Combine MP4 files using FFMPEG on Windows (without re-encoding)

In this video, I will show how to combine MP4 files to a single MP4 file without re-encoding using FFMPEG on Windows 10.
Note: The MP4 files must have exactly the same codec and codec parameters in order to combine using this method.

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FFmpeg for Windows

You can copy commands in this video from this article.

[xlsmafia]

This tutorial is the gold standard for tutorials on youtube 🙏 Thank you!

[powsinwosin]

Simplest and Clearest Tutorial Out There. Straight to the Point.

[blueroses]

I've been struggling to figure out how to use ffmpeg, since typical file-joining software doesn't always work well. I've read other instructions but this was the clearest step-by-step guide to what to type in the command line and it worked perfectly. Thanks!

[redditjunkie]

Good tutorial, one thing to note is to quickly open CMD to a folder you want.. you can type in the URL of windows explorer "cmd" when you are currently inside the folder you want to open it from.

[joelscw]

Didn't work the first time, might have have had too complicated file names. Changed all my files to input 1, 2, 3, etc and it worked like a charm. Thank you!

[OchiDOHD]

It worked, thanks man I didn't want to expend hours rendering my videos and this has been tremendously helpful for me, I wish you good luck.

[mark]

I can't describe how nice this video is with my poor vocaburlary.

[shubhamtibrewal]

After doing hours of finding on the internet, this is what helped me in the end. Thank you so much:)

[sbrenner]

Thank you! Finally, an easy way to combine MP4 files.

[erikm]

My man, thank you so much. This is by far the easiest and most convenient method to join mp4 files that use the same codec. Great job sharing this with us!

[fc]

Dude, you are the man! Super easy explained, right to the point and, IT WORKS!!! Thank you so much. EDIT: When you say, "...combine MP4 files to a single MP4 file without re-encoding..." Does this mean that there is no loss in Quality, and that the NEW file is EXACTLY the same, as the non-combined files were!? I would think so...

[orellaminx]

Simple, quick, no fluff. Thank you, worked a treat.

[jonathanbutcher]

This is brilliant - thank you! This is essential for the quick stitching of long GoPro videos where they get split into 4gb chunks.

[crustystuff]

This is a life saver!! Huge time savings compared to other methods when the file types are the same and all you want to do is stitch multiple clips together.

[metushelach]

Love the accent and yes - it works (remove spaces from your file names). Thanks !

[zbyszek]

Thank you! Works like a charm. This is the fastest solution I know to stitch a few mp4 recordings done by camera or smartphone. All pieces are the same size and encoding, so no conversion needed. No installation of any program - just run in the DOS windows and done!

[KochharAmandeep]

Use these commands if someone is getting this error:
Unsafe file name.

(for %i in (*.mp4) do @echo file '%i') > mylist.txt

ffmpeg.exe -f concat -safe 0 -i "clips.txt" -c copy "video.mp4"

[RiadAmastha]

Finally something that worked. I wish they come up with a GUI Version. Thanks.

[legendp]

note if you're having issues try a different output format. I shot on an a7sii and had to use .mov rather than .mp4

[Antebios]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I knew this could be done in Linux, but I am at work and recorded a Skype meeting to MP4 and working on a Windows laptop, so I did not have a Linux machine available. I was going to spin up a Linux VM to do this, but thanks to your video I just needed to follow your instructions and EASILY concatenated the video files! Saved me hours of time!