Can I set the start number for image sequence output?

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ffmpeg -i video.webm image-%03d.png

The first image is labelled 001, but I want it to be labelled 098. Is it possible to set that value in the ffmpeg invocation?

lofidevops · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-06 15:40:44Z

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ffmpeg -i video.webm -start_number 98 image-%03d.png

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answered Oct 5, 2016 at 15:27

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Does this still work? The arg is being ignored for me
– jameslol
Jun 17, 2020 at 6:52
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– Gyan
Jun 17, 2020 at 7:46
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I had to put the -start_number flag before the -i flag for it to get parsed.
– shockburner
Jan 28, 2021 at 16:30
Moving it before -i results in an error: Option start_number not found. after -i it just gets ignored.
– mashuptwice
Mar 9, 2022 at 3:07
@shockburner Simply reordering the arguments actually made it work on ffmpeg 4.4.2 built with Apple clang-1300.0.29.30, kudos!
– Anton Strogonoff
Dec 9, 2022 at 6:10

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