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How to perform a "lighten only" operation in ffmpeg for prop flicker removal
I have footage shot from a helicopter and I would like to remove the rotor blades. Since the blades are so fast it seems feasible to use the pixel values from the next frame (usually the sky) wherever ...
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help with ffmpeg quality check script
I am trying to write a script that compares a version of a video file to a master file that has been quality checked and outputs any frames that differ from the master as .jpeg files with timecode ...
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FFmpeg dnn_processing with tensorflow backend: difficulties applying a dnn filter on an image
I am trying to perform a video segmentation for background blurring similar to Google Meet or Zoom using FFmpeg, and I'm not very familiar with it.
Google's MediaPipe model is available as a ...
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How do I control the time of the movie= parameter when overlaying video with video?
The following command overlays main.mp4 with talkingHead.mp4.
ffmpeg -hide_banner -i main.mp4 -vf "movie=talkingHead.mp4, scale=400:-1 [inner]; [in][inner] overlay=main_w-(overlay_w+10): main_h-(...
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Which FFmpeg variable gives the total duration of a video?
I've spent hours searching the documentation and forums for a simple variable and it's driving me crazy. Can anyone tell me what the variable is that gives the total duration of a video, so that I can ...
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FFmpeg - Loss of video quality when using vf setpts
I created a screen recorder for iOS using FFmpeg. I concat the images into a video which is fine and the quality doesn't change much from the screenshots but when I use setpts to match the video to ...
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Is it true that pixelization can be reversed given enough frames?
I just read someone stating the following on a Kdenlive bug report:
I'd much rather have a single color than pixelization, since with
enough frames, pixelization can be reversed.
Simple question - ...
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ffmpeg 4.2.3 freezes in encoding which is extremely slow
I tried to encode some video files, from GOPRO action camera. The whole fuzz is about two specific video files that the video orientation is 180 degree. Therefore, I thought to implement complex ...
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Problems correcting perspective in video using FFmpeg
If I save a frame as a JPG using something like:
ffmpeg -i /dev/video0 -frames:0 1 check.jpg
I can get the coordinates to create an image with the perspective corrected using:
ffmpeg -i check.jpg -...
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How drop still frames with timestamp ffmpeg
I have a ffmpeg command that allows me to drop duplicate frames and speed up the video and works well. I use it with hundreds of video recordings from a surveillance ip camera that does not have ...
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FFmpeg afade produces horrible audio quality
I'm trying to add a video and audio fade in and fade out to my video using the fade and afade filters. I'm using the following command:
ffmpeg -i trimmed.mp4 -vf 'fade=in:0:60,fade=out:2940:300' -af '...
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What's wrong with VLC seeking and/or MKV created by ffmpeg?
I have creeated a video using FFmpeg. It is a result of putting 4 videos together, tiled, using -filter_complex with overlays.
Following the how-to here, I have it created as MKV.
When playing this ...
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GUI equivalent for ffmpeg eq filter parameters
I was wanting to know if anyone is aware of a GUI tool that mimics or is similar to the eq video filter parameters in ffmpeg. The eq filter is used to set brightness, contrast, saturation, gamma, etc....
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Is it possible to increase video gamma or brightness at container level?
I would like to know if is it possible to increase the brightness or gamma of a video without full re-encoding. For example some versions of ffmpeg allow certain special bitstream filters described ...
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If I limit the color spectrum of a video, will it compress to a smaller file size?
I know that in exporting images, if I use an indexed color format when I save (such as GIF or PNG with indexed color mode), I can dramatically reduce the file size of the resulting export. My ...
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Project: Use smartphone as webcam, add AR-filters to videostream, send output as feed to smartphone for further usage within mobile app
If the title is leaving you with a big "!!?!" then... my bad... I am lacking the needed vocabulary I guess. lol PLUS... I don't know if what I am trying is even feasible.
Here's what I want:
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FFmpeg select filter does not return frames
I observed a strange behavior while using the select filter. In short, I'm using ffmpeg to detect frozen sections in a video, calculate the exact middle point of these sections, then using filters to ...
