I have some m4a files that will not play properly using the google music player app on my Android phone, although they play fine on most everything else. I thought the problem was the container and thought "ffmpeg -i bad.m4a -codec copy good.m4a" might help. However, when I run on the problem files, I get error messages. Running this command on non-problem files has not generated error messages.
Please suggest ways to fix (other than re-encoding).
ffmpeg -i "01 - The Day Begins.m4a" -codec copy day.m4a
ffmpeg version N-55066-gc96b3ae Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the FFmpeg developers
built on Jul 29 2013 18:05:45 with gcc 4.7.3 (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-libcaca --enable-libfreetyp
e --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --ena
ble-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-l
ibopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsp
eex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-
amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libxavs --
enable-libxvid --enable-zlib
libavutil 52. 40.100 / 52. 40.100
libavcodec 55. 19.100 / 55. 19.100
libavformat 55. 12.102 / 55. 12.102
libavdevice 55. 3.100 / 55. 3.100
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[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 00000000002da300] stream 0, timescale not set
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '01 - The Day Begins.m4a':
Metadata:
major_brand : m4a
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: M4A mp4isom
creation_time : 2003-07-06 20:27:46
track : 1
genre : Rock
title : The Day Begins
artist : Moody Blues
album : Days of Future Passed
date : 1967
Duration: 00:05:50.83, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 166 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 15
9 kb/s
Metadata:
creation_time : 2003-07-06 20:27:46
handler_name : Apple Sound Media Handler
Stream #0:1(eng): Data: none (mp4s / 0x7334706D)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2003-07-06 20:27:46
handler_name : Apple MPEG-4 Scene Media Handler
Stream #0:2(eng): Data: none (mp4s / 0x7334706D)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2003-07-06 20:27:46
handler_name : Apple MPEG-4 ODSM Media Handler
Stream #0:3: Video: png, rgb24, 240x240 [SAR 2834:2834 DAR 1:1], 90k tbr, 90
k tbn, 90k tbc
[ipod @ 000000000031dd40] track 0: could not find tag, codec not currently suppo
rted in container
Output #0, ipod, to 'day.m4a':
Metadata:
major_brand : m4a
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: M4A mp4isom
date : 1967
track : 1
genre : Rock
title : The Day Begins
artist : Moody Blues
album : Days of Future Passed
encoder : Lavf55.12.102
Stream #0:0: Video: png, rgb24, 240x240 [SAR 2834:2834 DAR 1:1], q=2-31, 90k
tbn, 90k tbc
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, 159 kb/s
Metadata:
creation_time : 2003-07-06 20:27:46
handler_name : Apple Sound Media Handler
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:3 -> #0:0 (copy)
Stream #0:0 -> #0:1 (copy)
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Error
number -1 occurred