Questions tagged [windows]
Windows is a family of client, server, and mobile operating systems, developed by Microsoft.
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How do I set up and use FFmpeg in Windows?
I understand that FFmpeg is a powerful tool for video file conversions. I see online in many places people suggesting it for solutions or getting help in how to use it. The problem is, I don't even ...
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How to encode Apple ProRes on Windows or Linux?
Is it also possible to encode video with Apple ProRes on Windows and Linux?
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What Beginner Video Editing Software Should I Use?
Specifically, I need to edit HD video on Windows 7.
I need a software solution which can zoom, pan and insert text. Also, I will need to adjust the scale of video clips and composite multiple video ...
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How to see if a video file is progressive or interlaced?
I can check the resolution of a video by Right Clicking -> Properties -> Details -> Video.
Is there a way to see if the video is progressive or interlaced?
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convert KAZAM video file to a file, playable in windows media player
I have some mp4 video files that are created by KAZAM in Linux. But I need to play those files on Microsoft Windows only by Windows Media Player (for example I can not install VLC media player). Also ...
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How to trim out black frames with ffmpeg on windows?
I have a short video and I'm trying to cut-out all the blank or near blank frames.
This isn't a case where I care about the breaks in a video that could be dark. I literally want all near black-...
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Video codec for simple animation?
I am generating an animation in Matlab, composed of simple diagrams. The images are characterized by fine structures, strong contrasts and mostly discrete colors, e.g. there are few-pixels wide black ...
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Convert high frame video to slow motion video
I recorded a "slow-motion" video with my Android phone and transferred it to my Windows computer. Now I have an MP4 file with a frame-rate of 240 fps. But when I play the video, it plays at normal ...
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Sync separate audio to video+bad-camera-audio, free NLE recommendations
My use-case, in case the details help people understand what I'm looking for:
My brother needs some videos of him singing while playing the piano, to send in as an audition for a dinner theater. For ...
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Concatenating split media files using “concat protocol”
I'm using the latest ffmpeg (3.2.4) on 64-bit Windows 10.
My devices generally split up the files it saves to the SD cards, either with a 2G or 4G file size limit.
Before importing the files into my ...
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Video in After Effects composition panel is pixelated during scrubbing
I am new to AE and following a Lynda.com essentials course. In the course, the video in the composition panel stays sharp during scrubbing, as below:
But in my AE application, it shows as pixelated ...
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Extracting video fields Respectively
Extracting individual video fields is my previews question.
Based on the Mulvya's answer I can extract the top fields (only) or the bottom fields (only) individual.
Now, I need to extract the video ...
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Premiere Elements "Debug Event": Keyframe error
I have encountered a probable bug in Premiere Elements 10, and fortunately I've also found a workaround which is why I wrote my own answer below. But since I haven't been able to solve the underlying ...
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Scrolling the panel in After Effects
I'm on windows using After Effects CS6.
I'm new to this software and am having a problem scrolling the window vertically or horizontally, Where is the scroll bar?
Alternatively I'm trying to scroll ...
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Utility or method for joining MP4 files
I have two MP4 files that I generated with Camtasia Studio. I need to join them together post rendering with Camtasia (it can't be done during the Camtasia rendering process). Looking for a utility or ...
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Video editing software like iMovie, for Windows?
Although skeptical at first, I took a liking to iMovie and began to rely on it heavily to edit many music videos. What I liked about iMovie was it's easy to use feel when it came to placing a clip ...
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How to change output filename in ffmpeg batch?
I'm using windows and ffmpeg to convert video mp4 into audio mp3. I've come up with the following batch line that will do the job:
for %f in (*.mp4); do ffmpeg -i %f -vn -ar 44100 -ac 1 -b:a 32k -f ...
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Convert .WMV to .MOV
A client gave me a file in Windows Media Video format. I need to edit it in Final Cut Pro X. The problem is that Final Cut Pro X can't read it. Neither can Apple Compressor. It has a Quicktime logo, ...
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Viewer for DNxHR HQX files
I'm using Avid DNxHR HQX as an intermediate codec to go from Resolve to Premiere, but I can't find a viewer that will play it.
MPC-HC, MPC-BE, MPDN, Windows Media Player even the dreaded quicktime ...
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Is H.264 subject to exploits / are some H.264 codecs subject to exploits?
How safe are H.264 streams from exploits? More exactly, are the consumer-grade H.264 codes generally "safe"?
I am currently gratuitously transcoding A/V files to avoid being exposed to possible ...
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After Effects Alternative for Windows
I use Sony Vegas for video production but would like to be able to create more visual effects.
Are there any cheaper alternatives for Adobe's After Effects? Or is there an extension for Vegas?
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Post processing - image stabilisation
I own a Panasonic HC-V130. Recently I've read an article about image stabilisation in a computing magazine. Can this be achieved without a special camera?
I am using too much zoom to hold the camera ...
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Troubleshooting XDCAM import into Premirere Pro CC 2014
I am in the middle of editing a TV spot we create bi-weekly and therefore on a tight timeline. I am using Premiere Pro CC (2014) just upadted last week on Win8.1, 4790k, 16GB, OS SSD 256GB, Project ...
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Desktop grabbing with FFmpeg at 60 fps using NVENC codec
I'm having trouble recording my desktop at 60FPS using the latest Windows compiled FFmpeg with NVENC codec. Metadata says the file is 60 fps but when I play it, I can see clearly see it is not 60FPS.
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Encoding videos for MPEG-DASH
I read this article on encoding for MPEG-DASH, which has helped me a little and then follow up article.
My end goal is to create a batch file that can read in a directory of MP4 files, and then ...
