Tutorial How to join multiple security camera Video files in windows using ffmpeg (Sample using Xiaomi Security Cam)

[raevillena]

Intro:​

Usually when using Xiaomi Security Camera, you will find the recording in multiple folders and files.​

These files are dated in file name and contains metadata about its creation time.​

How to combine them in single video file without re-encoding them?

HERE IS HOW TO DO IT:

Step 0: Download the latest ffmpeg executable.
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Place the ffmpeg.exe in a folder that will also contain the video files.

Step 1: Copy all the files you want to combine in a single directory, folder. This is tutorial uses .mp4 as reference.

Step 2: Open your windows power shell and change directory to the folder path.
cd C:\Users\xxx\Desktop\folder1
That is how to change directory to a folder. replace the path with the path to the video files folder.

Step 3: Create the list text file using the by pasting the code below in the opened power shell.

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A mylist.txt file will be created listing all the files sorted in the oldest to newest order.

Step 4: Open the text file using notepad. Click file, save as and change the encoding to UTF-8 then save.

Final Step:

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Wait and final video will can be located in the same directory afterwards.

 

[raevillena]

if you get the error saying the ffmpeg is not registered command in the system then add the .exe extension in the command.

./ffmpeg -> ./ffmpeg.exe ...

 

[sgate]

Thanks

 

[Peterroni]

salamat