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I'm trying to analyze a spectrogram while simultaneously checking the video, without having to switch between them. Something like this, but with the video combined in the same output:

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The idea is to be able to scrub through both video and the spectrogram so that they're synced. Most editing software only lets me see the waveforms. The command I used for that is as follows:

ffplay -f lavfi 'amovie=/Users/hdl/Desktop/HDLS3K.mp4, asplit [a][out1];
[a] showspectrum=size=1280x512:mode=separate:slide=scroll [out0]'
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  • Depending on what your user case is, you may want to have a look at QCTools. Jan 18, 2018 at 19:00

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Use

ffplay -f lavfi 'amovie=/Users/hdl/Desktop/HDLS3K.mp4:s=dv+da[v][a];[a]asplit[asp][out1];
   [asp]showspectrum=size=1280x512:mode=separate:slide=scroll[spect];
   [v]scale=640:-1[v];[v][spect]vstack[out0]'

amovie usually selects only one (audio) stream. dv+da gets it to extract the best video and the best audio stream. The video output is scaled so that the vstack works.

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  • Thanks, this worked, but I did have to make a little change. Apparently it wants the spectrum size and scale set to the same value, else it spits an error. I set them both to 640 and that did it.
    – HDL
    Jan 18, 2018 at 18:52
  • With this it seems like the spectrum visualization has a bit of a delay on it. Any tips for improving that?
    – Chris
    Jun 17, 2020 at 2:20

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