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What tools can I use for animating maps?
I know this is not the optimal type of question. Sorry for that. However I think it can be answered by listing some alternatives.
So I want to make videos about travel and I am looking for a tool for ...
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Blackmagic RAW get Thumbnail in Windows Explorer
Is there any known Plug In or similair which can show BRAW Thumbnails in Windows Explorer? Or does anyone know how one could write such an Plug In?
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Import .flac to After Effects CS6
How can i import a simple .flac audio file to After Effects?
I didn't find one single plugin/presets or answer at Adobe's site.
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How to add Subtitles to already created video file for .avi format on Windows 8?
Can I create subtitle (.srt) file manually (to add subtitle) for .avi file?
I have created .avi file using Snagit but there is no option to add subtitle as well. So can I create subtitle file ...
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Windows 7 - multiple programs with conflicting sound output
I have a Windows 7 (32 bit, service pack 1) on my laptop and, whenever I launch my sound editor (Ableton Live 8), all other programs (Firefox, Chrome, Skype etc) stop outputting any sounds. Even when ...
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Combining two video fields into one (to create an interlaced video)
I have two separate video fields (top.avi and bottom.avi) and I would like to merge them to create an interlaced video.
Is it possible to do this with ffmpeg? (or any other tool for Windows or Linux)
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We have two teams across Asia and Europe, and plan to show a movie. Is there a way to connect them users to a common platform?
We want to see if there is a way where the users can login to a common platform and view the movie at the same time.
Is there any open source platform where they can join a movie screening online? ...
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Adding video into the picture with ffmpeg?
How to Adding video into the picture with ffmpeg?
example:
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Making Premiere Pro Project Codecs Cross-Platform Compatible (Windows & Mac)
I work on a Mac and I need to send a Premiere Pro CS6 project file to someone who works on Windows. He has QuickTime Pro 7 installed.
The project contains the following types of clip assets:
Apple ...
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Convert VfW-codec based video to "normal" (Windows)
my CCTV software (GeoVision) supplies me with AVI videos with the FourCC "GMP4" codec ("Geovision MP4"). The codec is supplied as a Video for Windows 32-bit driver only, so I had to set up a virtual ...
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Software to make a transcript?
I record conferences and produce them in an HTML player. I have a need to transcribe some content and integrate it into the player.
I found this question, but the answer seems to say that the ...
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Is there a way to manage Final Cut project files under Linux or Windows?
I don't have a x86 Mac at hand I'm having trouble organising a large collection of Final Cut 7 projects.
I have tried to run Final Cut under Virtualized OS X. But I have trouble installing it since ...
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Software advice - for creating animations
I need to make a sort of animation. Not that I am going for same feel or style but I would like to make something that is sort of similar to the animated sequences in "Monty Pyhton's Flying Circus".
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Use ffmpeg to stream rawvideo from a USB camera
I have a image sensor that streams 640x480 in RAW8 format. A USB controller is receiving this data, packing two pixels of 8-bits each and sending to USB as a 16-bits per pixel YUV422 format (this is ...
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Simple program for trimming video
I have a video of a concert, and a list of timestamps (5:06-15:49, 17:56-29:14...) that correspond to songs I would like to make into separate videos. Can anyone recommend a simple program I can use ...
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How to make batch ffmpeg with this codes?
How i batch render with ffmpeg with this code on windows? Codes work well.
ffmpeg -y -loop 1 -i background_image.png -i mainmovie.mov -filter_complex "[0:v]setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[V1]; [1:v]setpts=PTS-...
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Rendering edit on linux [closed]
I use Adobe Premiere for editing and rendering videos which is a windows based software and then I use ffmpeg for converting those video clips into different qualities.
As you may know rendering ...
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Corrupted video (Green/pink) on Premiere Pro CS6 in Win8.1 Pro 64bit but not on Mac OS Yosemite
I have a volume license for Premier Pro CS6 whereby I can run it on Mac OS and Windows.
When I run it on Windows, I get this:
But on MacOS it is fine.
The video is HDV 1440x1080i MPEG4 QuickTime.
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How to exit fullscreen monitor playback in Premiere?
In Premiere Pro 2017 (Windows 10) in Preferences -> Playback I can set one of my monitors as the playback device
Now when I playback video it will appear full screen in one of my monitors. When I ...
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Extracting individual video fields
I need to extract all video fields of an interlaced file as individual images.
Is it possible to do this (using ffmpeg or other tools for Windows)?
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Good free m2ts to mp4 converter?
I'd like to convert some AVCHD footage (.m2ts) to mp4 files. Can anybody here recommend a good converter (preferably free) that'll do a good job?
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ffmpeg concatenation of MP3 files to single M4A file fails
Instructions from this site, Can ffmpeg input mp4 and convert it to m4b or m4a? fail to concatenate and convert multiple MP3 files into one M4A file.
I downloaded the ffmpeg static build for Windows ...
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Crop selected area in all videos
I have many videos in a folder which I want to crop in same way.
I want to remove 25px from the bottom part of all frames of all videos. All the videos are 1280x720p and have same format which is mp4....
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Improve video quality by lowering framerate
I have recorded a short movie using GoPro camera 1080p / Wide / 60fps. The video is really blurry, despite the fact that it was a quite good weather outside (middle of the day, partially cloudly). Is ...
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Transfer videos from Sony HC9 tapes to Windows 10 laptop
I have an old Sony HC-9. I used to use the iLink cable to output the video to my Sony Laptop (Vegas Pro). I no longer have a Sony laptop or Vegas Pro, but now have a Dell Precision 5530, which does ...
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