Category Archives: Tutorial

Merging audio with FFMPEG is one of the most searched questions on the internet and couldn’t be any easier. The only difference is a txt file with a list of mp3 tracks must be made before the merging can begin. … Continue reading →

WAV is probably the most common audio format next to MP3. The WAV format has been developed and maintained by Microsoft and IBM since its initial release in 1991. wav files are known for their large file size due to … Continue reading →

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is another free audio codec and container that is known for it’s lossless audio quality. Oddly enough, FLAC is also maintained and developed by the xiph.org foundation. Other than FLACs inconvenience of player support, audiophiles … Continue reading →

ogg is an open container format by the xiph.org foundation with no restrictions of software patents. ogg does have a higher quality of audio at smaller file sizes but not commonly supported on physical devices natively (MP3 players, iPhone, etc).  … Continue reading →

At times, you may have a video that you wish to extract the audio from. This is easily done by simply converting the video into an audio format. For example: A new argument -vn (no video) is used to ensure … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

This is one of the most asked questions on google about FFMPEG and for a good reason, by default automatic compression is added depending on the filter. This is usually done to perform the filter quicker as the higher the … Continue reading →

As you use FFMPEG one command might get the job done but at times applying multiple filters to a video is needed. It is possible to apply one filter at a time constantly referencing the last output file but ideally, … Continue reading →

Adding an additional audio source on top of the audio already in a video can be accomplished with the amix filter. This might be useful for adding background music to a commentary video as seen in the example below: A … Continue reading →