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Monthly Archives: April 2020

(FFmpeg) How to convert an entire directory/folder?

01-Apr-20

Before getting into learning how to use all the amazing and powerful filters, let’s learn one more useful trick; converting an entire directory. Whether it’s to convert an entire folder or apply a filter to multiple files, cycling through files is bound to come up in any workflow.   In the example below, this one-liner will […]

What is map in FFmpeg? Map explained

01-Apr-20

The -map functionality is an advanced feature that allows the user to select specific input audio or video that is sent to the output. In addition, virtual streams can be created to apply complex manipulations which can be accessed with -map.  Normally, a map isn’t required to set an output as the result audio and […]