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[[ja:FFmpeg]]
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{{Article summary text|This article attempts to walk users through the installation, usage and configuration of FFmpeg.}}
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[[zh-hans:FFmpeg]]
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From the project [http://www.ffmpeg.org/ home page]:
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From the [http://www.ffmpeg.org/ FFmpeg homepage]:
 
 
:''FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec - the leading audio/video codec library.''
 
:''FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec - the leading audio/video codec library.''
  
 
== Package installation ==
 
== Package installation ==
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{{Note|You may encounter FFmpeg forks like ''libav'' and ''avconv'', see [http://blog.pkh.me/p/13-the-ffmpeg-libav-situation.html The FFmpeg/Libav situation] for a blog article about the differences between the project and the current status of FFmpeg.}}
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[[Install]] the {{Pkg|ffmpeg}} package.
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For the development version, install the {{AUR|ffmpeg-git}} package. There is also {{AUR|ffmpeg-full}}, which is built with as many optional features enabled as possible.
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{{Tip|Many users may wish to skip the package or AUR and compile FFmpeg themselves from its git master directly, and add {{ic|/usr/local/lib}} to {{ic|/etc/ld.so.conf}}. This can cause the {{ic|/usr/bin/ffmpeg}} tool provided by {{Pkg|ffmpeg}} to crash or work improperly due to the library version mismatch. (Frequently {{Pkg|ffmpeg}} is still installed as a dependency.) One fix for this is to add {{ic|/usr/lib}} to the rpath of {{ic|/usr/bin/ffmpeg}} with a tool such as {{Pkg|patchelf}}:
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# patchelf --set-rpath /usr/lib /usr/bin/ffmpeg
  
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[[pacman|Install]] {{Pkg|ffmpeg}} from the [[official repositories]].
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This will be revoked whenever ffmpeg is reinstalled or upgraded, so adding a pacman hook might be prudent:
  
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{{Note|The version in the official repositories does not include all codecs due to license constraints. Notably, the Fraunhofer AAC codec and the AAC+ codec are not included. {{AUR|ffmpeg-full}} from [[AUR]] supplies all codecs.}}
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{{hc|/etc/pacman.d/hooks/ffmpeg.hook|2=
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[Trigger]
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Operation=Install
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Operation=Upgrade
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Type=Package
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Target=ffmpeg
  
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A drop-in replacement fork called {{AUR|libav}} is available in AUR. The binary it provides is called '''avconv''' instead of '''ffmpeg'''.
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[Action]
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Description=Adding /usr/lib to ffmpeg rpath...
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Depends=patchelf
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When=PostTransaction
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Exec=/usr/bin/patchelf --set-rpath /usr/lib /usr/bin/ffmpeg
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}}
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}}
  
 
== Encoding examples ==
 
== Encoding examples ==
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{{Note|
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*It is important parameters are specified in the correct order (e.g. input, video, filters, audio, output), failing to do so may cause parameters being skipped or will prevent FFmpeg from executing.
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*FFmpeg should automatically choose the number of CPU threads available. However you may want to force the number of threads available by the parameter {{ic|-threads <number>}}.
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}}
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=== Screen cast  ===
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FFmpeg includes the [http://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-devices.html#x11grab x11grab] and [http://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-devices.html#alsa-1 ALSA] virtual devices that enable capturing the entire user display and audio input.
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To create {{ic|test.mkv}} with lossless encoding:
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$ ffmpeg -f x11grab -video_size 1920x1080 -framerate 60 -i $DISPLAY -f alsa -i default -c:v ffvhuff -c:a flac grab.mkv
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where {{ic|-video_size}} specifies the size of the area to capture. Check the FFmpeg manual for examples of how to change the screen or position of the capture area.
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To implicitly encode to a shareable size use :
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$ ffmpeg -f x11grab -video_size 1920x1080 -framerate 60 -i $DISPLAY -f alsa -i default -r 30 -s 1280x720 -c:v libx264 -preset:v veryfast -b:v 2000k -c:a libopus -b:a 128k grab.mkv
  
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=== Screen cast to .webm ===
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You may want to adjust the parameters (left-to-right): input '''f'''ormat, [input]'''s'''ize, frame'''r'''ate, '''i'''nput (in this case display, but could be a file too), input '''f'''ormat, '''i'''nput, '''c'''odec:'''v'''ideo, '''b'''itrate:'''v'''ideo, [output]'''s'''ize of output. Without context the meaning of the parameters may seem ambigious. See the manpage for the synopsis.
  
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Using '''x11grab''' to video grab your display and using '''ALSA''' for sound. First we create lossless raw file {{ic|test.mkv}}.
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=== Recording webcam ===
  
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  $ ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 30 -i :0.0 -f alsa -i hw:0,0 -acodec flac -vcodec ffvhuff test.mkv
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FFmpeg supports grabbing input from Video4Linux2 devices. The following command will record a video from the webcam, assuming that the webcam is correctly recognized under {{ic|/dev/video0}}:
  
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Then we process this {{ic|test.mkv}} file into a smaller {{ic|test.webm}} end product. Complex switches like {{ic|c:a}} and {{ic|c:v}} convert the stream into what's needed for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebM WebM].
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$ ffmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 output.mkv
  
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$ ffmpeg -y -i test.mkv -c:a libvorbis -q:a 3 -c:v libvpx -b:v 2000k test.webm
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The above produces a silent video. It is also possible to include audio sources from a microphone.  The following command will include a stream from the default [[ALSA]] recording device into the video:
  
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See https://github.com/kaihendry/recordmydesktop2.0/blob/master/r2d2.sh for a more fleshed out example.
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$ ffmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -i default output.mkv
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To use [[PulseAudio]] with an ALSA backend:
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$ ffmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -i pulse output.mkv
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For a higher quality capture, try encoding the output using higher quality settings:
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$ ffmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -i default -c:v libx264 -crf:v 18 -c:a flac output.mkv
  
