Opened 13 years ago

Closed 7 years ago

Last modified 7 years ago

#431 closed defect (fixed)

When converting audio to an MP3 using CBR, result is reported VBR

Reported by: schtorch Owned by: Michael Niedermayer
Priority: normal Component: undetermined
Version: git-master Keywords: CBR mp3
Cc: Blocked By:
Blocking: Reproduced by developer: no
Analyzed by developer: no

Description

When I try to convert a file to MP3 with CBR using the latest GIT, I get a file which is reported by various players (mediainfo, VLC) to be a variable bitrate (VBR) file.

ffmpeg -i test_orig.mp3 -ab 128k test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3
ffmpeg version N-32327-g27bf599, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Sep  5 2011 21:57:49 with gcc 4.5.1 20101208 [gcc-4_5-branch revision 167585]
  configuration: --shlibdir=/usr/lib64 --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --libdir=/usr/lib64 --enable-shared --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libtheora --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-postproc --enable-gpl --disable-network --extra-cflags='-fmessage-length=0 -O2 -Wall -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector -funwind-tables -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fPIC -I/usr/include/gsm' --disable-stripping --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libdirac --enable-libgsm --enable-avfilter --enable-libvpx --enable-version3 --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libx264 --enable-pthreads --enable-libfaac --enable-nonfree --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver
  libavutil    51. 16. 0 / 51. 16. 0
  libavcodec   53. 13. 0 / 53. 13. 0
  libavformat  53. 11. 0 / 53. 11. 0
  libavdevice  53.  3. 0 / 53.  3. 0
  libavfilter   2. 37. 0 /  2. 37. 0
  libswscale    2.  1. 0 /  2.  1. 0
  libpostproc  51.  2. 0 / 51.  2. 0
[mp3 @ 0x6319e0] max_analyze_duration 5000000 reached at 5015510
Input #0, mp3, from 'test_orig.mp3':                                                                                                                  
  Duration: 00:03:31.61, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 128 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s
File 'test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] y
Output #0, mp3, to 'test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3':
  Metadata:
    TSSE            : Lavf53.11.0
    Stream #0.0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0.0 -> #0.0 (mp3 -> libmp3lame)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
size=    3307kB time=00:03:31.64 bitrate= 128.0kbits/s    
video:0kB audio:3307kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.005581%
mediainfo test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3 
General
Complete name                    : test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3
Format                           : MPEG Audio
File size                        : 3.23 MiB
Duration                         : 3mn 31s
Overall bit rate                 : 128 Kbps
Encoding settings                : Lavf53.11.0

Audio
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 3
Mode                             : Joint stereo
Mode extension                   : MS Stereo
Duration                         : 3mn 31s
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Bit rate                         : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Stream size                      : 3.23 MiB (100%)

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Change History (23)

in reply to:  description comment:1 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 13 years ago

Component: FFmpegundetermined
Status: newopen

Replying to schtorch:

When I try to convert a file to MP3 with CBR using the latest GIT

Do you think this is a regression?

comment:2 by schtorch, 13 years ago

It seems it has worked before. Here is a comment I found on the ffmpeg user mailinglist:
http://ffmpeg-users.933282.n4.nabble.com/mp3-bitrate-vlc-td3548853.html

Another info, I tried to use lame directly and mediainfo reports a correct bit rate mode.

# lame --preset cbr 128k test_orig.mp3 test_lame_cbr.mp3
ID3v2 found. Be aware that the ID3 tag is currently lost when transcoding.
LAME 3.98.4 64bits (http://www.mp3dev.org/)
Using polyphase lowpass filter, transition band: 16538 Hz - 17071 Hz
Encoding test_orig.mp3 to test_lame_cbr.mp3
Encoding as 44.1 kHz j-stereo MPEG-1 Layer III (11x) 128 kbps qval=3
    Frame          |  CPU time/estim | REAL time/estim | play/CPU |    ETA 
  8102/8103  (100%)|    0:05/    0:05|    0:05/    0:05|   37.393x|    0:00                                                                                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   kbps        LR    MS  %     long switch short %
  128.0        3.3  96.7        84.8   8.9   6.3
Writing LAME Tag...done                                                                                                                                                    
ReplayGain: -8.6dB
# mediainfo test_lame_cbr.mp3 
General
Complete name                    : test_lame_cbr.mp3
Format                           : MPEG Audio
File size                        : 3.23 MiB
Duration                         : 3mn 31s
Overall bit rate                 : 128 Kbps
Writing library                  : LAME3.98r

