diff --git a/issues.md b/issues.md index 498f4baf..2dfb5d02 100644 --- a/issues.md +++ b/issues.md @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ - **Can LosslessCut crop, resize, stretch, mirror/flip, overlay text/images, watermark, blur, redact, re-encode, create GIF, slideshow, burn subtitles, color grading, fade/transition between video clips, fade/combine/mix/merge audio tracks or change audio volume?** - No, these are all lossy operations (meaning you *have* to re-encode the file), but in the future I may start to implement such features. [See this issue for more information.](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/372). See also [#643](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/643). -- Can LosslessCut be batched/automated using a CLI or API? - - While it was never designed for advanced batching/automation, it does have a [basic CLI and a HTTP API](./cli.md), and there are a few feature requests regarding this: [#980](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/980) [#868](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/868). +- Can LosslessCut be batched/automated using a CLI or API or do external post-processing? + - While it was never designed for advanced batching/automation, it does have a [basic CLI and a HTTP API](./cli.md). More info: [#980](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/980) [#868](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/868). - Is there a keyboard shortcut to do X? - First check the Keyboard shortcuts dialog. If you cannot find your shortcut there, [see this issue.](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/254) - When will you implement feature X? @@ -136,14 +136,12 @@ MPEG TS (`.mts`/`.ts`) files have a tendency to be a [bit problematic](https://g ## EXIF / metadata -EXIF/metadata can be preserved (see Export Options dialog), but it doesn't always output compliant files, so use it carefully. Alternatively you can use [exiftool](https://exiftool.org/) after exporting with LosslessCut to transfer metadata, for example: +It is a known problem that FFmpeg will not always preserve metadata correctly. More info [#1027](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/1027). Some metadata can be preserved (see Export Options dialog), but it doesn't always output compliant files, so use it carefully. Alternatively you can use [exiftool](https://exiftool.org/) after exporting with LosslessCut to transfer metadata, for example: ```bash -exiftool -tagsFromFile original-source-file.mp4 -all:all -overwrite_original exported-from-losslesscut.mp4 +exiftool -tagsFromFile Original-Source-File.mp4 -all:all -overwrite_original Exported-From-LosslessCut.mp4 ``` -More info [#1027](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/1027) - ## Proprietary data tracks list When exporting, LosslessCut may be unable to process certain proprietary tracks. For example `tmcd`, `fdsc` and `gpmd` added by GoPro. These can however be losslessly exported to separate files if you want to keep this data for later.