 
=== VOB to any container ===
 
=== VOB to any container ===
  
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Concatenate the desired [[Wikipedia:VOB|VOB]] files into a single VOB file:
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Concatenate the desired [[Wikipedia:VOB|VOB]] files into a single stream and mux them to MPEG-2:
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$ cat ''video-1''.VOB ''video-2''.VOB ''video-3''.VOB > ''output''.VOB
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  $ cat f0.VOB f1.VOB f2.VOB | ffmpeg -i - out.mp2
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Concatenate and then pipe the output VOB to FFmpeg to use a different format:
 
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  $ cat ''video-1''.VOB ''video-2''.VOB ''video-3''.VOB > ''output''.VOB | ffmpeg -i ...
 
  
 
=== x264 lossless ===
 
=== x264 lossless ===
  
 
The ''ultrafast'' preset will provide the fastest encoding and is useful for quick capturing (such as screencasting):
 
The ''ultrafast'' preset will provide the fastest encoding and is useful for quick capturing (such as screencasting):
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  $ ffmpeg -i input -vcodec libx264 -preset ultrafast -qp 0 -acodec copy output.mkv
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  $ ffmpeg -i input -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -qp 0 -c:a copy output
 
On the opposite end of the preset spectrum is ''veryslow'' and will encode slower than ''ultrafast'' but provide a smaller output file size:
 
On the opposite end of the preset spectrum is ''veryslow'' and will encode slower than ''ultrafast'' but provide a smaller output file size:
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  $ ffmpeg -i input -vcodec libx264 -preset veryslow -qp 0 -acodec copy output.mkv
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  $ ffmpeg -i input -c:v libx264 -preset veryslow -qp 0 -c:a copy output
 
Both examples will provide the same quality output.
 
Both examples will provide the same quality output.
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{{Tip|If your computer is able to handle {{ic|-preset superfast}} in realtime, you should use that instead of {{ic|-preset ultrafast}}. Ultrafast is ''far'' less efficient compression than superfast.}}
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=== x265 ===
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In encoding x265 files, you may need to specify the aspect ratio of the file via {{ic|-aspect <width:height>}}. Example :
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{{bc|<nowiki> ffmpeg -i input -c:v libx265 -aspect 1920:1080 -preset veryslow -x265-params crf=20 output</nowiki>}}
  
 
=== Single-pass MPEG-2 (near lossless) ===
 
=== Single-pass MPEG-2 (near lossless) ===
  
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Allow FFmpeg to automatically set DVD standardized parameters. Encode to DVD [[Wikipedia:MPEG-2|MPEG-2]] at a frame rate of 30 frames/second:
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Allow FFmpeg to automatically set DVD standardized parameters. Encode to DVD [[Wikipedia:MPEG-2|MPEG-2]] at ~30 FPS:
  
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  $ ffmpeg -i ''video''.VOB -target ntsc-dvd -sameq ''output''.mpg
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  $ ffmpeg -i ''video''.VOB -target ntsc-dvd ''output''.mpg
  
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Encode to DVD MPEG-2 at a frame rate of 24 frames/second:
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Encode to DVD MPEG-2 at ~24 FPS:
  
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  $ ffmpeg -i ''video''.VOB -target film-dvd -sameq ''output''.mpg
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  $ ffmpeg -i ''video''.VOB -target film-dvd ''output''.mpg
  
 
=== x264: constant rate factor ===
 
=== x264: constant rate factor ===
  
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Used when you want a specific quality output. General usage is to use the highest {{ic|-crf}} value that still provides an acceptable quality. A sane range is 18-28 and 23 is default. 18 is considered to be visually lossless. Use the slowest {{ic|-preset}} you have patience for. See the [https://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/wiki/x264EncodingGuide x264 Encoding Guide] for more information.
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Used when you want a specific quality output. General usage is to use the highest {{ic|-crf}} value that still provides an acceptable quality. Lower values are higher quality; 0 is lossless, 18 is visually lossless, and 23 is the default value. A sane range is between 18 and 28. Use the slowest {{ic|-preset}} you have patience for. See the [https://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/wiki/x264EncodingGuide x264 Encoding Guide] for more information.
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  $ ffmpeg -i ''video'' -vcodec libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 -acodec libmp3lame -aq 4 ''output''.mkv
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  $ ffmpeg -i ''video'' -c:v libx264 -tune film -preset slow -crf 22 -x264opts fast_pskip=0 -c:a libmp3lame -aq 4 ''output''.mkv
 
{{ic|-tune}} option can be used to [http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=149394 match the type and content of the of media being encoded].
 
{{ic|-tune}} option can be used to [http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=149394 match the type and content of the of media being encoded].
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=== YouTube ===
 
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FFmpeg is very useful to encode videos and strip their size before you upload them on YouTube. The following single line of code takes an input file and outputs a mkv container.
 
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$ ffmpeg -i ''video'' -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -preset slow -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a copy ''output''.mkv
 
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For more information see the [https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1200667#p1200667 forums]. You can also create a custom alias {{ic|ytconvert}} which takes the name of the input file as first argument and the name of the .mkv container as second argument. To do so add the following to your {{ic|~/.bashrc}}:
 
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youtubeConvert(){
 
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ffmpeg -i $1 -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -preset slow -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a copy $2.mkv
 
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}
 
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alias ytconvert=youtubeConvert
 
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See also [https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1200542#p1200542 Arch Linux forum thread].
 
