FFmpeg choosing stream to download
With most online streams, decent ones at least you can choose the quality. The stream quality is mostly bit rate and resolution based. Lowering the resolution means you can lower…
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FFmpeg preset comparison x265 2019; Encode speed and file size
FFmpeg preset is the value in which speed the media encode will traverse at. Part 1 was x264 In this part 2 of FFmpeg encoding comparisons I look at x265…
FFmpeg preset comparison x264 2019; Encode speed and file size
FFmpeg preset is the value in which speed the media encode will traverse at, At the slower spectrum you get more quality at the sacrifice of time, more quicker and…
Upscaling and downscaling video with FFmpeg
Making a video smaller (downscaling) or bigger (upscaling) with FFmpeg is actually very easy. Here are some FFmpeg commands to help you out: Upscale with FFmpeg To change a video…
FFmpeg batch encode all files in folder
The best way to run a FFmpeg encode for all videos in a folder would be with a batch process. A batch (.bat) file gets executed when you double-click it….
How to do a text watermark in FFmpeg
I wanted a way to avoid using an image to watermark videos with FFmpeg. Sometimes just simple text is great in watermarking media. Here is how to do it with…
Waiting for H.265 to main stream
H.265, x265 and HVEC are names for a modern video encoding method, predecessor to the common H.264 (x264). x265 will give better quality for less file size, the downside being…
Scraping LivestreamFails part 2
Part 1 here In part 1 the focus was on scraping and storing the data. Now let’s get into using the stored data to download the videos. What I needed…
FFmpeg encoding speed testing and analysis
I decided to do some testing with FFmpeg in seeing the time, filesize and bitrate differences when choosing different presets and crf plus some upscaling. Test computer: Ryzen 7 1700…
Taking a screenshot with FFmpeg
To take a screenshot or save a frame as an image with FFmpeg here is the basic command: ffmpeg -ss 01:10:35 -i invideo.mp4 -vframes 1 -q:v 3 screenshot.jpg -ss is…