output format

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On 27/03/2023 17:56, fred.d wrote:
> Recently started using gip to download sounds and audio files.
> 
> Unfortunately I've got my prefs set to force output to mpeg .TS. Result 
> is my downloaded audio is being converted to .ts files unless I override 
> the command line with --raw when downloading audio :-(

What command-line option are you using to set this?

> Does anyone know a way to configure gip Video output format separately 
> from Audio output format? I've had a quick look at all the options I 
> have docs on but I can't see anything obvious.

Difficult to say without knowing how you set the preference in the first 
place.

> Note:
> I use .ts for historical reasons for video. I also have a decent .ts 
> editor (TS-DOCTOR) that I like the interface for and it's quick to use 
> and still handles 95% of content wonderfully. So quick, frame accurate, 
> lossless editing with no hassle.
> I've not found anything that's as easy to find edit points quickly using 
> a keyboard when editing other video formats. Most of them use timelines 
> as they are designed more for assembling than straight editing. To be 
> fair I have only tried free software such as shotcut and openshot so 
> there may be something else out there that's better. If so maybe it's 
> time to change base format to .mkv or mp4. I'm not averse to change, 
> it's just that I need an editor that's as easy and quick to use.

Perhaps keep the file as *.ts until you've finished editing it, then 
convert it to something more mainstream such as *.mp4.  The problem with 
*.mp4 is that it can be very difficult to edit accurately, as each 
'packet' of video can be several seconds long, and you can't easily edit 
within a packet, only at packet boundaries, so keeping it as *.ts until 
its final version would make sense.

Note: I suspect 'packet' is the wrong word there, but I can't remember 
the correct terminology.  Hopefully you understand what I'm trying to say.