Currently, when you upload a video that has a supported video codec but an unsupported audio codec (or vice-versa), transcoding simply fails. It would be nice if op_video were more resilient to this kind of setback. My proposal: If the video codec is supported but the audio isn't, just ignore the audio stream and transcode only the video. Put a warning in the log when it happens, so the administrator knows what's going on. Maybe make it a field option, if not everyone will want it.

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jbrown’s picture

jbrown commented
Status: Active » Postponed

Great idea!

jbrown’s picture

jbrown commented
Project: OpenPackage Video » Blue Droplet Video
Version: 5.x-3.x-dev » 6.x-1.x-dev
Assigned: Unassigned » jbrown
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ferrangil commented

Ignoring the audio track looks like a great way to, at least, have more videos transcoded. Too many photo cameras record the audio at 8000Hz and then it fails. Also adding a message into the log allows us to sort the videos with errors.