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I have a file that when I run ffpmeg -i on it will display a time of 351909:41:29.64.

I know I didn't record for 40 + years. Any suggestions on what would be the best way to fix this?

I appreciate any and all answers!

Regards,

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  • What is your ffmpeg version? Have you tried ffmpeg -i old.webm -c:a copy -c:v copy new.webm or the like?
    – Metabolix
    Jan 16, 2016 at 19:55
  • To the OP, post the full output of ffprobe for the file.
    – Gyan
    Jan 16, 2016 at 19:55
  • ffprobe output Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'recording.webm': Duration: 351909:41:29.64, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A Stream #0.0(eng): Video: vp8, yuv420p, 640x360, PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 1k fps, 1k tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc (default) Metadata: title : Video Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: vorbis, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16 (default) Metadata: title : Audio
    – Ron
    Jan 16, 2016 at 19:56
  • ffmpeg version 0.8.13-4:0.8.13
    – Ron
    Jan 16, 2016 at 19:57
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    That's an ancient version. Get something 2.8+ or nightly build.
    – Gyan
    Jan 16, 2016 at 19:59

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There is an old related bug report, marked as fixed. about this: Incorrect duration displayed in webm file. This seems to be related to the fact that a webm file doesn't contain an index of all frames, but only keyframes.

First option is to rewrap the WebM

ffmpeg -i current.webm -c copy -fflags +genpts new.webm
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  • I don't know if it's just an ffmpeg thing though. I see it when watching the video in the browser and VLC. I think it may actually be a file encoding issue.
    – Ron
    Jan 16, 2016 at 19:57
  • As Metabolix said, rewrap it in a new WebM, except add -fflags +genpts to their command.
    – Gyan
    Jan 16, 2016 at 19:58
  • Thanks for the help! Kind of new to FFMPEG. So the command would be ffmpeg -fflags +genpts -i old.webm -c:a copy -c:v copy new.webm
    – Ron
    Jan 16, 2016 at 20:00
  • See edited answer.
    – Gyan
    Jan 16, 2016 at 20:01
  • Updated ffmpeg, ran the above command and then used ffprobe and got: Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'new.webm': Metadata: encoder : Lavf56.36.100 Duration: 351909:41:29.65, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A Stream #0:0(eng): Video: vp8, yuv420p, 640x360, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 1k fps, 1k tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc (default) Metadata: title : Video Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: vorbis, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default) Metadata: title : Audio
    – Ron
    Jan 16, 2016 at 21:14

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