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How to fade out audio AND video in *.mp4 file? If I try code from this answer:

ffmpeg -i "c:/input.mp4" -filter:v 'fade=in:0:30,fade=out:227:30' -c:v libx264 -crf 22 -preset veryfast -c:a copy "c:/testsong.mp4"

I get:

[AVFilterGraph @ 000001e0f41affc0] No such filter:  fade=in:0:30,fade=out:227:30'
Error opening filters!

Complete output:

ffmpeg version N-86994-g92da230 Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 7.1.0 (GCC) configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-cuda --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-dxva2 --enable-libmfx --enable-nvenc --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib libavutil 55. 74.100 / 55. 74.100 libavcodec 57.102.100 / 57.102.100 libavformat 57. 76.100 / 57. 76.100 libavdevice 57. 7.100 / 57. 7.100 libavfilter 6. 99.100 / 6. 99.100 libswscale 4. 7.102 / 4. 7.102 libswresample 2. 8.100 / 2. 8.100 libpostproc 54. 6.100 / 54. 6.100 Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 's:/dummy.mp4': Metadata: major_brand : mp42 minor_version : 0 compatible_brands: isommp42 creation_time : 2016-08-24T16:42:38.000000Z Duration: 00:03:50.34, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 980 kb/s Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 960x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 851 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2016-08-24T16:42:38.000000Z handler_name : ISO Media file produced by xyz... Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 125 kb/s (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2016-08-24T16:42:38.000000Z handler_name : ISO Media file produced by xyz... Stream mapping: Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> h264 (libx264)) Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy) Press [q] to stop, [?] for help [AVFilterGraph @ 0000000002d64580] No such filter: 'fade=in:0:30,fade=out:227:30' Error reinitializing filters! Failed to inject frame into filter network: Invalid argument Error while processing the decoded data for stream #0:0 Conversion failed!

What' wrong here? Thanks in advance!

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    Welcome! Please share the full console output, not just the one error.
    – Michael Liebman
    Aug 10, 2017 at 22:58
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    Update your ffmpeg version to a recent one.
    – slhck
    Aug 11, 2017 at 12:43

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Fade both video & audio

First of all, the command you've provided won't achieve the desired effect: the fade filter only applies to a video stream, plus you specifically apply it to your input video stream with -filter:v.

To fade both audio and video, you'll need both afade and fade filters.

E.g.

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -filter:v "fade=in:0:30, fade=out:1770:30" -filter:a "afade=in:0:44100, afade=out:2601900:44100" -c:v libx264 -c:a aac output.mp4

This command fades in and out the first and last 30 video frames and 44100 audio samples, on a 1800 frames-long and 2646000 samples-long video (which, if your framerate is 30 fps and samplerate 44100 Hz, will be the first and last second of your 60 seconds-long clip).

Working with frames and samples can be highly impractical, so to work with start and duration in seconds, use the st (start) and d (duration) parameters, like so :

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -filter:v "fade=in:st=0:d=1, fade=out:st=59:d=1" -filter:a "afade=in:st=0:d=1, afade=out:st=59:d=1" -c:v libx264 -c:a aac output.mp4

(fades in and out first and last second of a 60s clip)

See afade and fade filters documentation for more details on parameters.

Alternatively, you can also use a complex filtergraph as suggested by Manul Hüttinger, which can be handy if you need to apply further filters to your clip:

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -filter_complex \
  "fade=in:st=0:d=1, fade=out:st=59:d=1; \
   afade=in:st=0:d=1, afade=out:st=59:d=1" \
 -c:v libx264 -c:a aac output.mp4

Regarding your particular error

I'm not sure where your error comes from, but you should try the following:

  • First, update your ffmpeg: your libavfilter is in version 6.99.100, latest is at least 7.6.100
  • I guess you're on Windows, given the filepath and build number. Beware that you cannot use single quotes (') on Windows, you must use double-quotes ("). Looking at the console output, this might be the origin of your error:

[AVFilterGraph @ 0000000002d64580] No such filter: fade=in:0:30,fade=out:227:30'

  • Then, if it keeps failing, try with a different input (the error message might indicate an encoding/decoding error:

Failed to inject frame into filter network: Invalid argument Error while processing the decoded data for stream #0:0 Conversion failed

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try -filter_complex "fade=t=in:st=0:d=30,fade=t=out:st=227:d=30"

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    Can you explain the how this will work compared to what the OP already tried? That will make this useful to others trying to solve similar problems.
    – Michael Liebman
    Sep 29, 2017 at 11:53

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