_bases.py", line 1648, in wrapper&#xA;    return func(*args, **kwargs)&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/_api/deprecation.py", line 415, in wrapper&#xA;    return func(*inner_args, **inner_kwargs)&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py", line 486, in print_raw&#xA;    fh.write(renderer.buffer_rgba())&#xA;BrokenPipeError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe&#xA;&#xA;During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:&#xA;&#xA;Traceback (most recent call last):&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/main.py", line 24, in <module>&#xA;    anim.save(&#x27;basic_animation.mp4&#x27;, writer=FFwriter)&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/animation.py", line 1093, in save&#xA;    writer.grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs)&#xA;  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/contextlib.py", line 137, in __exit__&#xA;    self.gen.throw(typ, value, traceback)&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/animation.py", line 236, in saving&#xA;    self.finish()&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/animation.py", line 342, in finish&#xA;    self._cleanup()  # Inline _cleanup() once cleanup() is removed.&#xA;  File "/home/j/PycharmProjects/venvtest/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/animation.py", line 373, in _cleanup&#xA;    raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(&#xA;subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command &#x27;[&#x27;/usr/bin/ffmpeg&#x27;, &#x27;-f&#x27;, &#x27;rawvideo&#x27;, &#x27;-vcodec&#x27;, &#x27;rawvideo&#x27;, &#x27;-s&#x27;, &#x27;640x480&#x27;, &#x27;-pix_fmt&#x27;, &#x27;rgba&#x27;, &#x27;-r&#x27;, &#x27;5&#x27;, &#x27;-loglevel&#x27;, &#x27;error&#x27;, &#x27;-i&#x27;, &#x27;pipe:&#x27;, &#x27;-vcodec&#x27;, &#x27;h264&#x27;, &#x27;-pix_fmt&#x27;, &#x27;yuv420p&#x27;, &#x27;-y&#x27;, &#x27;basic_animation.mp4&#x27;]&#x27; returned non-zero exit status 1.&#xA;&#xA;Process finished with exit code 1&#xA;</module>

    &#xA;

    I am confident it has nothing to do with the animation data, the error occurs even when I create a simple test animation :

    &#xA;

    import numpy as np&#xA;from matplotlib import pyplot as plt&#xA;from matplotlib import animation&#xA;# plt.rcParams[&#x27;animation.ffmpeg_path&#x27;] = &#x27;/usr/bin/ffmpeg&#x27;&#xA;&#xA;fig = plt.figure()&#xA;ax = plt.axes(xlim=(0, 2), ylim=(-2, 2))&#xA;line, = ax.plot([], [], lw=2)&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;def init():&#xA;    line.set_data([], [])&#xA;    return line,&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;def animate(i):&#xA;    x = np.linspace(0, 2, 1000)&#xA;    y = np.sin(2 * np.pi * (x - 0.01 * i))&#xA;    line.set_data(x, y)&#xA;    return line,&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;anim = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, animate, init_func=init,&#xA;                           frames=200, interval=20, blit=True)&#xA;&#xA;FFwriter = animation.FFMpegWriter()&#xA;anim.save(&#x27;basic_animation.mp4&#x27;, writer=FFwriter)&#xA;

    &#xA;

    I am currently using PyCharm in LinuxMint and I have a fairly new version of FFMpeg (4.2.4) installed. Given that FFMpeg complains about 'rawvideo' which as far as I understand it is just a bunch of images in series, it seems unlikely this has anything to do with codecs. If I run ffmpeg -formats, sure enough rawvideo is in the list.

    &#xA;

    I have tried manually setting plt.rcParams, like in the commented line in the code above, with no success. I have also tried setting up both anaconda and venv environments, but I get the same error.&#xA;Annoyingly, I did not have this problem a few months ago when I was using Ubuntu. I have also verified that it works on my friends Ubuntu desktop, using the same simple venv as I set up for myself.

    &#xA;

    Any ideas ?

    &#xA;

    EDIT : I use the fish shell, if that is relevant...

    &#xA;

    Well this is peculiar. If I start a terminal from within PyCharm and check supported formats, I get the following :

