> video filters

7 commands for ffmpeg video filters

// video filters

7 commands

Resize video to 720p

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "scale=-1:720" output.mp4

Crop video to square

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "crop=ih:ih" output.mp4

Rotate video 90 degrees

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "transpose=1" output.mp4

Add text overlay with timestamp

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "drawtext=text='%{pts\:hms}':x=10:y=10:fontsize=24:fontcolor=white" output.mp4

Deinterlace video

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf yadif output.mp4

Add a watermark image overlay

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i watermark.png -filter_complex "overlay=W-w-10:H-h-10" output.mp4

Apply blur to a region of the video

$ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "split[original][copy];[copy]crop=200:200:100:100,boxblur=10[blurred];[original][blurred]overlay=100:100" output.mp4

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