Conversion of H264 into MP4

Hi,

I would like to ask you, please, for help with converting a file with .h264 file extension into the .mp4 format. I have tried to search here over MATLAB central but those answers are not working for me.

I am looking forward to your answers.

Answer 1

[Shubham Dhanda]

Hi,

I understand that you want to convert a file with .h264 file extension to .mp4 format.

To convert a file with the .h264 file extension to .mp4 format, you can use the FFmpeg tool, which is a command-line utility for handling multimedia data. MATLAB provides a way to call external commands using the system function, so you can use it to execute the FFmpeg command for the conversion.

Here's an example of how you can convert the .h264 file to .mp4 format using FFmpeg in MATLAB:

codeh264FilePath = 'path/to/your/file.h264'; % Specify the path to your .h264 file 
mp4FilePath = 'path/to/save/converted/file.mp4'; % Specify the desired path for the .mp4 file 

% Construct the FFmpeg command for conversion 
ffmpegCommand = sprintf('ffmpeg -framerate 30 -i %s -c copy %s', h264FilePath, mp4FilePath); 

% Execute the FFmpeg command 
status = system(ffmpegCommand); 

% Check the status of the conversion process 
if status == 0 
    disp('Conversion completed successfully.'); 
else 
    disp('Conversion failed.'); 
end 

• Replace ‘path/to/your/file.h264’ with the actual path to your .h264 file, and ‘path/to/save/converted/file.mp4 ’with the desired path for the converted .mp4 file.
• After executing the FFmpeg command using system, the status of the conversion process is checked. If the status is 0, it means the conversion completed successfully. Otherwise, it indicates that the conversion failed.
• Follow the installation instructions specific to your operating system mentiond on (https://ffmpeg.org/) to ensure FFmpeg is installed on your system and accessible from the command line before running this code.
• Links for reference:

1. FFmpeg Toolbox - File Exchange - MATLAB Central (mathworks.com)
2. https://ffmpeg.org/