Hey Benny!

The below video, GH010002.MP4, is a 4k 30fps h264 that required I set threads to at least 2 to mplayer in order to play error free. The mp4 called GH010003.MP4 is a 1080p at 30fps and played fine without the threads switch. They were both made with a borrowed "GoPro Hero 8 Black". It has a waterproof case and I hope to have footage soon starring sharks of The Stuart Channel, which as luck would have it is withing spitting distance from where I am currently sitting. Please stay tuned for further details ... maybe ... we'll see what happens.

Anyhow 4k movies are doable but are very heavy byte-wise and from what I see today 1080p still wins. My neighbour argues that a 48" or greater monitor will probably start showing the difference.

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ffprobe GH010002.MP4 -----------------------------------------------------------

ffprobe version 5.0.1 Copyright (c) 2007-2022 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 12.1.0 (GCC)
configuration: --prefix=/usr --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree --disable-static --enable-shared --disable-debug --enable-libass --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libxvid --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-openssl --docdir=/usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-5.0.1
libavutil 57. 17.100 / 57. 17.100
libavcodec 59. 18.100 / 59. 18.100
libavformat 59. 16.100 / 59. 16.100
libavdevice 59. 4.100 / 59. 4.100
libavfilter 8. 24.100 / 8. 24.100
libswscale 6. 4.100 / 6. 4.100
libswresample 4. 3.100 / 4. 3.100
libpostproc 56. 3.100 / 56. 3.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/mnt/archives/GH010002.MP4':
Metadata:
major_brand : mp41
minor_version : 538120216
compatible_brands: mp41
creation_time : 2022-07-21T13:27:56.000000Z
location : +48.9943-123.7603/
location-eng : +48.9943-123.7603/
firmware : HD8.01.02.51.00
Duration: 00:01:07.70, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 60320 kb/s
Chapters:
Chapter #0:0: start 61.428000, end 67.701000
Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuvj420p(pc, bt709, progressive), 3840x2160 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 60055 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2022-07-21T13:27:56.000000Z
handler_name : GoPro AVC
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
encoder : GoPro AVC encoder
timecode : 13:27:08:03
Stream #0:1[0x2](eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 189 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2022-07-21T13:27:56.000000Z
handler_name : GoPro AAC
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
timecode : 13:27:08:03
Stream #0:2[0x3](eng): Data: none (tmcd / 0x64636D74) (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2022-07-21T13:27:56.000000Z
handler_name : GoPro TCD
timecode : 13:27:08:03
Stream #0:3[0x4](eng): Data: bin_data (gpmd / 0x646D7067), 51 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2022-07-21T13:27:56.000000Z
handler_name : GoPro MET
Stream #0:4[0x5](eng): Data: none (fdsc / 0x63736466), 10 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2022-07-21T13:27:56.000000Z
handler_name : GoPro SOS
Unsupported codec with id 0 for input stream 2
Unsupported codec with id 98314 for input stream 3
Unsupported codec with id 0 for input stream 4

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ffprobe GH010003.MP4 -----------------------------------------------------------

ffprobe version 5.0.1 Copyright (c) 2007-2022 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 12.1.0 (GCC)
configuration: --prefix=/usr --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree --disable-static --enable-shared --disable-debug --enable-libass --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libxvid --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-openssl --docdir=/usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-5.0.1
libavutil 57. 17.100 / 57. 17.100
libavcodec 59. 18.100 / 59. 18.100
libavformat 59. 16.100 / 59. 16.100
libavdevice 59. 4.100 / 59. 4.100
libavfilter 8. 24.100 / 8. 24.100
libswscale 6. 4.100 / 6. 4.100
libswresample 4. 3.100 / 4. 3.100
libpostproc 56. 3.100 / 56. 3.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/mnt/archives/GH010003.MP4':
Metadata:
major_brand : mp41
minor_version : 538120216
compatible_brands: mp41
creation_time : 2022-07-21T16:57:02.000000Z
location : +48.9942-123.7602/
location-eng : +48.9942-123.7602/
firmware : HD8.01.02.51.00
Duration: 00:00:39.84, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 45311 kb/s
Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuvj420p(pc, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 45043 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2022-07-21T16:57:02.000000Z
handler_name : GoPro AVC
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
encoder : GoPro AVC encoder
timecode : 16:56:01:04
Stream #0:1[0x2](eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 189 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2022-07-21T16:57:02.000000Z
handler_name : GoPro AAC
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
timecode : 16:56:01:04
Stream #0:2[0x3](eng): Data: none (tmcd / 0x64636D74) (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2022-07-21T16:57:02.000000Z
handler_name : GoPro TCD
timecode : 16:56:01:04
Stream #0:3[0x4](eng): Data: bin_data (gpmd / 0x646D7067), 53 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2022-07-21T16:57:02.000000Z
handler_name : GoPro MET
Stream #0:4[0x5](eng): Data: none (fdsc / 0x63736466), 10 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2022-07-21T16:57:02.000000Z
handler_name : GoPro SOS
Unsupported codec with id 0 for input stream 2
Unsupported codec with id 98314 for input stream 3
Unsupported codec with id 0 for input stream 4

Life is good,
Maurice

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