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ffmpeg cut first 5 seconds

I am having trouble removing the first 5 seconds of a .mp4 video. Here is what I have so far:

subprocess.call("ffmpeg -ss 00:00:00 -t 00:00:05 -i /home/requiem/Desktop/t1.mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec copy /home/requiem/Desktop/t2.mp4", shell=True)

The issue is that it just takes the first 5 second and saves it, but I want the first 5 seconds removed and the rest saved. How would I do that, or can I find the duration of the video so I can set -ss 00:00:05 and -t DURATION

Solution

  • How about this:

    ffmpeg -ss 00:00:05 -i /home/requiem/Desktop/t1.mp4 ....