  
 
=== Two-pass x264 (very high-quality) ===
 
=== Two-pass x264 (very high-quality) ===
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:* (3900 MB - 275 MB) = 3625 MB '''x''' 8192 kb/MB '''/''' 8830 s = 3363 kb/s required to achieve an approximate total output file size of 3900 MB
 
:* (3900 MB - 275 MB) = 3625 MB '''x''' 8192 kb/MB '''/''' 8830 s = 3363 kb/s required to achieve an approximate total output file size of 3900 MB
  
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=== Softsubs to hardsubs ===
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=== x264 video stabilization ===
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Video stablization using the vbid.stab plugin entails two passes.
  
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If have a softsubbed video (eg. ASS/SSA subs in a mkv container like most anime) you can 'burn' these subs into a new file to be played on a device which does not support subs or is to weak to display complex subs.
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==== First pass ====
  
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* Install {{Pkg|mkvtoolnix-cli}} to pull out *.ass files from *.mkv files.
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The first pass records stabilization parameters to a file and/or a test video for visual analysis.
  
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* Recompile '''ffmpeg''' with {{ic|--enable-libass}} if it is not already enabled in your ffmpeg build. See [[ABS]] for easy recompiling.
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* Records stabilization parameters to a file only
  
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* Pull out subs from your file. This command assumes that track #2 is the ASS/SSA track. Use {{ic|mkvinfo}} if it is not.
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  $ ffmpeg -i input -vf vidstabdetect=stepsize=4:mincontrast=0:result=transforms.trf -f null -
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  $ mkvextract tracks ''your file''.mkv 2:''your file''.ass
 
  
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* Recode file with ffmpeg. See sections above for suitable options. It is very important to disable sub-recording and enable sub-rendering:
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* Records stabilization parameters to a file and create test video "output-stab" for visual analysis
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$ ffmpeg ... -sn -vf ass=''subtitles''.ass
 
  
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Output is set as *.mp4 since the default Android 4.2 player dislikes *.mkv. (But VLC on Android works with mkv). Example:
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  $ ffmpeg -i input -vf vidstabdetect=stepsize=4:mincontrast=0:result=transforms.trf -f output-stab
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  $ ffmpeg -i ''video''.mkv -sn -vcodec libx264 -crf 18 -preset slow -vf ass=''subtitles''.ass -acodec copy ''output''.mp4
 
  
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== Preset files ==
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==== Second pass ====
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The second pass parses the stabilization parameters generated from the first pass and applies them to produce "output-stab_final".  You will want to apply any additional filters at this point so as to aboid subsequent transcoding to preserve as much video quality as possible.  The following example performs the following in addition to video stabilization:
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* {{ic|unsharp}} is recommended by the author of vid.stab. Here we are simply using the defaults of 5:5:1.0:5:5:1.0
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* {{Tip|1=fade=t=in:st=0:d=4}} fade in from black starting from the beginning of the file for four seconds
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* {{Tip|1=fade=t=out:st=60:d=4}} fade out to black starting from sixty seconds into the video for four seconds
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* {{ic|-c:a pcm_s16le}} XAVC-S codec records in pcm_s16be which is losslessly transcoded to pcm_s16le
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$  ffmpeg -i input -vf vidstabtransform=smoothing=30:interpol=bicubic:input=transforms.trf,unsharp,fade=t=in:st=0:d=4,fade=t=out:st=60:d=4 -c:v libx264 -tune film -preset veryslow -crf 8 -x264opts fast_pskip=0 -c:a pcm_s16le output-stab_final
  
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=== Creating presets ===
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=== Subtitles ===
  
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==== Extracting ====
  
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Subtitles embedded in container files, such as MPEG-2 and Matroska, can be extracted and converted into SRT, SSA, among other subtitle formats.
  
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$ cp -iR /usr/share/ffmpeg ~/.ffmpeg
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* Inspect a file to determine if it contains a subtitle stream:
  
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Create new and/or modify the default preset files:
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{{hc|$ ffprobe foo.mkv|
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...
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Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1920x800 [SAR 1:1 DAR 12:5], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
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  Metadata:
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  CREATION_TIME  : 2012-06-05 05:04:15
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  LANGUAGE        : und
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Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
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Metadata:
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CREATION_TIME  : 2012-06-05 05:10:34
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LANGUAGE        : und
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HANDLER_NAME    : GPAC ISO Audio Handler
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'''Stream #0:2: Subtitle: ssa (default)}}
  
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{{hc|~/.ffmpeg/libavcodec-vhq.ffpreset|2=
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* {{ic|foo.mkv}} has an embedded SSA subtitle which can be extracted into an independent file:
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vtag=DX50
 
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mbd=2
 
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trellis=2
 
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flags=+cbp+mv0
 
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pre_dia_size=4
 
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dia_size=4
 
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precmp=4
 
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cmp=4
 
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subcmp=4
 
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preme=2
 
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qns=2
 
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}}
 
  
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=== Using preset files ===
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$ ffmpeg -i foo.mkv foo.ssa
  
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When dealing with multiple subtitles, you may need to specify the stream that needs to be extracted using the {{ic|-map <key>:<stream>}} parameter:
  
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$ ffmpeg -i foo.mkv -map 0:2 foo.ssa
  
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* {{ic|libavcodec}} '''=''' Name of the vcodec/acodec
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==== Hardsubbing ====
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* {{ic|vhq}} '''=''' Name of specific preset to be called out
 
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* {{ic|ffpreset}} '''=''' FFmpeg preset filetype suffix
 
  
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(instructions based on an [http://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/How%20to%20burn%20subtitles%20into%20the%20video FFmpeg wiki article])
  
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First pass of a multipass (bitrate) ratecontrol transcode:
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[[Wikipedia:Hardsub|Hardsubbing]] entails merging subtitles with the video. Hardsubs can't be disabled, nor language switched.
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$ ffmpeg -i ''video''.mpg -an -vcodec mpeg4 -pass 1 -vpre vhq -f rawvideo -y /dev/null
 
