Author Archives: jdriselvato

This question was asked on the FFmpeg Discord. For some reason the person pinged me to answer it so I took a stab at it. Here was the request: @jdriselvato Hey, I’ve got a question if something is even possible. … Continue reading →

Turning a video to black and white is also accomplished by using the hue filter.  Setting the saturation value to 0 results in a black and white video, as seen in figure 58.0: Challenge: In addition to changing the video … Continue reading →

The hue filter allows for modification of the hue and saturation of a video.  In the example below, the hue is set to 45 degrees with an increased saturation, as seen in figure 57.0: The hue filter also has framing … Continue reading →

The color balance filter allows the RGB shadows, midtones, highlights and preserving lightness can be adjusted. This filter can be used to apply very custom color grading or used to create trippy color changes.  In this example, the green shadows … Continue reading →

The use of a green screen is the most common way to add a subject to a scene in video production. By setting the scene at the purest green (not commonly found in nature) objects can interact on the green … Continue reading →

Blending has an interesting effect when two inputs are used. The blend filter has the potential to create outstanding artistic results, so let’s try it out.  Tip: In order to blend two files, they must contain the same resolution. blending … Continue reading →

Using concat with a txt file has one catch, all the MP4s must have the exact codec, framerate, resolution, etc. An example text file is shown below (file.txt):  Then run the following command to load the txt file to create … Continue reading →

Looping a section of a video can be useful for presentations or advanced video editing. In this example the input.mp4 is a 5 minute long video with the requirement that after the 1 minute mark, the video will loop 10 … Continue reading →