Audio
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 3
Mode                             : Joint stereo
Mode extension                   : MS Stereo
Duration                         : 3mn 31s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Stream size                      : 3.23 MiB (100%)
Writing library                  : LAME3.98r
Encoding settings                : -m j -V 4 -q 3 -lowpass 17 -b 128

comment:3 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 13 years ago

Does the problem disappear if you disable the call to mp3_write_xing() in mp3_write_header() in libavformat/mp3enc.c?

comment:4 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 13 years ago

Or try ffmpeg -i test_orig.mp3 -ab 128k - >testCBR.mp3

comment:5 by schtorch, 13 years ago

Uncommenting mp3_write_xing() seems to work, bit rate mode changes to constant.

mediainfo test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3 
General
Complete name                    : test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3
Format                           : MPEG Audio
File size                        : 3.23 MiB
Duration                         : 3mn 31s
Overall bit rate                 : 128 Kbps
Encoding settings                : Lavf53.11.0

Audio
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 3
Mode                             : Joint stereo
Mode extension                   : MS Stereo
Duration                         : 3mn 31s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Stream size                      : 3.23 MiB (100%)
# ffmpeg -i test_orig.mp3 -ab 128k - >test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3
...
[NULL @ 0x632280] Unable to find a suitable output format for 'pipe:'
pipe:: Invalid argument

comment:6 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 13 years ago

Sorry, I meant

ffmpeg -i test_orig.mp3 -ab 128k -f mp3 - >test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3

comment:7 by schtorch, 13 years ago

This also works like a charm and results in a correct bit rate mode:

# ffmpeg -i test_orig.mp3 -ab 128k -f mp3 - >test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3
# mediainfo test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3 
General
Complete name                    : test_ffmpeg_cbr.mp3
Format                           : MPEG Audio
File size                        : 3.23 MiB
Duration                         : 3mn 31s
Overall bit rate                 : 128 Kbps
Encoding settings                : Lavf53.11.0

Audio
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 3
Mode                             : Joint stereo
Mode extension                   : MS Stereo
Duration                         : 3mn 31s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Stream size                      : 3.23 MiB (100%)

comment:8 by schtorch, 13 years ago

Please let me know, if I can help further...

Using the piping mechanism might be a workaround, but the resulting files include sometimes some "digital burbs"...

comment:9 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 13 years ago

Could you explain what the problem with the resulting file is if you do not use the pipe?
(The files are CBR except for the initial Xing header.)

comment:10 by schtorch, 13 years ago

I see the problem that the bitrate and bit rate mode is reported wrong in a lot of players (e.g. VLC states 56k for a 128k CBR without initial Xing header). This might be at first sight a more cosmetic issue but confuses people when they want to verify if it's a CBR or what bitrate the file exactly has without using a calculator and the file size.

The reason to verify if it's a CBR are compatibility problems with players that do not support MP3 VBR, eg. some mobiles or software in older hardware. Maybe (just guessing) there is also a problem that players that only support CBR do not play files "marked as VBR" that are in reality CBR files.

I would really appreciate a fix.

in reply to:  10 comment:11 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 13 years ago

Replying to schtorch:

I see the problem that the bitrate and bit rate mode is reported wrong in a lot of players (e.g. VLC states 56k for a 128k CBR without initial Xing header).

Do I understand correctly that the bitrate is shown incorrectly if there is no Xing Header (=if you use the pipe)?

comment:12 by schtorch, 13 years ago

Ok, I have misunderstood you. The pipe is working correctly as stated in comment 7. Changing source code also worked correctly in comment 5. So the problem stated in comment 11 is when I use ffmpeg from GIT without piping. And that implies using the Xing Header if I understand you correctly.

comment:13 by schtorch, 13 years ago

Please let me know if I should clarify anything or if I can help you in any way to fix that.

comment:14 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 12 years ago

Keywords: mp3 added

comment:15 by Michael Niedermayer, 12 years ago

Maybe fixed, please test with latest git master

comment:16 by schtorch, 12 years ago

This is fixed indeed!