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Ratecontrol based on the video statistics logged from the first pass:
 
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$ ffmpeg -i ''video''.mpg -acodec libvorbis -aq 8 -ar 48000 -vcodec mpeg4 \
 
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-pass 2 -vpre vhq -b 3000k ''output''.mp4
 
  
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* '''libvorbis quality settings (VBR)'''
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* Overlay {{ic|foo.mpg}} with the subtitles in {{ic|foo.ssa}}:
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:* -aq 4 '''=''' 128 kb/s
 
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:* -aq 5 '''=''' 160 kb/s
 
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:* -aq 6 '''=''' 192 kb/s
 
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:* -aq 7 '''=''' 224 kb/s
 
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:* -aq 8 '''=''' 256 kb/s
 
  
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* [http://www.geocities.jp/aoyoume/aotuv/ aoTuV] is generally preferred over [http://vorbis.com/ libvorbis] provided by [http://www.xiph.org/ Xiph.Org] and is provided by [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6155 libvorbis-aotuv] in the [[AUR]].
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$ ffmpeg -i foo.mpg -c copy -vf subtitles=foo.ssa out.mpg
  
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== Volume gain ==
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=== Volume gain ===
  
 
Change the audio volume in multiples of 256 where '''256 = 100%''' (normal) volume. Additional values such as 400 are also valid options.  
 
Change the audio volume in multiples of 256 where '''256 = 100%''' (normal) volume. Additional values such as 400 are also valid options.  
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To double the volume '''(512 = 200%)''' of an [[Wikipedia:Mp3|MP3]] file:
 
To double the volume '''(512 = 200%)''' of an [[Wikipedia:Mp3|MP3]] file:
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  $ ffmpeg -i ''file''.mp3 -vol 512 ''louder_file''.mp3
  
 
To quadruple the volume '''(1024 = 400%)''' of an [[Wikipedia:Ogg|Ogg]] file:
 
To quadruple the volume '''(1024 = 400%)''' of an [[Wikipedia:Ogg|Ogg]] file:
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  $ ffmpeg -i ''file''.ogg -vol 1024 ''louder_file''.ogg
  
 
Note that gain metadata is only written to the output file. Unlike mp3gain or ogggain, the source sound file is untouched.
 
Note that gain metadata is only written to the output file. Unlike mp3gain or ogggain, the source sound file is untouched.
  
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== Extracting audio ==
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=== Extracting audio ===
  
 
{{hc|$ ffmpeg -i ''video''.mpg|
 
{{hc|$ ffmpeg -i ''video''.mpg|
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{{Note|Removing undesired audio streams allows for additional bits to be allocated towards improving video quality.}}
 
{{Note|Removing undesired audio streams allows for additional bits to be allocated towards improving video quality.}}
  
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== Adding subtitles ==
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=== Splitting files ===
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You can use the {{ic|copy}} codec to perform operations on a file without changing the encoding. For example, this allows you to easily split any kind of media file into two:
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$ ffmpeg -i file.ext -t 00:05:30 -c copy part1.ext -ss 00:05:30 -c copy part2.ext
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=== Hardware acceleration ===
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{{Expansion|Missing NVENC, Intel QSV, VDPAU and VA-API support for other hardware (if any).}}
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{{Warning|Encoding may fail when using hardware acceleration, use software encoding as a fallback.}}
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Encoding performance may be improved by using [https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/HWAccelIntro hardware acceleration API's], however only a specific kind of codec(s) are allowed and/or may not always produce the same result when using software encoding.
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==== Intel GPU (VA-API) ====
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See the following [https://gist.github.com/Brainiarc7/95c9338a737aa36d9bb2931bed379219 GitHub gist] and [https://wiki.libav.org/Hardware/vaapi Libav documentation] for information about available parameters and supported [[Intel]] platforms when using [[VA-API]].
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An example of encoding using the supported H.264 codec:
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# ffmpeg -threads 1 -i file.ext -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -vcodec h264_vaapi -vf format='nv12|vaapi,hwupload' output.mp4
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== Preset files ==
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$ cp -iR /usr/share/ffmpeg ~/.ffmpeg
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Create new and/or modify the default preset files:
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{{hc|~/.ffmpeg/libavcodec-vhq.ffpreset|2=
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vtag=DX50
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mbd=2
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trellis=2
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flags=+cbp+mv0
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pre_dia_size=4
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dia_size=4
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precmp=4
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cmp=4
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subcmp=4
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preme=2
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qns=2
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}}
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=== Using preset files ===
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Enable the {{ic|-vpre}} option after declaring the desired  {{ic|-vcodec}}
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==== libavcodec-vhq.ffpreset ====
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* {{ic|libavcodec}} '''=''' Name of the vcodec/acodec
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* {{ic|vhq}} '''=''' Name of specific preset to be called out
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* {{ic|ffpreset}} '''=''' FFmpeg preset filetype suffix
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===== Two-pass MPEG-4 (very high quality) =====
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First pass of a multipass (bitrate) ratecontrol transcode:
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$ ffmpeg -i ''video''.mpg -an -vcodec mpeg4 -pass 1 -vpre vhq -f rawvideo -y /dev/null
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Ratecontrol based on the video statistics logged from the first pass:
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$ ffmpeg -i ''video''.mpg -acodec libvorbis -aq 8 -ar 48000 -vcodec mpeg4 \
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-pass 2 -vpre vhq -b 3000k ''output''.mp4
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* '''libvorbis quality settings (VBR)'''
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:* {{ic|-aq 4}} = 128 kb/s
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:* {{ic|-aq 5}} = 160 kb/s
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:* {{ic|-aq 6}} = 192 kb/s
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:* {{ic|-aq 7}} = 224 kb/s
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:* {{ic|-aq 8}} = 256 kb/s
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* [http://www.geocities.jp/aoyoume/aotuv/ aoTuV] is generally preferred over [http://vorbis.com/ libvorbis] provided by [http://www.xiph.org/ Xiph.Org] and is provided by {{AUR|libvorbis-aotuv}}.
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== FFserver ==
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The FFmpeg package includes FFserver, which can be used to stream media over a network. To use it, you first need to create the config file {{ic|/etc/ffserver.conf}} to define your ''feeds'' and ''streams''. Each feed specifies how the media will be sent to ffserver and each stream specifies how a particular feed will be transcoded for streaming over the network. You can start with the [https://www.ffmpeg.org/sample.html sample configuration file] or check {{man|1|ffserver}} for feed and stream examples. Here is a simple configuration file for streaming flash video:
  
