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--- ffmpeg [2022/02/27 18:21] – [Editing] More concat stuff rjt
+++ ffmpeg [2023/08/27 20:51] (current) – FFmpeg Explorer rjt
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 ====== FFmpeg ======
+Super handy [[terminal_emulator|terminal]]-based tool for working with video.
 ===== Use =====
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 Most of the time I just use---
-<code>ffmpeg -i input.ext output.ext</code>
+<code>ffmpeg -i [input.ext] [output.ext]</code>
 ---and it usually works fine leaving it to just use defaults.
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 This gives good results (and a smaller file size) converting MP3 to OGG though:
-<code>ffmpeg -i input.mp3 -c:a libvorbis -q:a 4 output.ogg</code>
+<code>ffmpeg -i [input].mp3 -c:a libvorbis -q:a 4 [output].ogg</code>
+Fuck-off those .WEBMs:
+<code>ffmpeg -i [input].webm -acodec copy -vcodec copy [output].mkv</code>
 === Multiple ===
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 For doing a whole directory I use this one-liner I got from Stack Exchange.
-<code>for i in *.ext; do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.ext"; done</code>
+<code>for i in *.[ext]; do ffmpeg -i "$i" "${i%.*}.[ext]"; done</code>
 For converting files for my [[m-u-s-u-c]] blog I also strip out the cover images: ''-map a'' tells it to take only the audio stream.
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 If you want to put the new videos into a subdirectory, first create it, then simply add it to the output part:
-<code>for i in *.ext; do ffmpeg -i "$i" "directory/${i%.*}.ext"; done</code>
+<code>for i in *.[ext]; do ffmpeg -i "$i" "directory/${i%.*}.[ext]"; done</code>
-For converting a directory of .FLAC files to .MP3. ''[-qscale:a 0|-b:a 320k]'' is your choice between VBR with the best quality (0) or a CBR of 320k. VBR is generally just as good, though sometimes you need CBR.
+For converting a directory of .FLAC files to .MP3. ''[-q:a 0|-b:a 320k]'' is your choice between VBR with the best quality (0) or a CBR of 320k. VBR is generally just as good, though sometimes you need CBR.
+<code>for i in *.flac; do ffmpeg -i "$i" [-q:a 0|-b:a 320k] "${i%*}.mp3"; done</code>
-<code>for a in ./*.flac; do ffmpeg -i "$a" [-qscale:a 0|-b:a 320k] "${a[@]/%flac/mp3}"; done</code>
 ==== Editing ====
 === Concatenation ===
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 <code>-filter:v "crop=ih/3*4:ih"</code>
+Full example, with copied audio stream:
+<code>ffmpeg -i [file] -filter:v "crop=ih/3*4:ih" -c:a copy [file]</code>
 === Remove Audio ===
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   * If you leave out the ''-c copy'' it will re-encode the video
+==== Images ====
+=== Extract each frame as an image ===
+<code>ffmpeg -i [file] frame%03d.png</code>
+=== Create video from images ===
+<code>cat *.png | ffmpeg -framerate [framerate] -f image2pipe -i - [file]</code>
+== GIF ==
+Default loops. Add ''-loop -1'' to only play once.
+<code>cat *.png | ffmpeg -framerate [framerate] -f image2pipe -i - [filename].gif</code>
+== APNG ==
+Default doesn't loop. Add ''-plays 0'' to loop.
+<code>cat *.png | ffmpeg -framerate [framerate] -f image2pipe -i - -f apng [filename].png</code>
 ==== Lowering the file size ====
 Slow, but compresses better:
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 Just had an .AVI file throwing error messages about a busted index. Copying the file seemed to fix it.
 <code>ffmpeg -i "inputfile.avi" -c:v copy -c:a copy "outputfile.avi"</code>
+===== Frontends =====
+  * [[https://ffmpeg.lav.io/|FFmpeg Explorer]] - Browser-based GUI with a node-based interface for changing parameters.
 ===== See Also =====
   * [[https://www.ffmpeg.org/|www.ffmpeg.org]]
+  * [[https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki|FFmpeg Bug Tracker and Wiki]]
+  * [[gifsicle]] - Similar tool, specifically for working with [[gif|GIFs]]
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