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How to adjust video histogram using ffmpeg?
I have a dark video and'd like to adjust its histogram. In a graphical editor I've found the values of the color levels that enhance video contrast.
How to set this level values in ffmpeg?
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How do I drawtext two subtitle files one after another in one command?
The following command overlays text on the video:
ffmpeg -hide_banner -i Loving_Caliber.mp4 -vf drawtext="textfile=subs1.txt:fontsize=75" output.mp4
where subs1.txt is a textfile containing ...
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Is it doable to use a text file with a list of files as input when concatenating and reencoding with ffmpeg and -filter_complex?
When trying to concatenate mp4 files with the following script
#!/usr/bin/bash
echo "The number of files to be concatenated?"
read no
ffmpeg -loglevel warning -hide_banner -i ...
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Applying dynamic mask across all images to make uniform with baseline
I do time lapses. In the attached image, notice each image has slightly different shades but are otherwise consistent. This is an artifact of a mechanical shutter.
I'd like to take a single pixel in ...
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Best deinterlacing filter for FFMPEG (no GPU)
I am hoping you can help. I am trying to extract frames (1 per second) from various videos and from various sources. However, I am getting blur/deinterlacing (see below). I've tried with various types ...
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Command for dithering video using FFMPEG?
Noob here. I'd like to use FFMPEG to dither a video file. I'm unable to find how to put together a command and where and how to use it.
I really like the look of ezgif.com gifs, which I believe use &...
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FFmpeg - Is it possible to invert blackdetect filter's results to extract timecodes start/end of "segments" between blacks?
I'm researching to automate some process on rushes video files.
The timeline is black > sequence > black > sequence... I would like to extract the timecodes start/end of each sequence and ...
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can I change ffmpeg crop position at runtime for each frame during stream
I am trying to move an Region of Interest (RoI) around a multi-camera tiled source (which will be too big to encode for smooth viewing), and stream this "live". The RoI is externally ...
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ffmpeg to combine video + alpha video, transparency key with threshold
I have two corresponding video files. One is a regular video and the other is meant to be the alpha channel for that video. I wish to combine them, and use the alpha video to lay a transparency key ...
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Searching an Adjustable Distortion ' filter ' for video
Playing a 720p movie file by VLC-mediaplayer (working normally with all other videofiles), gave a peculiar distortion, intermittently showing rather interesting visually pleasing patternings. Tried ...
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Converting/filtering/deinterlacing VHS captures on Linux
I'm pretty much a novice video editor especially on Linux. I'm looking to take a bunch of old home videos I captured using ffmpeg and clean them up as painlessly/automatically as possible. At this ...
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Sampling and using afftdn with ffmpeg - how with complex filters?
I'm merging together a bunch of videos (30 so far) into a "Brady Bunch" style amalgam using ffmpeg, and I've got that working reasonably well. The last big problem is the background noise. ...
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Changing FPS from 29.97 to 30 in ffpmeg creates short blank at end of video, audio is fine
I am trying to merge 5 parts of a continuous video using ffmpeg.
For some reason, the 1st part is encoded at 29.97 FPS, while all the others are at 30 FPS.
part #1 : 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 19200 tbn, ...
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ffmpeg dynamic filter values from piped input
I need to run an audio filter on a piped input using its own lufs value as a variable, without writing to disk.
I previously bounced the piped input to processedaudio.wav and the command works as:
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How to apply different filters to different parts of a video using AviSynth?
I have a video file and want to post process it using AviSynth. Different parts of the movie require different filters to be used (noise reduction etc.). How can one use different filters for ...
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How can I remove unwanted object from a video and see what's behind it?
If for example I have a video and there is a person that moves but is always partially blocked by an object, can I remove it somehow to get a clear video footage? I tried Adobe content aware Filter, ...
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What's the mac software or plugin for filters like those?
I was wondering what software do the professionals use to apply filters like THIS.
Modern series like the ones Netflix is making are another example that use those kind of nice movie filters.
So if ...
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