removing all metadata from mp4 and mkv files recursively without creating copies and re-encoding
by aristosv from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4SRFW)
I have a directory containing about 300 video files, mostly mp4 and mkv files, each one in its own directory.
I am looking for a way to remove the metadata information from all the video files, without having to re-encode them, and without having to make copies for each file.
They are on a NAS with very slow disks, and re-encoding will take ages.
exiftool doesn't work on mkv files and it actually takes ages on each file, I guess it re-encodes each file. ffmpeg also tries to re-encode and I haven't found a way to use it without creating a copy of each file.
Anyone done this before? Any ideas?
I am looking for a way to remove the metadata information from all the video files, without having to re-encode them, and without having to make copies for each file.
They are on a NAS with very slow disks, and re-encoding will take ages.
exiftool doesn't work on mkv files and it actually takes ages on each file, I guess it re-encodes each file. ffmpeg also tries to re-encode and I haven't found a way to use it without creating a copy of each file.
Anyone done this before? Any ideas?