FFmpeg does not show video bitrates for H.264 video

[Atarikid]

When using ffmpeg -i file.mkv , FFmpegdoes not display the video bitrate of .mkv files
All other containers seems to work fine.

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Please reopen this ticket if your issue is reproducible with current FFmpeg git head and if you can provide a sample and the complete, uncut console output of ffmpeg -i that shows the problem.

[Atarikid]

Same happens with the latest GIT:

ffmpeg -i /Volumes/Data/Movies\ Test/matroska+h264+eac3++x264_Overflow_Sample.mkv

ffmpeg version N-60689-g8309171-tessus Copyright (c) 2000-2014 the FFmpeg developers

built on Feb 16 2014 19:49:23 with llvm-gcc 4.2.1 (LLVM build 2336.1.00)
configuration: --prefix=/Users/tessus/data/ext/ffmpeg/sw --as=yasm --extra-version=tessus --disable-shared --enable-static --disable-ffplay --enable-gpl --enable-pthreads --enable-postproc --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-libspeex --enable-bzlib --enable-zlib --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libxavs --enable-version3 --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvpx --enable-libgsm --enable-libopus --enable-libmodplug --enable-fontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-filters --enable-runtime-cpudetect
libavutil 52. 64.100 / 52. 64.100
libavcodec 55. 52.102 / 55. 52.102
libavformat 55. 33.100 / 55. 33.100
libavdevice 55. 9.101 / 55. 9.101
libavfilter 4. 1.102 / 4. 1.102
libswscale 2. 5.101 / 2. 5.101
libswresample 0. 17.104 / 0. 17.104
libpostproc 52. 3.100 / 52. 3.100

Input #0, matroska,webm, from '/Volumes/Data/Movies Test/matroska+h264+eac3++x264_Overflow_Sample.mkv':

Metadata:

encoder : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
creation_time : 2007-06-24 12:00:01

Duration: 00:00:41.46, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 6630 kb/s

Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1280x528, SAR 31:32 DAR 155:66, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
Metadata:

title : x264 1280x528 3783 kb/s

Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: eac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 1536 kb/s (default)
Metadata:

title : English Dolby Digital Plus English 5.1 (1.5m)

At least one output file must be specified

As you can see, the Video stream does not displays the Video bitrate. Audio stream does - as the global bitrate.
Happens with any MKV container.
Using probesize and/or analyzeduration doesn't fix this.

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Did you upload a sample?

[Atarikid]

No, but this occurs with any mkv file you try.

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Why do you think video bitrate information is available for "any mkv file"?

[Atarikid]

For any mkv container with a video stream that is.
Will upload a mkv later today.

[Atarikid]

See attachment.
This example doesn't even show the audio bitrate. Although most MKV (with audio stream) do show the bitrate.
The video bitrate is never shown (tried on a lot of mov files).

[Atarikid]

Added a second example. This one does show the audio bitrate, but still no video bitrate.

[Atarikid]

On a side note: the total bitrate is always shown (audio + video)

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Which application does show the video bitrate for one of the files you attached?
I only tested mkvinfo which doesn't show it (or do I miss it)?

[Hendrik]

If the video stream does not contain bitrate information in its headers, then there is nothing for FFmpeg to show, its as simple as that.

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Please reopen if there is an application that shows the video bitrate for the samples you uploaded.

[Atarikid]

Mediainfo shows the video bitrate. Here is the output of Mediainfo for the second attached example.

General
Unique ID : 96413284063479173392440430446561344295 (0x488885E8AA95C388F1C35F9675CE3B27)
Complete name : /Volumes/Data/Downloads/Starship_Troopers2.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4 / Version 2
File size : 2.06 MiB
Duration : 5s 119ms
Overall bit rate : 3 375 Kbps
Writing application : Lavf55.19.104
Writing library : Lavf55.19.104

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Bit rate : 3 180 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 3 625 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 138 r2358 9e941d1
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x132 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=8 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=cbr / mbtree=1 / bitrate=3625 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=3 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=3625 / vbv_bufsize=1450 / nal_hrd=none / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 5s 119ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : 1mn 5s
Stream size : 80.0 KiB (4%)
Default : Yes
Forced : No