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In the process of creating a preview of what ffmpeg, is streaming i came up with this command:

ffmpeg -i colony.mkv -c:v libx264 -f mpegts udp://127.0.0.1:1234 -vf fps=1 -s 320x240 d:\preview\out%d.jpg

This is great, but it is outputting to a series of image files that are difficult to track:out1.jpg, out2.jpg ... etc...

When i remove the %d parameters, it throws an error saying 

[image2 @ 00000162c6a3d840] Could not get frame filename number 2 from pattern 'd:\preview\out.jpg' (either set update or use a pattern like %03d within the filename pattern)
av_interleaved_write_frame(): Invalid argument

Is there a way to do this please?

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You have to use the update option.

-vf fps=1 -s 320x240 -update 1 d:\preview\out.jpg

This will rewrite onto the same file.

To avoid a possible read op in the middle of the updating, you can add -atomic_writing 1

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  • Sorry to bother you again .. But with this command when i put a logo (an overlay) it stops generating the preview image any specific reason ?? i am using a filter_complex to overlay the logo as i am using a subtitle also and a banner .. but with everything the preview works except when i use the logo overlay .. it stops generating the preview or the second output
    – Tony Hanna
    Jun 7, 2018 at 15:50
  • Open a new Q with the new command
    – Gyan
    Jun 7, 2018 at 16:25
  • i did .. just did
    – Tony Hanna
    Jun 7, 2018 at 16:37

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