Ffmpeg Bitstream

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Quick start

• MP4 H.264 → TS/HLS: -bsf:v h264_mp4toannexb → Step 3, recipe A
• MP4 HEVC → TS: -bsf:v hevc_mp4toannexb → Step 3, recipe A
• TS AAC → MP4: -bsf:a aac_adtstoasc → Step 3, recipe B
• Old DivX/XviD packed B-frames: -bsf:v mpeg4_unpack_bframes → Step 3, recipe D
• Rewrite H.264 level / VUI: -bsf:v h264_metadata=... → Step 3, recipe E
• Strip SEI / AUD / filler NALs: -bsf:v filter_units=remove_types=6 → Step 3, recipe F
• Dump extradata into every keyframe (streaming recovery): -bsf:v dump_extra=freq=k
• Zero-base timestamps without re-encoding: -bsf:v setts=ts=PTS-STARTPTS
• Debug NAL/SPS/PPS structure: -bsf:v trace_headers

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