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FFmpeg does not currently support muxing [[Wikipedia:Category:Subtitle_file_formats|subtitle files]] into existing streams. See [[Mencoder#Adding_SubRip_subtitles_to_a_file|MEncoder]] for subtitle muxing support.
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{{hc|/etc/ffserver.conf|<nowiki>HTTPPort 8090
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HTTPBindAddress 0.0.0.0
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MaxHTTPConnections 2000
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MaxClients 1000
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MaxBandwidth 10000
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CustomLog -
  
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== Recording webcam ==
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<Feed av_feed.ffm>
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        File /tmp/av_feed.ffm
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        FileMaxSize 1G
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        ACL allow 127.0.0.1
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</Feed>
  
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FFmpeg supports grabbing input from Video4Linux2 devices. The following command will record a video from the webcam, assuming that the webcam is correctly recognized under {{ic|/dev/video0}}:
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<Stream av_stream.flv>
 +
        Feed av_feed.ffm
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        Format flv
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        VideoCodec libx264
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        VideoFrameRate 25
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        VideoSize hd1080
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        VideoBitRate 400
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        AVOptionVideo qmin 10
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        AVOptionVideo qmax 42
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        AVOptionVideo flags +global_header
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        AudioCodec libmp3lame
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        AVOptionAudio flags +global_header
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        Preroll 15
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</Stream>
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<Stream stat.html>
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        Format status
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        ACL allow localhost
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        ACL allow 192.168.0.0 192.168.255.255
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</Stream>
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<Redirect index.html>
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        URL http://www.ffmpeg.org/
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</Redirect></nowiki>}}
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Once you have created your config file, you can start the server and send media to your feeds. For the previous config example, this would look like
  
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  $ ffmpeg -f v4l2 -s 640x480 -i /dev/video0 ''output''.mpg
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$ ffserver &
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  $ ffmpeg -i myvideo.mkv <nowiki>http://localhost:8090/av_feed.ffm</nowiki>
  
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The above produces a silent video. It is also possible to include audio sources from a microphone.  The following command will include a stream from the default [[Advanced Linux Sound Architecture|ALSA]] recording device into the video:
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You can then stream your media using the URL {{ic|<nowiki>http://yourserver.net:8090/av_stream.flv</nowiki>}}.
  
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$ ffmpeg -f alsa -i default -f v4l2 -s 640x480 -i /dev/video0 ''output''.mpg
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== Tips and tricks ==
  
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To use [[PulseAudio]] with an ALSA backend:
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=== Output the duration of a video ===
  
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  $ ffmpeg -f alsa -i pulse -f v4l2 -s 640x480 -i /dev/video0 ''output''.mpg
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  $ ffprobe -select_streams v:0 -show_entries stream=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 file.ext
  
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For a higher quality capture, try encoding the output using higher quality codecs:
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=== Output stream information as JSON ===
  
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  $ ffmpeg -f alsa -i default -f v4l2 -s 640x480 -i /dev/video0 -acodec flac \
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  $ ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_format -show_streams file.ext
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-vcodec libx264 ''output''.mkv
 
  
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== Package removal ==
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=== Create a screen of the video every X frames ===
  
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[[pacman]] will not [[Pacman#Removing_packages|remove]] configuration files outside of the defaults that were created during package installation. This includes user-created preset files.
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$ ffmpeg -i file.ext -an -s 319x180 -vf fps=1/'''100''' -qscale:v 75 %03d.jpg
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-doc.html FFmpeg documentation] - official documentation
 
* [http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-doc.html FFmpeg documentation] - official documentation
 
* [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-x264.html Encoding with the x264 codec] - MEncoder documentation
 
* [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-x264.html Encoding with the x264 codec] - MEncoder documentation
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* [http://avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php?id=tutorial:h.264 H.264 eEcoding guide] - Avidemux wiki
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* [http://avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php?id=tutorial:h.264 H.264 encoding guide] - Avidemux wiki
 
* [http://howto-pages.org/ffmpeg/ Using FFmpeg] - Linux how to pages
 
* [http://howto-pages.org/ffmpeg/ Using FFmpeg] - Linux how to pages
 
* [http://ffmpeg.org/general.html#Supported-File-Formats-and-Codecs List] of supported audio and video streams
 
* [http://ffmpeg.org/general.html#Supported-File-Formats-and-Codecs List] of supported audio and video streams

Latest revision as of 13:31, 9 September 2017

From the project home page:

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec - the leading audio/video codec library.

Package installation

Note: You may encounter FFmpeg forks like libav and avconv, see The FFmpeg/Libav situation for a blog article about the differences between the project and the current status of FFmpeg.

Install the ffmpeg package.

For the development version, install the ffmpeg-gitAUR package. There is also ffmpeg-fullAUR, which is built with as many optional features enabled as possible.

