"Incompatible Sample Format 'S16' for Codec 'Pcm_S24Le', Auto-Selecting Format 'S32'" Error in Audio Conversion Using Avconv
I Use the Command Avconv -Y -I Input_File -Acodec Pcm_S24Le -R 24 -Ar 48000 Output_File to Extract Audio from Videos. with Ubuntu 10.04 the Command Run...
I use the command
avconv -y -i input_file -acodec pcm_s24le -r 24 -ar 48000 output_file
to extract audio from videos. With Ubuntu 10.04 the command run succesfully, but with Ubuntu 12.04 I receive the error
Incompatible sample format 's16' for codec 'pcm_s24le', auto-selecting format 's32'
How can I solve?
1 Answer
pcm_s24le has a bit depth of 24; it appears that your input audio has a bit depth of 16. Use pcm_s16le instead.
That said, using raw pcm audio (presumably in a .wav container) is way overkill, in terms of file size, unless you're doing waveform editing. Using
avconv input.file -vn -c:a copy output.file
would probably get you the best results. You gain nothing (well, nothing relevant to a modern computer) from converting the audio to pcm.
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