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    (venv) ffmpeg -formats&#xA;ffmpeg version 4.3.4 Copyright (c) 2000-2021 the FFmpeg developers&#xA;  built with gcc 11.3.0 (GCC)&#xA;  configuration: --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-debug --disable-doc --disable-static --enable-optimizations --enable-shared --disable-everything --enable-ffplay --enable-ffprobe --enable-gnutls --enable-libaom --enable-libdav1d --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-vulkan --enable-zlib --enable-libv4l2 --enable-libxcb --enable-vdpau --enable-vaapi --enable-encoder=&#x27;ac3,alac,flac,libfdk_aac,g723_1,mp2,libmp3lame,libopus,libspeex,pcm_alaw,pcm_mulaw,pcm_f32le,pcm_s16be,pcm_s24be,pcm_s16le,pcm_s24le,pcm_s32le,pcm_u8,tta,libvorbis,wavpack,&#x27; --enable-encoder=&#x27;ass,ffv1,libaom_av1,libvpx_vp8,libvpx_vp9,mjpeg_vaapi,rawvideo,theora,vp8_vaapi,libopenh264&#x27; --enable-decoder=&#x27;adpcm_g722,alac,flac,g723_1,g729,libfdk_aac,libopus,libspeex,mp2,mp3,m4a,pcm_alaw,pcm_mulaw,pcm_f16le,pcm_f24le,pcm_f32be,pcm_f32le,pcm_f64be,pcm_f64le,pcm_s16be,pcm_s16be_planar,pcm_s24be,pcm_s16le,pcm_s16le_planar,pcm_s24le,pcm_s24le_planar,pcm_s32le,pcm_s32le_planar,pcm_s64be,pcm_s64le,pcm_s8,pcm_s8_planar,pcm_u8,pcm_u24be,pcm_u24le,pcm_u32be,pcm_u32le,tta,vorbis,wavpack,&#x27; --enable-decoder=&#x27;ass,ffv1,mjpeg,mjpegb,libaom_av1,libdav1d,libvpx_vp8,libvpx_vp9,rawvideo,theora,vp8,vp9,libopenh264&#x27; --enable-encoder=&#x27;bmp,gif,jpegls,png,tiff,webp,&#x27; --enable-decoder=&#x27;bmp,gif,jpegls,png,tiff,webp,&#x27; --enable-hwaccel=&#x27;vp8_vaapi,mjpeg_vaapi,&#x27; --enable-parser=&#x27;aac,ac3,flac,mjpeg,mpegaudio,mpeg4video,opus,vp3,vp8,vp9,vorbis,&#x27; --enable-muxer=&#x27;ac3,ass,flac,g722,gif,matroska,mp3,mpegvideo,rtp,ogg,opus,pcm_s16be,pcm_s16le,wav,webm,&#x27; --enable-demuxer=&#x27;aac,ac3,ass,flac,g722,gif,image_jpeg_pipe,image_png_pipe,image_webp_pipe,matroska,mjpeg,mov,mp3,mpegvideo,ogg,pcm_mulaw,pcm_alaw,pcm_s16be,pcm_s16le,rtp,wav,&#x27; --enable-filter=&#x27;crop,scale,overlay,amix,amerge,aresample,format,aformat,fps,transpose,pad,&#x27; --enable-protocol=&#x27;crypto,file,pipe,rtp,srtp,rtsp,tcp,udp,unix,&#x27; --arch=x86_64 --enable-libopenh264&#xA;  libavutil      56. 51.100 / 56. 51.100&#xA;  libavcodec     58. 91.100 / 58. 91.100&#xA;  libavformat    58. 45.100 / 58. 45.100&#xA;  libavdevice    58. 10.100 / 58. 10.100&#xA;  libavfilter     7. 85.100 /  7. 85.100&#xA;  libswscale      5.  7.100 /  5.  7.100&#xA;  libswresample   3.  7.100 /  3.  7.100&#xA;File formats:&#xA; D. = Demuxing supported&#xA; .E = Muxing supported&#xA; --&#xA; D  aac             raw ADTS AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)&#xA; DE ac3             raw AC-3&#xA; D  alaw            PCM A-law&#xA; D  asf             ASF (Advanced / Active Streaming Format)&#xA; DE ass             SSA (SubStation Alpha) subtitle&#xA; DE flac            raw FLAC&#xA; DE g722            raw G.722&#xA; DE gif             CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)&#xA; D  jpeg_pipe       piped jpeg sequence&#xA;  E matroska        Matroska&#xA; D  matroska,webm   Matroska / WebM&#xA; D  mjpeg           raw MJPEG video&#xA; D  mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 QuickTime / MOV&#xA; DE mp3             MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3)&#xA; D  mpegts          MPEG-TS (MPEG-2 Transport Stream)&#xA; D  mpegvideo       raw MPEG video&#xA; D  mulaw           PCM mu-law&#xA; DE ogg             Ogg&#xA;  E opus            Ogg Opus&#xA; D  png_pipe        piped png sequence&#xA; D  rm              RealMedia&#xA; DE rtp             RTP output&#xA; DE s16be           PCM signed 16-bit big-endian&#xA; DE s16le           PCM signed 16-bit little-endian&#xA; D  sdp             SDP&#xA; DE wav             WAV / WAVE (Waveform Audio)&#xA;  E webm            WebM&#xA; D  webp_pipe       piped webp sequence&#xA;&#xA;

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    As is evident, there is no support for 'rawvideo' in the list above ! Very strange indeed, I do not know which ffmpeg this list belongs to, perhaps it is a version integrated into matplotlib's animation class ?

