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FIX: Past duration too large error in FFmpeg
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Updated onJuly 15, 2024
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FFmpeg is an open-sourcetoolthat is used by billions of people around the world for processing audio, video, and other multimedia content.
This command-line program often generatesPast Duration Too Largeerror during the downscaling or encoding video content. One of the users who experienced a similar problemreportedthe issue on StackOverflow.
When encoding H.264 using ffmpeg I get the following type of warnings: Past duration 0.603386 too large
What do they mean? I have not found anything clear online or in the ffmpeg documentation.
It seems like it is a warning message rather than anerrorthat appears when you try to encode a high frame rate file to a low frame rate output.
The framerates are dropped in that case. Today, we will show how you can get rid of this warning message.
How do I fix the Past duration too large error in FFmpeg?
1. Set the input frame rate
The issue should disappear because the encoding is now done for 161/400 images. The system will delete the rest of the images.
However, if the problem still persists head towards the second solution.
2. Add Sync Flags
The situation can be frustrating if you are unable to encoding or downscaling a video. It is important to find a quick solution in that case.
Speaking of errors, another common error isInvalid data found when processing input, but we covered it in another guide, so don’t miss it.
Make sure that you are correctly following each and every step to fix this problem. Let us know in the comments section below if our solutions helped you to fix this issue.
More about the topics:audio editors,Video Editors,windows 10
Milan Stanojevic
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