Tip: Many users may wish to skip the package or AUR and compile FFmpeg themselves from its git master directly, and add /usr/local/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf. This can cause the /usr/bin/ffmpeg tool provided by ffmpeg to crash or work improperly due to the library version mismatch. (Frequently ffmpeg is still installed as a dependency.) One fix for this is to add /usr/lib to the rpath of /usr/bin/ffmpeg with a tool such as patchelf: 
# patchelf --set-rpath /usr/lib /usr/bin/ffmpeg

This will be revoked whenever ffmpeg is reinstalled or upgraded, so adding a pacman hook might be prudent: 

/etc/pacman.d/hooks/ffmpeg.hook
[Trigger]
Operation=Install
Operation=Upgrade
Type=Package
Target=ffmpeg

[Action]
Description=Adding /usr/lib to ffmpeg rpath...
Depends=patchelf
When=PostTransaction
Exec=/usr/bin/patchelf --set-rpath /usr/lib /usr/bin/ffmpeg

Encoding examples

Note:
  • It is important parameters are specified in the correct order (e.g. input, video, filters, audio, output), failing to do so may cause parameters being skipped or will prevent FFmpeg from executing.
  • FFmpeg should automatically choose the number of CPU threads available. However you may want to force the number of threads available by the parameter -threads <number>.

Screen cast

FFmpeg includes the x11grab and ALSA virtual devices that enable capturing the entire user display and audio input.

To create test.mkv with lossless encoding: 

$ ffmpeg -f x11grab -video_size 1920x1080 -framerate 60 -i $DISPLAY -f alsa -i default -c:v ffvhuff -c:a flac grab.mkv

where -video_size specifies the size of the area to capture. Check the FFmpeg manual for examples of how to change the screen or position of the capture area.

To implicitly encode to a shareable size use : 

$ ffmpeg -f x11grab -video_size 1920x1080 -framerate 60 -i $DISPLAY -f alsa -i default -r 30 -s 1280x720 -c:v libx264 -preset:v veryfast -b:v 2000k -c:a libopus -b:a 128k grab.mkv

You may want to adjust the parameters (left-to-right): input format, [input]size, framerate, input (in this case display, but could be a file too), input format, input, codec:video, bitrate:video, [output]size of output. Without context the meaning of the parameters may seem ambigious. See the manpage for the synopsis.

Recording webcam

FFmpeg supports grabbing input from Video4Linux2 devices. The following command will record a video from the webcam, assuming that the webcam is correctly recognized under /dev/video0: 

$ ffmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 output.mkv

The above produces a silent video. It is also possible to include audio sources from a microphone. The following command will include a stream from the default ALSA recording device into the video: 

$ ffmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -i default output.mkv

To use PulseAudio with an ALSA backend: 

$ ffmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -i pulse output.mkv

For a higher quality capture, try encoding the output using higher quality settings: 

$ ffmpeg -f v4l2 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -i default -c:v libx264 -crf:v 18 -c:a flac output.mkv

VOB to any container

Concatenate the desired VOB files into a single stream and mux them to MPEG-2: 

$ cat f0.VOB f1.VOB f2.VOB | ffmpeg -i - out.mp2

x264 lossless

The ultrafast preset will provide the fastest encoding and is useful for quick capturing (such as screencasting): 

$ ffmpeg -i input -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -qp 0 -c:a copy output

On the opposite end of the preset spectrum is veryslow and will encode slower than ultrafast but provide a smaller output file size: 

$ ffmpeg -i input -c:v libx264 -preset veryslow -qp 0 -c:a copy output

Both examples will provide the same quality output.

Tip: If your computer is able to handle -preset superfast in realtime, you should use that instead of -preset ultrafast. Ultrafast is far less efficient compression than superfast.

x265

In encoding x265 files, you may need to specify the aspect ratio of the file via -aspect <width:height>. Example : 

 ffmpeg -i input -c:v libx265 -aspect 1920:1080 -preset veryslow -x265-params crf=20 output

Single-pass MPEG-2 (near lossless)

Allow FFmpeg to automatically set DVD standardized parameters. Encode to DVD MPEG-2 at ~30 FPS: 

$ ffmpeg -i video.VOB -target ntsc-dvd output.mpg

Encode to DVD MPEG-2 at ~24 FPS: 

$ ffmpeg -i video.VOB -target film-dvd output.mpg

x264: constant rate factor

Used when you want a specific quality output. General usage is to use the highest -crf value that still provides an acceptable quality. Lower values are higher quality; 0 is lossless, 18 is visually lossless, and 23 is the default value. A sane range is between 18 and 28. Use the slowest -preset you have patience for. See the x264 Encoding Guide for more information. 

$ ffmpeg -i video -c:v libx264 -tune film -preset slow -crf 22 -x264opts fast_pskip=0 -c:a libmp3lame -aq 4 output.mkv

-tune option can be used to match the type and content of the of media being encoded.

Two-pass x264 (very high-quality)

Audio deactivated as only video statistics are recorded during the first of multiple pass runs: 

$ ffmpeg -i video.VOB -an -vcodec libx264 -pass 1  -preset veryslow \
-threads 0 -b 3000k -x264opts frameref=15:fast_pskip=0 -f rawvideo -y /dev/null

Container format is automatically detected and muxed into from the output file extenstion (.mkv): 

$ ffmpeg -i video.VOB -acodec libvo-aacenc -ab 256k -ar 96000 -vcodec libx264 \
-pass 2 -preset veryslow -threads 0 -b 3000k -x264opts frameref=15:fast_pskip=0 video.mkv
Tip: If you receive Unknown encoder 'libvo-aacenc' error (given the fact that your ffmpeg is compiled with libvo-aacenc enabled), you may want to try -acodec libvo_aacenc, an underscore instead of hyphen.

