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9 commands for ffmpeg useful tips

# useful tips

9 commands

Convert audio to Whisper-compatible format

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ar 16000 -ac 1 -c:a pcm_s16le output.wav

Move metadata to the beginning of the file

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c copy -movflags +faststart output.mp4

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "curves=vintage,noise=alls=40:allf=t,hue=s=0.5,eq=contrast=1.3:brightness=-0.05:saturation=0.7" output.mp4

Reverse a video for boomerang effect

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -filter_complex "[0:v]split[fwd][rev];[rev]reverse[r];[fwd][r]concat=n=2:v=1:a=0,loop=3:size=999" output.mp4

Create a thermal camera look

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "eq=brightness=0.06:saturation=2,hue=h=180,lutrgb=r='if(gt(val,200),255,0)':g='clip(val*2,0,255)':b='if(lt(val,50),255,0)'" output.mp4

Generate Game of Life animation

$ ffmpeg -f lavfi -i life=s=320x240:mold=10:r=30:ratio=0.5:death_color=#C83232:life_color=#00ff00 -t 10 output.mp4

Turn a video into pixel art style

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "scale=iw/10:ih/10:flags=neighbor,scale=iw*10:ih*10:flags=neighbor" output.mp4

Create a timelapse from a long video

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "setpts=PTS/30" -an output.mp4

Add a logo watermark to a video

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i logo.png -filter_complex "[0:v]split[base][ref];[1:v][ref]scale=rw/10:-1[logo];[base][logo]overlay=W-w-W*0.02:H*0.02" output.mp4

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