[FFmpeg-user] Transcoding foscam mkv to mp4 is resulting in larger files

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Carl Eugen Hoyos <cehoyos <at> ag.or.at> writes:

> (The fps filter has its own shortcomings, I suggest 
> using -r.)

You can minimize the duplication and dropping with 
dejudder (needs trial-and-error for such files as 
opposed to telecined streams):
$ ffmpeg -i MDalarm_20150911_121823.mkv -vf dejudder=3 
-r 23 -qscale 2 -vcodec mpeg4 out.mov

Carl Eugen