Two-pass MPEG-4 (very high-quality)

Audio deactivated as only video statistics are logged during the first of multiple pass runs: 

$ ffmpeg -i video.VOB -an -vcodec mpeg4 -pass 1 -mbd 2 -trellis 2 -flags +cbp+mv0 \
-pre_dia_size 4 -dia_size 4 -precmp 4 -cmp 4 -subcmp 4 -preme 2 -qns 2 -b 3000k \
-f rawvideo -y /dev/null

Container format is automatically detected and muxed into from the output file extenstion (.avi): 

$ ffmpeg -i video.VOB -acodec copy -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag DX50 -pass 2 -mbd 2 -trellis 2 \
-flags +cbp+mv0 -pre_dia_size 4 -dia_size 4 -precmp 4 -cmp 4 -subcmp 4 -preme 2 -qns 2 \
-b 3000k video.avi
  • Introducing threads=n>1 for -vcodec mpeg4 may skew the effects of motion estimation and lead to reduced video quality and compression efficiency.
  • The two-pass MPEG-4 example above also supports output to the MP4 container (replace .avi with .mp4).

Determining bitrates with fixed output file sizes

  • (Desired File Size in MB - Audio File Size in MB) x 8192 kb/MB / Length of Media in Seconds (s) = Bitrate in kb/s
  • (3900 MB - 275 MB) = 3625 MB x 8192 kb/MB / 8830 s = 3363 kb/s required to achieve an approximate total output file size of 3900 MB

x264 video stabilization

Video stablization using the vbid.stab plugin entails two passes.

First pass

The first pass records stabilization parameters to a file and/or a test video for visual analysis.

  • Records stabilization parameters to a file only 
$ ffmpeg -i input -vf vidstabdetect=stepsize=4:mincontrast=0:result=transforms.trf -f null -
  • Records stabilization parameters to a file and create test video "output-stab" for visual analysis
$ ffmpeg -i input -vf vidstabdetect=stepsize=4:mincontrast=0:result=transforms.trf -f output-stab

Second pass

The second pass parses the stabilization parameters generated from the first pass and applies them to produce "output-stab_final". You will want to apply any additional filters at this point so as to aboid subsequent transcoding to preserve as much video quality as possible. The following example performs the following in addition to video stabilization:

  • unsharp is recommended by the author of vid.stab. Here we are simply using the defaults of 5:5:1.0:5:5:1.0
  • Tip: fade=t=in:st=0:d=4
    fade in from black starting from the beginning of the file for four seconds
  • Tip: fade=t=out:st=60:d=4
    fade out to black starting from sixty seconds into the video for four seconds
  • -c:a pcm_s16le XAVC-S codec records in pcm_s16be which is losslessly transcoded to pcm_s16le
$  ffmpeg -i input -vf vidstabtransform=smoothing=30:interpol=bicubic:input=transforms.trf,unsharp,fade=t=in:st=0:d=4,fade=t=out:st=60:d=4 -c:v libx264 -tune film -preset veryslow -crf 8 -x264opts fast_pskip=0 -c:a pcm_s16le output-stab_final

Subtitles

Extracting

Subtitles embedded in container files, such as MPEG-2 and Matroska, can be extracted and converted into SRT, SSA, among other subtitle formats.

  • Inspect a file to determine if it contains a subtitle stream:
$ ffprobe foo.mkv
...
Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1920x800 [SAR 1:1 DAR 12:5], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
  Metadata:
  CREATION_TIME   : 2012-06-05 05:04:15
  LANGUAGE        : und
Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
 Metadata:
 CREATION_TIME   : 2012-06-05 05:10:34
 LANGUAGE        : und
 HANDLER_NAME    : GPAC ISO Audio Handler
Stream #0:2: Subtitle: ssa (default)
  • foo.mkv has an embedded SSA subtitle which can be extracted into an independent file:
$ ffmpeg -i foo.mkv foo.ssa

When dealing with multiple subtitles, you may need to specify the stream that needs to be extracted using the -map <key>:<stream> parameter: 

$ ffmpeg -i foo.mkv -map 0:2 foo.ssa

Hardsubbing

(instructions based on an FFmpeg wiki article)

Hardsubbing entails merging subtitles with the video. Hardsubs can't be disabled, nor language switched.

  • Overlay foo.mpg with the subtitles in foo.ssa:
$ ffmpeg -i foo.mpg -c copy -vf subtitles=foo.ssa out.mpg

Volume gain

Change the audio volume in multiples of 256 where 256 = 100% (normal) volume. Additional values such as 400 are also valid options. 

-vol 256  = 100%
-vol 512  = 200%
-vol 768  = 300%
-vol 1024 = 400%
-vol 2048 = 800%

To double the volume (512 = 200%) of an MP3 file: 

$ ffmpeg -i file.mp3 -vol 512 louder_file.mp3

To quadruple the volume (1024 = 400%) of an Ogg file: 

$ ffmpeg -i file.ogg -vol 1024 louder_file.ogg

Note that gain metadata is only written to the output file. Unlike mp3gain or ogggain, the source sound file is untouched.

Extracting audio

$ ffmpeg -i video.mpg
...
Input #0, avi, from 'video.mpg':
  Duration: 01:58:28.96, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3000 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 720x480 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 tbr, 29.97 tbn, 29.97 tbc
    Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 384 kb/s
    Stream #0.2: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1, s16, 448 kb/s
    Stream #0.3: Audio: dts, 48000 Hz, 5.1 768 kb/s
...

Extract the first (-map 0:1) AC-3 encoded audio stream exactly as it was multiplexed into the file: 

$ ffmpeg -i video.mpg -map 0:1 -acodec copy -vn video.ac3

Convert the third (-map 0:3) DTS audio stream to an AAC file with a bitrate of 192 kb/s and a sampling rate of 96000 Hz: 

$ ffmpeg -i video.mpg -map 0:3 -acodec libvo-aacenc -ab 192k -ar 96000 -vn output.aac

-vn disables the processing of the video stream.

