Overlay frame number on video with FFmpeg
Watermarking a video with the current frame number using FFmpeg. This method involves using the video filter option with the frame_num. For this, I had Arial.ttf sitting in the root…
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GIF to MP4 with FFmpeg
Converting a large GIF image file to MP4 video is a modern approach, The end result file size will be smaller for no noticeable quality loss. It will then also…
Cutting a video into segments with FFmpeg
Creating video segments from a large video can easily be achieved with FFMpeg, the process is fully automated complete with sequential file naming. Cutting a video into 5-minute segments can…
Changing video framerate with FFmpeg
Changing a videos frame rate can be easily done with FFmpeg. From the official FFmpeg documentation to change frame rate -filter:v fps=fps=25 is required. If inputvideo.mp4 was 60fps and I…
FFmpeg upscale or downscale with auto ratio
Scaling video with FFmpeg can be done with defined width and height like: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1920×1080 output_1080p.mp4 Assuming that my video is 16:9 ratio like 1280×720. However if…
FFmpeg list all codecs, encoders, decoders and formats
A codec is the logic to encoding or decoding a media stream, there are many different types with popular ones being H.264, HEVC (H.265) and MPEG-4. Codecs are different to…
How to stream mp4 video to YouTube with FFmpeg
Here is a method to live stream a mp4 video file to YouTube with FFmpeg. There are many configuration options but here is what i found works best. Read the…
FFmpeg set video bitrate amount for encode
To set a bitrate for a video encode in FFmpeg use -b:v which means bitrate for video, then specify the bitrate value. This can be k for kBits or m…
FFmpeg x264 encoding; More cores or faster cores?
Something different this time, testing with a faster CPU that has less cores. Is having more cores or faster cores an obvious difference for FFmpeg video encoding? Last time the…
Fixing underexposed video with FFmpeg
Turning potentially ruined video footage into something very much useable, like magic the dark video is back to normal, vibrant with a little bit of extra noise. I had underxposed…