I finally managed to build ffmpeg as detailed in here: https://enoent.fr/blog/2014/06/20/compile-ffmpeg-for-android/ and in the end, I have a ffmpeg library which accepts command arguments.
I am trying to apply a watermark image over the video so for it I am using preparing this ffmpeg command:
ffmpeg -i input.avi -i logo.png -filter_complex 'overlay=10:main_h-overlay_h-10' output.avi
I have first tried it on windows using ffmpeg.exe and the result was as expected.
I have tried it on android using the compiled android and the output is as follows:
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Loading native library compiled at 22:33:10 Sep 15 2014
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: ffmpeg
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: -loglevel
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: debug
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: -i
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: /storage/emulated/0/vid.mp4
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: -i
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: /storage/emulated/0/logo.png
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: -qscale:v
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: 1
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: -filter_complex
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: overlay=10:main_h-overlay_h-10
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Option: /storage/emulated/0/outVid.mp4
09-17 22:03:34.455: I/Videokit(18419): Running main
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Splitting the commandline.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Reading option '-loglevel' ...
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): matched as option 'loglevel' (set logging level) with argument 'debug'.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Reading option '-i' ...
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): matched as input file with argument '/storage/emulated/0/vid.mp4'.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Reading option '-i' ...
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): matched as input file with argument '/storage/emulated/0/logo.png'.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Reading option '-qscale:v' ...
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): matched as option 'qscale' (use fixed quality scale (VBR)) with argument '1'.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Reading option '-filter_complex' ...
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): matched as option 'filter_complex' (create a complex filtergraph) with argument 'overlay=10:main_h-overlay_h-10'.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Reading option '/storage/emulated/0/outVid.mp4' ...
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): matched as output file.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Finished splitting the commandline.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Parsing a group of options: global .
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Applying option loglevel (set logging level) with argument debug.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Applying option filter_complex (create a complex filtergraph) with argument overlay=10:main_h-overlay_h-10.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Successfully parsed a group of options.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Parsing a group of options: input file /storage/emulated/0/vid.mp4.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Successfully parsed a group of options.
09-17 22:03:34.463: D/Videokit(18419): Opening an input file: /storage/emulated/0/vid.mp4.
09-17 22:03:34.612: D/Videokit(18419): Successfully opened the file.
09-17 22:03:34.612: D/Videokit(18419): Parsing a group of options: input file /storage/emulated/0/logo.png.
09-17 22:03:34.612: D/Videokit(18419): Successfully parsed a group of options.
09-17 22:03:34.612: D/Videokit(18419): Opening an input file: /storage/emulated/0/logo.png.
09-17 22:03:34.620: D/Videokit(18419): Successfully opened the file.
09-17 22:03:34.620: D/Videokit(18419): Parsing a group of options: output file /storage/emulated/0/outVid.mp4.
09-17 22:03:34.620: D/Videokit(18419): Applying option qscale:v (use fixed quality scale (VBR)) with argument 1.
09-17 22:03:34.620: D/Videokit(18419): Successfully parsed a group of options.
09-17 22:03:34.620: D/Videokit(18419): Opening an output file: /storage/emulated/0/outVid.mp4.
09-17 22:03:34.627: D/Videokit(18419): Successfully opened the file.
09-17 22:03:34.643: I/Videokit(18419): Conversion failed!
09-17 22:03:34.643: I/Videokit(18419): Stream mapping:
09-17 22:03:34.643: E/Videokit(18419): Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:1 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
The problem is Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:1 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height and this is somehow related to audio of the file. I have removed the audio and I get no error.
ffmpeg -i vid.mp4 returns this:
Command line:
ffmpeg -i vid.mp4 -report
ffmpeg version N-66278-g91459bd Copyright (c) 2000-2014 the FFmpeg developers
built on Sep 14 2014 22:05:07 with gcc 4.8.3 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
libavutil 54. 7.100 / 54. 7.100
libavcodec 56. 1.100 / 56. 1.100
libavformat 56. 4.101 / 56. 4.101
libavdevice 56. 0.100 / 56. 0.100
libavfilter 5. 1.100 / 5. 1.100
libswscale 3. 0.100 / 3. 0.100
libswresample 1. 1.100 / 1. 1.100
libpostproc 53. 0.100 / 53. 0.100
Splitting the commandline.
Reading option '-i' ... matched as input file with argument 'vid.mp4'.
Reading option '-report' ... matched as option 'report' (generate a report) with argument '1'.
Finished splitting the commandline.
Parsing a group of options: global .
Applying option report (generate a report) with argument 1.
Successfully parsed a group of options.
Parsing a group of options: input file vid.mp4.
Successfully parsed a group of options.
Opening an input file: vid.mp4.
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 040e38c0] Format mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 probed with size=2048 and score=100
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 040e38c0] ISO: File Type Major Brand: isom
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 040e38c0] Before avformat_find_stream_info() pos: 19279 bytes read:32768 seeks:0
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 040e38c0] All info found
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 040e38c0] After avformat_find_stream_info() pos: 41952 bytes read:65536 seeks:0 frames:2
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'vid.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : isom
minor_version : 512
compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
encoder : Lavf55.19.104
Duration: 00:00:14.58, start: 0.023222, bitrate: 1250 kb/s
Stream #0:0(und), 1, 1/11988: Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x640 [SAR 1:1 DAR 1:1], 1099 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 11988 tbn, 59.94 tbc (default)
Metadata:
handler_name : VideoHandler
Stream #0:1(und), 1, 1/44100: Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, mono, fltp, 97 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
handler_name : SoundHandler
Stream #0:2(eng), 0, 1/90000: Data: none (rtp / 0x20707472), 39 kb/s
Metadata:
handler_name : HintHandler
Stream #0:3(eng), 0, 1/44100: Data: none (rtp / 0x20707472), 8 kb/s
Metadata:
handler_name : HintHandler
Successfully opened the file.
At least one output file must be specified
[AVIOContext @ 040e3f40] Statistics: 65536 bytes read, 0 seeks