Extract audio stream with certain time interval: 

$ ffmpeg -ss 00:01:25 -t 00:00:05 -i video.mpg -map 0:1 -acodec copy -vn output.ac3

-ss specifies the start point, and -t specifies the duration.

Stripping audio

  1. Copy the first video stream (-map 0:0) along with the second AC-3 audio stream (-map 0:2).
  2. Convert the AC-3 audio stream to two-channel MP3 with a bitrate of 128 kb/s and a sampling rate of 48000 Hz.
$ ffmpeg -i video.mpg -map 0:0 -map 0:2 -vcodec copy -acodec libmp3lame \
-ab 128k -ar 48000 -ac 2 video.mkv

$ ffmpeg -i video.mkv
...
Input #0, avi, from 'video.mpg':
  Duration: 01:58:28.96, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3000 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 720x480 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 tbr, 29.97 tbn, 29.97 tbc
    Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s
Note: Removing undesired audio streams allows for additional bits to be allocated towards improving video quality.

Splitting files

You can use the copy codec to perform operations on a file without changing the encoding. For example, this allows you to easily split any kind of media file into two: 

$ ffmpeg -i file.ext -t 00:05:30 -c copy part1.ext -ss 00:05:30 -c copy part2.ext

Hardware acceleration

Tango-view-fullscreen.pngThis article or section needs expansion.Tango-view-fullscreen.png

Reason: Missing NVENC, Intel QSV, VDPAU and VA-API support for other hardware (if any). (Discuss in Talk:FFmpeg#)
Warning: Encoding may fail when using hardware acceleration, use software encoding as a fallback.

Encoding performance may be improved by using hardware acceleration API's, however only a specific kind of codec(s) are allowed and/or may not always produce the same result when using software encoding.

Intel GPU (VA-API)

See the following GitHub gist and Libav documentation for information about available parameters and supported Intel platforms when using VA-API.

An example of encoding using the supported H.264 codec: 

# ffmpeg -threads 1 -i file.ext -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -vcodec h264_vaapi -vf format='nv12|vaapi,hwupload' output.mp4

Preset files

Populate ~/.ffmpeg with the default preset files: 

$ cp -iR /usr/share/ffmpeg ~/.ffmpeg

Create new and/or modify the default preset files: 

~/.ffmpeg/libavcodec-vhq.ffpreset
vtag=DX50
mbd=2
trellis=2
flags=+cbp+mv0
pre_dia_size=4
dia_size=4
precmp=4
cmp=4
subcmp=4
preme=2
qns=2

Using preset files

Enable the -vpre option after declaring the desired -vcodec

libavcodec-vhq.ffpreset

  • libavcodec = Name of the vcodec/acodec
  • vhq = Name of specific preset to be called out
  • ffpreset = FFmpeg preset filetype suffix
Two-pass MPEG-4 (very high quality)

First pass of a multipass (bitrate) ratecontrol transcode: 

$ ffmpeg -i video.mpg -an -vcodec mpeg4 -pass 1 -vpre vhq -f rawvideo -y /dev/null

Ratecontrol based on the video statistics logged from the first pass: 

$ ffmpeg -i video.mpg -acodec libvorbis -aq 8 -ar 48000 -vcodec mpeg4 \
-pass 2 -vpre vhq -b 3000k output.mp4
  • libvorbis quality settings (VBR)
  • -aq 4 = 128 kb/s
  • -aq 5 = 160 kb/s
  • -aq 6 = 192 kb/s
  • -aq 7 = 224 kb/s
  • -aq 8 = 256 kb/s

FFserver

The FFmpeg package includes FFserver, which can be used to stream media over a network. To use it, you first need to create the config file /etc/ffserver.conf to define your feeds and streams. Each feed specifies how the media will be sent to ffserver and each stream specifies how a particular feed will be transcoded for streaming over the network. You can start with the sample configuration file or check ffserver(1) for feed and stream examples. Here is a simple configuration file for streaming flash video: 

/etc/ffserver.conf
HTTPPort 8090
HTTPBindAddress 0.0.0.0
MaxHTTPConnections 2000
MaxClients 1000
MaxBandwidth 10000
CustomLog -

<Feed av_feed.ffm>
        File /tmp/av_feed.ffm
        FileMaxSize 1G
        ACL allow 127.0.0.1
</Feed>

<Stream av_stream.flv>
        Feed av_feed.ffm
        Format flv

        VideoCodec libx264
        VideoFrameRate 25
        VideoSize hd1080
        VideoBitRate 400
        AVOptionVideo qmin 10
        AVOptionVideo qmax 42
        AVOptionVideo flags +global_header

        AudioCodec libmp3lame
        AVOptionAudio flags +global_header

        Preroll 15
</Stream>

<Stream stat.html>
        Format status
        ACL allow localhost
        ACL allow 192.168.0.0 192.168.255.255
</Stream>

<Redirect index.html>
        URL http://www.ffmpeg.org/
</Redirect>

Once you have created your config file, you can start the server and send media to your feeds. For the previous config example, this would look like 

$ ffserver &
$ ffmpeg -i myvideo.mkv http://localhost:8090/av_feed.ffm

You can then stream your media using the URL http://yourserver.net:8090/av_stream.flv.

Tips and tricks

Output the duration of a video

$ ffprobe -select_streams v:0 -show_entries stream=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 file.ext

Output stream information as JSON

$ ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_format -show_streams file.ext

Create a screen of the video every X frames

$ ffmpeg -i file.ext -an -s 319x180 -vf fps=1/100 -qscale:v 75 %03d.jpg

See also

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