Getting video resolution, bitrate, fps, size and more with ffprobe
FFmpeg can do a massive amount of things, getting video details can be done with FFmpeg however there is a special offspring from FFmpeg called ffprobe that is dedicated to…
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Save image using cURL with PHP
Often cURL in PHP is used to download whole webpages, another great use is downloading and saving images. Using cURL to save images is used over the file_put_content(file_get_contents()) because you…
How to install and run Geekbench on Ubuntu
Geekbench is a well-established multi-platform benchmarking tool that is designed to be easily comparable from processor to processor, test to test. Geekbench tests CPU power, speed and capabilities however it…
Create automatic updates for Ubuntu
Here is a method to set up automatic updates on your Ubuntu server, avoiding the need to manually check and apply important security updates and patches. Start by updating your…
Installing FFmpeg on Ubuntu
How to install the popular media processing library FFmpeg on an Ubuntu server. The steps are straight forward and minimal. First start by updating your package list with: sudo apt…
Manage, add and delete users on Ubuntu
An important part in Linux server management, creating and deleting users. Despite being simple these commands form the basis of administration alongside permissions. Add a user Creating new users can…
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…
Download YouTube video as MP3 with YouTube-dl
Downloading a YouTube video as an MP3 file with YouTube-dl, this command automatically gets the best available quality for the audio, saves it as an mp3 file with the video…
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…