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ffmpeg command outputs to ".partial.mp4" - why?

user-2302

Hi Guys

I am going through a lot of downloads that had an issue because of my ffmpeg installation.
I have fixed it and it works ok now.
I am manually running the ffmpeg command against the ".ts" files and it all seems to be working just fine.

The exact command I am using is taken from the get_iplayer logs, with all of the options. This includes naming the output file as ".partial.mp4".

My question is, why is it outputing to ".partial.mp4" and not ".mp4"?
On a related note, what further processing should I be doing to convert the ".partial.mp4" to ".mp4"?
I could simply re-name but the get_iplayer scripts must be doing something else?

Is it to do with AtomicParsley afterwards?

Thanks

user-2

You don't need to use ".partial" to construct an intermediate file name if you're converting files outside of get_iplayer. Intermediate file is only renamed by get_iplayer upon successful conversion. Nothing to do with AtomicParsley.

user-2302

Perfect. Thanks for the quick reply.

I will simply change my script!

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