Decode to 1 stream with 4 channels or to 4 streams with no channel?

Yelandkeil wrote on 9/17/2025, 3:01 AM

My GH6 footage has properties as following:

General
Complete name               : F:\VEGAS HUB\Cam_Lumix GH5sGH6\2025-08-11-10-39-14.MOV
Format                      : MPEG-4
Format profile              : QuickTime
Codec ID                    : qt   2011.07 (qt  /pana)
File size                   : 4.95 GiB
Duration                    : 3 min 27 s
Overall bit rate mode       : Variable
Overall bit rate            : 205 Mb/s
Frame rate                  : 59.940 FPS
Encoded date                : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC
Tagged date                 : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC
com.panasonic.Semi-Pro.meta : ...

Video
ID                          : 1
Format                      : AVC
Format/Info                 : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile              : High 4:2:2@L5.2
Format settings             : CABAC / 1 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC      : Yes
Format settings, Reference  : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP        : M=1, N=30
Format settings, Slice coun : 16 slices per frame
Codec ID                    : avc1
Codec ID/Info               : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                    : 3 min 27 s
Bit rate mode               : Variable
Bit rate                    : 200 Mb/s
Maximum bit rate            : 240 Mb/s
Width                       : 3 840 pixels
Height                      : 2 160 pixels
Display aspect ratio        : 16:9
Frame rate mode             : Constant
Frame rate                  : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Standard                    : Component
Color space                 : YUV
Chroma subsampling          : 4:2:2
Bit depth                   : 10 bits
Scan type                   : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)          : 0.402
Stream size                 : 4.82 GiB (98%)
Encoded date                : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC
Tagged date                 : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC
Color range                 : Limited
Color primaries             : BT.2020
Transfer characteristics    : HLG
Matrix coefficients         : BT.2020 non-constant
Codec configuration box     : avcC

Audio #1
ID                          : 2
Format                      : PCM
Format settings             : Big / Signed
Codec ID                    : lpcm
Duration                    : 3 min 27 s
Bit rate mode               : Constant
Bit rate                    : 1 152 kb/s
Channel(s)                  : 1 channel
Sampling rate               : 48.0 kHz
Bit depth                   : 24 bits
Stream size                 : 28.5 MiB (1%)
Encoded date                : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC
Tagged date                 : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC

Audio #2
ID                          : 3
Format                      : PCM
Format settings             : Big / Signed
Codec ID                    : lpcm
Duration                    : 3 min 27 s
Bit rate mode               : Constant
Bit rate                    : 1 152 kb/s
Channel(s)                  : 1 channel
Sampling rate               : 48.0 kHz
Bit depth                   : 24 bits
Stream size                 : 28.5 MiB (1%)
Encoded date                : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC
Tagged date                 : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC

Audio #3
ID                          : 4
Format                      : PCM
Format settings             : Big / Signed
Codec ID                    : lpcm
Duration                    : 3 min 27 s
Bit rate mode               : Constant
Bit rate                    : 1 152 kb/s
Channel(s)                  : 1 channel
Sampling rate               : 48.0 kHz
Bit depth                   : 24 bits
Stream size                 : 28.5 MiB (1%)
Encoded date                : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC
Tagged date                 : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC

Audio #4
ID                          : 5
Format                      : PCM
Format settings             : Big / Signed
Codec ID                    : lpcm
Duration                    : 3 min 27 s
Bit rate mode               : Constant
Bit rate                    : 1 152 kb/s
Channel(s)                  : 1 channel
Sampling rate               : 48.0 kHz
Bit depth                   : 24 bits
Stream size                 : 28.5 MiB (1%)
Encoded date                : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC
Tagged date                 : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC

Other
ID                          : 6
Type                        : Time code
Format                      : QuickTime TC
Duration                    : 3 min 27 s
Bit rate mode               : Constant
Frame rate                  : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Time code of first frame    : 03:36:53;48
Time code of last frame     : 03:43:48;11
Time code, stripped         : Yes
Encoded date                : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC
Tagged date                 : 2025-08-11 08:35:46 UTC

 

In V22 it decodes the audio as 1 stream with 4 channels so that I can e.g. choose the combination "Channels 1/2" etc.

 

But in V23 it works in a contrary way which I loose the chance to combine:


I find decoding in 1 stream with channels more logical and practical.

Thoughts?

 

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