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    Anyway, if I uncomment the line setting the ffmpeg_path I am back at the old error. I did get it to work however, by changing the path from '/usr/bin/ffmpeg' to '/home/j/.conda/envs/venvtest/bin/ffmpeg'. Then I get the file to run, create the animation and save it. This works for my real files as well, which do not even run that particular conda-environment. They do not recognize or find the ffmpeg I have in /usr/bin though. I have no clue why but at least I have a workaround now.

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    Final edit :&#xA;It is solved. It was flatpak's fault. Lesson is, don't use flatpak (or snap for that matter) to install Pycharm.

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  • Displaying 25 inputs into a 5x5 grid using -ffmpeg- with the correct layout code

    1er septembre 2021, par Clive Nicholas

    I'm now looking to expand the 4x4 code very helpfully provided by @llogan yesterday into one taking 25 different and equally-scaled audio and video inputs to make a 5x5 grid (at which point, I'll stop) :

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    ffmpeg -i a.mp4 -i b.mp4 -i c.mp4 -i d.mp4 -i e.mp4 -i f.mp4 -i g.mp4 -i h.mp4 -i i.mp4 -i j.mp4 -i k.mp4 -i l.mp4 -i m.mp4 -i n.mp4 -i o.mp4 -i p.mp4 -i q.mp4 -i r.mp4 -i s.mp4 -i t.mp4 -i u.mp4 -i v.mp4 -i w.mp4 -i x.mp4 -i y.mp4 \&#xA; -filter_complex \&#xA;    "[0:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v0];[1:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v1];[2:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v2]; \ &#xA;     [3:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v3];[4:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v4];[5:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v5]; \ &#xA;     [6:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v6];[7:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v7];[8:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v8]; \ &#xA;     [9:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v9];[10:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v10];[11:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v11]; \&#xA;     [12:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v12];[13:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v13];[14:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v14]; \&#xA;     [15:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v15];[16:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v16];[17:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v17]; \ &#xA;     [18:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v18];[19:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v19];[20:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v20]; \&#xA;     [21:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v21];[22:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v22];[23:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v23]; \ &#xA;     [24:v]scale=iw/5:-1[v24]; \&#xA;     [v0][v1][v2][v3][v4][v5][v6][v7][v8][v9][v10][v11][v12][v13][v14][v15][v16][v17][v18][v19][v20][v21][v22][v23][v24]xstack=inputs=25:layout=0_0|0_h0|0_h0&#x2B;h1|0_h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2|0_h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2&#x2B;h3|w0_0|w0_h0|w0_h0&#x2B;h1|w0_h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2|w0_h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2&#x2B;h3|w0&#x2B;w4_0|w0&#x2B;w4_h0|w0&#x2B;w4_h0&#x2B;h1|w0&#x2B;w4_h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2|w0&#x2B;w4_h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2&#x2B;h3|w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8_0|w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8_h0|w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8_h0&#x2B;h1|w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8_h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2|w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8_h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2&#x2B;h3|w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8&#x2B;w12_0|w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8&#x2B;w12_h0|w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8&#x2B;w12_h0&#x2B;h1|w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8&#x2B;w12_h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2|w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8&#x2B;w12_h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2&#x2B;h3; \&#xA;     [0:a][1:a][2:a][3:a][4:a][5:a][6:a][7:a][8:a][9:a][10:a][11:a][12:a][13:a][14:a][15:a][16:a][17:a][18:a][19:a][20:a][21:a][22:a][23:a][24:a]amix=inputs=25" \&#xA;output.mp4&#xA;

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    Unfortunately, this produces errors :

