Tag Archives: FFmpeg

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 →

I saw this question on Reddit and started messing with the effects recommended and totally liked the effect seen in the video below: Here’s the full script using the tmix filter: What you’ll notice here is the more frames you … Continue reading →

The last two questions covered trimming the start of a video and trimming the end of a video, but what does the command look like combined?  In this example, the input file is 5 minutes long with the requirement of … Continue reading →

Trimming a couple of seconds, minutes or hours off the end of a video is easy but again requires a different understanding of time in FFmpeg. Trimming from the end of an MP4 uses the argument -t or duration with … Continue reading →

Trimming a few seconds, minutes or hours from a video is simple but requires an understanding of the seeking and duration options. In this example, the input file is 5 minutes long with a 15 second introduction that needs to … Continue reading →