Remove infringement metadata of a mp4 file,strip anti-piracy XML in mkv

To cope with Vobile anti-piracy complain letters, you need to inspect and strip anti-piracy XML in your media files.

tail "~/Downloads/Andrew Tate - Network Brilliance.mp4’

	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>name</key>
			<string>www.getwsodo.com</string>
		</dict>
	</array>
</dict>
</plist>
8©nam0dataAndrew Tate - Network Brilliance(©ART datawww.getwsodo.com(aART datawww.getwsodo.com(©alb 

The MP4 file contains metadata appended at the end, possibly added by a site like www.getwsodo.com to brand or watermark the content and discourage redistribution.

This extra data doesn’t typically interfere with playback, but if you want to clean the file and remove the metadata at the end, here are your best options (ffmpeg):

✅ Option 1: Remux (Copy Video/Audio Without Re-encoding)

This is the safest and fastest way to remove junk metadata.

Use ffmpeg (recommended)

ffmpeg -i "~/Downloads/Andrew Tate - Network Brilliance.mp4" -map 0 -c copy -movflags +faststart "cleaned.mp4"
ffmpeg -i "~/Downloads/Andrew Tate - Network Brilliance.mp4" -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -preset fast -crf 23 "clean_safe.mp4"

Explanation:

• -c copy: copies video/audio streams without re-encoding (fast and lossless).
• -movflags +faststart: moves metadata to the beginning for better playback (e.g., for streaming).
• This automatically strips a lot of custom metadata and footer tags.

✅ Option 2: Explicitly remove metadata

You can also explicitly drop all metadata:

ffmpeg -i "~/Downloads/Andrew Tate - Network Brilliance.mp4" -map 0 -c copy -map_metadata -1 "cleaned_no_meta.mp4"

• -map_metadata -1: tells ffmpeg to drop all metadata tags.

❌ Option to Avoid: Manually Trimming the File with dd or truncate

This is dangerous unless you know the exact byte offset of where valid MP4 data ends. MP4 files use a complex box-based (atom) format, and random trimming can corrupt the file.

🧪 Bonus: Inspect MP4 Structure

If you’re curious and want to inspect the atoms (structure) of the MP4 file:

mp4dump "~/Downloads/Andrew Tate - Network Brilliance.mp4"

(You may need to install bento4 tools)

Summary

Use:

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -map 0 -c copy -movflags +faststart output.mp4

or if you want to strip all metadata:

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -map 0 -c copy -map_metadata -1 output_clean.mp4

These will give you a clean file with no appended watermark text or site branding.

Great question — .mkv (Matroska) files can also contain metadata, attachments, XML, and embedded junk, just like .mp4. In some cases, .mkv is even more flexible — which makes it a favorite for both clean encoding and sneaky watermarking or anti-piracy tagging.

You can use almost the same FFmpeg command to scrub .mkv files, but with a couple of key points in mind.

✅ Clean .mkv Files with ffmpeg

ffmpeg -i input.mkv -map 0 -c copy -map_metadata -1 -metadata creation_time= clean.mkv

What this does:

• -map 0: includes all streams (video, audio, subs, attachments)
• -c copy: no re-encoding
• -map_metadata -1: removes global metadata (title, artist, etc.)
• -metadata creation_time=: removes timestamp

⚠️ Important Notes for .mkv:

1. 🎨 Attachments

.mkv can contain fonts, images, or junk files as attachments (used for styled subtitles, but sometimes abused for tracking).

🔍 To inspect attachments:

ffmpeg -i input.mkv

Look for lines like:

Stream #0:3: Attachment: text/ttf (default)
    Metadata:
      filename: SubFont.ttf

To strip attachments:

ffmpeg -i input.mkv -map 0 -map -0:t -c copy -map_metadata -1 -metadata creation_time= clean.mkv

Explanation:

• -map -0:t removes all attachments (t = type: attachment)

2. 🧬 Embedded Metadata (tags)

To inspect tags:

ffprobe -v error -show_entries format_tags -i input.mkv

To remove them, the -map_metadata -1 option is usually sufficient, but MKV is robust — some tags may remain unless you re-mux with mkvmerge.

3. 🧰 Alternative: Use mkvpropedit from MKVToolNix (lossless editing)

Install: https://mkvtoolnix.download/

Remove all tags and attachments without re-encoding:

mkvpropedit input.mkv \
  --delete-attachment name:SubFont.ttf \
  --delete-attachments all \
  --edit info --delete title \
  --tags all:

This is ideal if you want in-place cleaning with no file duplication.

🧠 Summary