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    ffmpeg version 4.3.2-0&#x2B;deb11u1ubuntu1 Copyright (c) 2000-2021 the FFmpeg developers&#xA;  built with gcc 10 (Ubuntu 10.2.1-20ubuntu1)&#xA;  configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=0&#x2B;deb11u1ubuntu1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --disable-filter=resample --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libdav1d --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librabbitmq --enable-librsvg --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opencl --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-pocketsphinx --enable-libmfx --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-nvenc --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-shared&#xA;  WARNING: library configuration mismatch&#xA;  avcodec     configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=0&#x2B;deb11u1ubuntu1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --disable-filter=resample --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libdav1d --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librabbitmq --enable-librsvg --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opencl --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-pocketsphinx --enable-libmfx --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-nvenc --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-shared --enable-version3 --disable-doc --disable-programs --enable-libaribb24 --enable-liblensfun --enable-libopencore_amrnb --enable-libopencore_amrwb --enable-libtesseract --enable-libvo_amrwbenc&#xA;  libavutil      56. 51.100 / 56. 51.100&#xA;  libavcodec     58. 91.100 / 58. 91.100&#xA;  libavformat    58. 45.100 / 58. 45.100&#xA;  libavdevice    58. 10.100 / 58. 10.100&#xA;  libavfilter     7. 85.100 /  7. 85.100&#xA;  libavresample   4.  0.  0 /  4.  0.  0&#xA;  libswscale      5.  7.100 /  5.  7.100&#xA;  libswresample   3.  7.100 /  3.  7.100&#xA;  libpostproc    55.  7.100 / 55.  7.100&#xA;Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;abc.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:08.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 248 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 41 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 193 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #1, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;ang.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:10.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 480 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #1:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 271 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #1:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 194 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #2, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;ard.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:09.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 256 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #2:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 49 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #2:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 193 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #3, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;atv.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:17.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 259 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #3:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 53 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #3:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 193 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #4, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;bor.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:09.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 255 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #4:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 48 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #4:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #5, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;cen.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:07.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 461 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #5:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 250 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #5:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 196 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #6, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;cha.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:05.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 267 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #6:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 59 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #6:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 194 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #7, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;grad.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:05.01, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 246 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #7:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 39 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #7:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #8, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;gram.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:09.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 294 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #8:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 86 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #8:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 195 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #9, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;htv.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:12.01, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 238 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #9:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 29 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #9:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 196 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #10, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;its1.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:07.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 238 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #10:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 31 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #10:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #11, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;its2.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:08.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 241 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #11:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 34 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #11:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #12, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;lwt.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:10.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 239 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #12:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 30 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #12:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 195 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #13, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;sou.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:08.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 247 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #13:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 39 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #13:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 194 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #14, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;stv.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:09.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 257 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #14:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 51 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #14:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #15, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;tha.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:06.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 454 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #15:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 245 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #15:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 194 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #16, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;tlc.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:09.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 275 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #16:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 67 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #16:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 194 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #17, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;tsw.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:11.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 457 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #17:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 251 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #17:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #18, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;ttt.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:10.01, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 258 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #18:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 51 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #18:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 193 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #19, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;tvam.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf57.82.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:11.31, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 383 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #19:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 352x288 [SAR 178:163 DAR 1958:1467], 251 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 12800 tbn, 50 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #19:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 125 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #20, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;tvs.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:10.01, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 252 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #20:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 44 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #20:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 194 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #21, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;tww.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:09.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 277 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #21:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 69 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #21:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 194 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #22, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;utv.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:08.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 443 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #22:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 234 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #22:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 194 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #23, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;wtv.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:08.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 431 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #23:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 224 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #23:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 194 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;Input #24, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;ytv.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100&#xA;  Duration: 00:00:08.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 332 kb/s&#xA;    Stream #24:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 123 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn, 120 tbc (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;    Stream #24:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 195 kb/s (default)&#xA;    Metadata:&#xA;      handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;[AVFilterGraph @ 0x55ad3b4d4a00] No such filter: &#x27; &#x27;&#xA;Error initializing complex filters.&#xA;Invalid argument&#xA;

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    The layout code has now become extremely complex, but I've carefully followed the 4x4 example as given in the manual here and I don't think I'm doing much wrong. Breaking down and reordering the layout code I used above looks like this :

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    input1(0, 0)          | input6 (w0, 0)           | input11(w0&#x2B;w4, 0)          | input16(w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8, 0)          | input21(w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8&#x2B;w12, 0)&#xA;input2(0, h0)         | input7 (w0, h0)          | input12(w0&#x2B;w4, h0)         | input17(w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8, h0)         | input22(w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8&#x2B;w12, h0)&#xA;input3(0, h0&#x2B;h1)      | input8 (w0, h0&#x2B;h1)       | input13(w0&#x2B;w4, h0&#x2B;h1)      | input18(w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8, h0&#x2B;h1)      | input23(w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8&#x2B;w12, h0&#x2B;h1)&#xA;input4(0, h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2)   | input9 (w0, h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2)    | input14(w0&#x2B;w4, h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2)   | input19(w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8, h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2)   | input24(w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8&#x2B;w12, h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2)&#xA;input5(0, h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2&#x2B;h3)| input10(w0, h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2&#x2B;h3) | input15(w0&#x2B;w4, h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2&#x2B;h3)| input20(w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8, h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2&#x2B;h3)| input25(w0&#x2B;w4&#x2B;w8&#x2B;w12, h0&#x2B;h1&#x2B;h2&#x2B;h3)&#xA;

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    To my mind, w12 and h3 would logically be the next set of width and height parameters to add on in order to make the grid expansion from 4x4 to 5x5 work. Is that what's causing the code to choke ? If it's not this, it's not obvious to me what it might be, as I've checked the whole code as thoroughly as possible.

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    Once again, I'll be very grateful for your assistance.

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    Thanks very much, Clive

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