Test CBR:

$ ffmpeg -i test.mp4 -ab 128k test.mp3
ffmpeg version N-34877-g53cb0de, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Nov 15 2011 16:26:55 with gcc 4.5.1 20101208 [gcc-4_5-branch revision 167585]
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-shared --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libvorbis --enable-libtheora --enable-libvpx --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libx264 --disable-network --disable-stripping --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libdirac --enable-libgsm --enable-avfilter --enable-pthreads --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --extra-cflags=-I/usr/local/include --extra-ldflags=-L/usr/local/lib
  libavutil    51. 25. 0 / 51. 25. 0
  libavcodec   53. 34. 0 / 53. 34. 0
  libavformat  53. 20. 0 / 53. 20. 0
  libavdevice  53.  4. 0 / 53.  4. 0
  libavfilter   2. 48. 1 /  2. 48. 1
  libswscale    2.  1. 0 /  2.  1. 0
  libpostproc  51.  2. 0 / 51.  2. 0
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'test.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    creation_time   : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
    encoder         : Lavf52.87.1
  Duration: 00:00:55.28, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 618 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 400x222, 485 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 50 tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 127 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
      handler_name    : 
File 'test.mp3' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] y
Output #0, mp3, to 'test.mp3':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    TDEN            : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
    TSSE            : Lavf53.20.0
    Stream #0:0(und): Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
      handler_name    : 
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:0 (aac -> libmp3lame)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
size=     864kB time=00:00:55.24 bitrate= 128.1kbits/s    
video:0kB audio:863kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.066065%

Result CBR:

mediainfo test.mp3
General
Complete name                    : test.mp3
Format                           : MPEG Audio
File size                        : 864 KiB
Duration                         : 55s 275ms
Overall bit rate                 : 128 Kbps
Encoded date                     : UTC 1970-01- 1 00:00:00
Writing library                  : LAME3.99
Encoding settings                : Lavf53.20.0
major_brand                      : isom
minor_version                    : 512
compatible_brands                : isomiso2avc1mp41

Audio
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 3
Mode                             : Joint stereo
Mode extension                   : MS Stereo
Duration                         : 55s 275ms
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Stream size                      : 864 KiB (100%)
Writing library                  : LAME3.99

Test VBR:

$ ffmpeg -i test.mp4 -qscale 1 test.mp3
ffmpeg version N-34877-g53cb0de, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Nov 15 2011 16:26:55 with gcc 4.5.1 20101208 [gcc-4_5-branch revision 167585]
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-shared --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libvorbis --enable-libtheora --enable-libvpx --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libx264 --disable-network --disable-stripping --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libdirac --enable-libgsm --enable-avfilter --enable-pthreads --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-ffserver --extra-cflags=-I/usr/local/include --extra-ldflags=-L/usr/local/lib
  libavutil    51. 25. 0 / 51. 25. 0
  libavcodec   53. 34. 0 / 53. 34. 0
  libavformat  53. 20. 0 / 53. 20. 0
  libavdevice  53.  4. 0 / 53.  4. 0
  libavfilter   2. 48. 1 /  2. 48. 1
  libswscale    2.  1. 0 /  2.  1. 0
  libpostproc  51.  2. 0 / 51.  2. 0
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'test.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    creation_time   : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
    encoder         : Lavf52.87.1
  Duration: 00:00:55.28, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 618 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 400x222, 485 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 50 tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 127 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
      handler_name    : 
File 'test.mp3' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] y
Output #0, mp3, to 'test.mp3':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    TDEN            : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
    TSSE            : Lavf53.20.0
    Stream #0:0(und): Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 1970-01-01 00:00:00
      handler_name    : 
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:0 (aac -> libmp3lame)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
size=    1849kB time=00:00:55.24 bitrate= 274.2kbits/s    
video:0kB audio:1849kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.030847%

Result VBR:

mediainfo test.mp3
General
Complete name                    : test.mp3
Format                           : MPEG Audio
File size                        : 1.81 MiB
Encoded date                     : UTC 1970-01- 1 00:00:00
Writing library                  : LAME3.99
Encoding settings                : Lavf53.20.0
major_brand                      : isom
minor_version                    : 512
compatible_brands                : isomiso2avc1mp41

Audio
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 3
Mode                             : Joint stereo
Mode extension                   : MS Stereo
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Stream size                      : 1.81 MiB (100%)
Writing library                  : LAME3.99

comment:17 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 12 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: openclosed

Thank you for testing!

by volker, 7 years ago

Attachment: 20160921_112559_capture.png added

comment:18 by volker, 7 years ago

Seems that the problem is back (or has not been fixed completely). This is the offending command line:

ffmpeg.exe -i infile.mp4 -loglevel error -stats -y -c:v libxvid -b:v 1750k -c:a libmp3lame -b:a 128k -async 1 outfile.avi

Here's what ffprobe has to say:

ffprobe -v error infile.mp4
ffprobe version N-78197-g5893e87 Copyright (c) 2007-2016 the FFmpeg developers

built with gcc 5.2.0 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-av

isynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enab
le-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --
enable-libdcadec --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-l
ibilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enab
le-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --en
able-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --ena
ble-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc

--enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enabl

e-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --
enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib

libavutil 55. 16.101 / 55. 16.101
libavcodec 57. 22.102 / 57. 22.102
libavformat 57. 23.101 / 57. 23.101
libavdevice 57. 0.101 / 57. 0.101
libavfilter 6. 27.100 / 6. 27.100
libswscale 4. 0.100 / 4. 0.100
libswresample 2. 0.101 / 2. 0.101
libpostproc 54. 0.100 / 54. 0.100

Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'infile.mp4':

Metadata:

major_brand : mp42
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: isommp42
creation_time : 2016-03-17 10:20:35

Duration: 00:03:48.74, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3027 kb/s

Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 1280x720

[SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 2833 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 50 tbc (default)

Metadata:

handler_name : VideoHandler

Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, flt

p, 191 kb/s (default)

Metadata:

creation_time : 2016-03-17 10:20:37
handler_name : IsoMedia File Produced by Google, 5-11-2011

ffprobe outfile.avi
ffprobe version N-78197-g5893e87 Copyright (c) 2007-2016 the FFmpeg developers

built with gcc 5.2.0 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-av

isynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enab
le-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --
enable-libdcadec --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-l
ibilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enab
le-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --en
able-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --ena
ble-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc

--enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enabl

e-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --
enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib

libavutil 55. 16.101 / 55. 16.101
libavcodec 57. 22.102 / 57. 22.102
libavformat 57. 23.101 / 57. 23.101
libavdevice 57. 0.101 / 57. 0.101
libavfilter 6. 27.100 / 6. 27.100
libswscale 4. 0.100 / 4. 0.100
libswresample 2. 0.101 / 2. 0.101
libpostproc 54. 0.100 / 54. 0.100

Input #0, avi, from 'outfile.avi':

Metadata:

encoder : Lavf57.23.101

Duration: 00:02:35.09, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1922 kb/s

Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (Simple Profile) (xvid / 0x64697678), yuv420p, 128

0x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 1788 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 25 tbc

Stream #0:1: Audio: mp3 (U[0][0][0] / 0x0055), 44100 Hz, stereo, s16p, 128 k

b/s

ffmpeg.exe -version
ffmpeg version N-78197-g5893e87 Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 5.2.0 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-avis
ynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable
-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --en
able-libdcadec --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-lib
ilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable
-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enab
le-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enabl
e-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc -
-enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-
libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --en
able-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
libavutil 55. 16.101 / 55. 16.101
libavcodec 57. 22.102 / 57. 22.102
libavformat 57. 23.101 / 57. 23.101
libavdevice 57. 0.101 / 57. 0.101
libavfilter 6. 27.100 / 6. 27.100
libswscale 4. 0.100 / 4. 0.100
libswresample 2. 0.101 / 2. 0.101
libpostproc 54. 0.100 / 54. 0.100

Screenshot from VirtualDub attached, it seems that it sees the MP3 stream encoded as "VBR" with a bitrate of exactly 128k. Unfortunately, this breaks compatibility with some hardware players and contradicts what -c:a libmp3lame -b:a 128k is advertised to do.

Thanks for having a look.

Last edited 7 years ago by volker (previous) (diff)

comment:19 by volker, 7 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: closedreopened

comment:20 by relaxed, 7 years ago

volker,

I just tested ffmpeg git master with encoding an aac to -c:a libmp3lame -b:a 128k in avi. mediainfo reports "Bit rate mode : Constant" for the audio. Can you check your file with mediainfo to see if it says the same?

Thanks

comment:21 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 7 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: reopenedclosed

Please do not reopen ancient tickets using a new, different command line.

comment:22 by edumj, 7 years ago

Sorry for reopening this ticket again, but it seems that this was never really fixed.

Every time a open with VirtualDub an AVI made with ffmpeg (no matter the version), it warns about "Variable Bitrate (VBR) audio detected". But it's ok with AVIs made with Mencoder!

Now I'm trying to analyze some AVIs to find differences with AVIs made with mpeg4 native encoder and libxvid (because mpeg4 doesn't make really compliant XviD files for some reason or default option...) and I just found a program called AVInaptic.

And with AVInaptic I found a big difference:
AVIs made with ffmpeg, appart from the field "Bitrate (bs)" which says "128 kbps CBR" (that should be the field also reads MediaInfo) have an extra field called just "Bitrate" which says "128 kbps VBR" and that should be what VirtualDub reads, and may be what causes problems in some DVD Players??

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