Matryoshka delete all metadata is a write operation

Started by wohpt, November 20, 2024, 11:57:34 AM

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wohpt

I see the commandline help offers no write support for Matryoshka  (mkv). What other windows10 options are there from deleting all safe-to-delete metadata?

I started here with the delete all
https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php?topic=10479.0

StarGeek

FFmpeg would be the command to use. Remux the streams into a new file, which would be lossless
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy -map 0 -map_metadata -1 output.mkv

ChatGPT breakdown of the command. This is accurate and ChatGPT was not drunk at the time of writing it.
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
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