

ffmpeg -i yourfile.ssf -vcodec copy yourfile.aviĪll frames detected and scrubbed through forwards and backwards with no problems I tested both avi and mkv containers with no problems. I then placed the stream into a container file for visual analysis. SEE HERE FOR AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN OLD SOFTWARE CAN PROVIDE INCORRECT RESULTS REMEMBER TO TEST & VALIDATE YOUR RESULTS – UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE IF NECESSARY Probe the file to obtain frame details: ffprobe -show_frames -print_format xml yourfile.ssf > yourfile-frames.xml

Probe the file to obtain stream details: ffprobe -show_format -show_streams -count_frames -pretty It may be possible to find Multi-Camera SSF Files that come with this player, and it may be possible to play other SSF Files with this Player.īeing pretty confident that these were some sort of mpeg, FFprobe was used to scan the file:Ī quick FFplay confirmed playback and decoding of the h264 stream and then another FFprobe was carried out to obtain the frame details. There is also that wonderful ‘Convert to AVI’ button – We will come back to that later, after a look at the video data inside the SSF’s.įor the purpose of this analysis I have only looked at a single camera SSF file that was exported from a DVR along with this player. There is a date and time overlay that can be turned on or off in the settings. In the example examined here, the displayed dimensions were 352px x 240px. By double clicking the picture it scales to the recorded pixel dimensions. When the footage first opens, it will be resized to fit the entire window. If you have copied your files to another folder for analysis use, you will get two folder structures similar to that seen in the image above. You need to hit the search button to navigate to a folder containing your SSF Files. When the player opens, it is initially blank.
