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#1053 Wrong duration reported for BWF file

Incorrect_result
closed-fixed
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2017-06-11
2017-06-07
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Wrong duration is reported for BWF file. The file is actually 4 minutes 48 seconds 60 milliseconds, yet MediaInfo reports it as 5 minutes 4 seconds:

General
Complete name                            : //onddata.net.dr.dk/cache$/MediaCache/Highres/7fa31528bee74cf3884ba77b00f39b76.wav
Format                                   : Wave
File size                                : 13.2 MiB
Duration                                 : 5 min 4 s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Constant
Overall bit rate                         : 364 kb/s
Producer                                 : DR MA HLM Audio Cut
Description                              : Cut produced by HLM. In: 00:00:15:16 Duration: 00:04:48:14 Source file: /highres/arkiv/BWF/2007/12/17/IngestFile-5690006.bwf
Encoded date                             : 2017:05:22 14:46:00
Encoding settings                        : A=MPEG1L2,F=48000,B=384,W=16,M=STEREO
Producer_Reference                       : DR MA HLM Audio Cut

Audio
Format                                   : MPEG Audio
Format version                           : Version 1
Format profile                           : Layer 2
Codec ID                                 : 50
Duration                                 : 5 min 4 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 384 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 13.2 MiB (100%)

FFprobe correctly determines the length:

ffprobe version 3.3.1 Copyright (c) 2007-2017 the FFmpeg developers                                                                                                                                                                           
  built with gcc 6.3.0 (GCC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-cuda --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-dxva2 --enable-libmfx --enable-nvenc --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-icon
v --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --e
nable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-
libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib                                                                                  
  libavutil      55. 58.100 / 55. 58.100                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  libavcodec     57. 89.100 / 57. 89.100                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  libavformat    57. 71.100 / 57. 71.100                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  libavdevice    57.  6.100 / 57.  6.100                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  libavfilter     6. 82.100 /  6. 82.100                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  libswscale      4.  6.100 /  4.  6.100                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  libswresample   2.  7.100 /  2.  7.100                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  libpostproc    54.  5.100 / 54.  5.100                                                                                                                                                                                                      
[wav @ 00000000003156c0] ignoring wrong sample_count 14603904                                                                                                                                                                                 
[wav @ 00000000003156c0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate                                                                                                                                                             
Input #0, wav, from '//onddata.net.dr.dk/cache$/MediaCache/Highres/7fa31528bee74cf3884ba77b00f39b76.wav':                                                                                                                                     
  Metadata:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    comment         : Cut produced by HLM. In: 00:00:15:16 Duration: 00:04:48:14 Source file: /highres/arkiv/BWF/2007/12/17/IngestFile-5690006.bwf                                                                                            
    encoded_by      : DR MA HLM Audio Cut                                                                                                                                                                                                     
    originator_reference: DR MA HLM Audio Cut                                                                                                                                                                                                 
    date            : 2017:05:22                                                                                                                                                                                                              
    creation_time   : 14:46:00                                                                                                                                                                                                                
    time_reference  : 1510557696                                                                                                                                                                                                              
    coding_history  : A=MPEG1L2,F=48000,B=384,W=16,M=STEREO                                                                                                                                                                                   
                    :                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  Duration: 00:04:48.60, bitrate: 384 kb/s                                                                                                                                                                                                    
    Stream #0:0: Audio: mp2 (P[0][0][0] / 0x0050), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16p, 384 kb/s

Discussion

  • Jerome Martinez

    Jerome Martinez - 2017-06-07

    I need the file.
    If private, you cna drop it at info@mediaarea.net

     
  • Jerome Martinez

    Jerome Martinez - 2017-06-07
    • status: open --> pending
    • assigned_to: Jerome Martinez
     
  • Jerome Martinez

    Jerome Martinez - 2017-06-11

    60 milliseconds

    FFmpeg says 600 milliseconds (".60" means 60 tens of milliseconds)

    MediaInfo reports it as 5 minutes 4 seconds

    Because your file says it.
    Actually, I see the FFmpeg detects the coherency issue:

    "[wav @ 00000000003156c0] ignoring wrong sample_count 14603904
    [wav @ 00000000003156c0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate"

    long term solution is to fix your file.
    I don't know yet what I want to do with such buggy file.

     
    • Michael Christiansen

      Fair enough, thank you for investingating the issue!
      We'll try to fix the file instead.

       

      Last edit: Jerome Martinez 2017-06-11
  • Jerome Martinez

    Jerome Martinez - 2017-06-11

    OK, I actually have a similar test compared to FFmpeg, but tolerance range was higher.
    Changed with a tolerance range of the coherency test from 10% to 2% (in your file, error in the "fact" chunk is ~5%)

     
  • Jerome Martinez

    Jerome Martinez - 2017-06-11
    • status: pending --> closed-fixed
     
  • Jerome Martinez

    Jerome Martinez - 2017-06-11

    Fixed, in next public release and development snapshots starting tomorrow.

     

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