FFmpeg Command Guide

The output format is determined by the file extension. FFmpeg automatically selects an appropriate encoder.

Extracts the audio stream from the video and saves it as MP3 while preserving original audio quality.

Captures a single frame at 1 minute and 30 seconds. Commonly used for thumbnails or previews.

Displays codec, duration, resolution, bitrate, and stream details when no output file is specified.

Converts video to a 10 FPS GIF with 320px width. Commonly used for memes or short animations.

Batch converts all MOV files to MP4 using H.264 and AAC. Common for camera footage workflows.

Extracts every frame as JPEG images (frame_0001.jpg, frame_0002.jpg, etc.).

Quickly trims a clip using stream copy to preserve original quality and speed up processing.

Merges multiple videos listed in filelist.txt without re-encoding.

Speeds up video by 2x (0.5*PTS). Use 2*PTS to slow down by 0.5x.

Resizes the video to 1280x720 pixels while preserving the original aspect ratio.

Compresses the video using H.264. Lower CRF values produce higher quality. A typical range is 18–28.

Adds a PNG watermark image at position (10,10) in the top-left corner of the video.

Crops a 640x360 region starting from position (100,100).

Transpose values: 0 = 90° CCW + vertical flip, 1 = 90° clockwise, 2 = 90° counter-clockwise, 3 = 90° clockwise + vertical flip.

Step 1: Analyzes camera shake and generates a transformation vector file.

Step 2: Applies stabilization using the generated transform file. The smoothing parameter controls stabilization strength.

Removes interlacing artifacts to make the video suitable for progressive displays.

Uses the BWDIF filter to convert interlaced video to progressive scan for better playback quality.

Reduces visual noise and grain using the hqdn3d filter to improve overall video quality.

Boosts the audio volume by 50%. Use values below 1.0 to reduce volume.

Converts WAV audio to MP3 at 192 kbps, suitable for web distribution.

Extracts audio from 01:30 to 03:45 without re-encoding, preserving original quality.

Applies a 3-second fade-in starting at 0s and a 3-second fade-out starting at 10s.

Uses FFT-based noise reduction to reduce background noise. The nf parameter controls denoising strength.

Merges multiple audio files in sequence without re-encoding, preserving original quality.

Sets the audio sample rate to 44.1 kHz, the standard CD-quality sample rate.

Converts stereo audio to mono. Set to 2 to convert mono to stereo.

Boosts the 1000 Hz frequency band by 5 dB to adjust tonal balance.

Applies dynamic range compression to reduce loudness variation and make quiet parts louder.

Adds a white text watermark at position (10,10) with a font size of 24.

Applies a blur effect to the video. The first parameter controls blur strength, and the second controls quality.

Adjusts brightness (+0.1), contrast (1.2x), and saturation (1.5x).

Creates a vertical mirror effect where the bottom half mirrors the top half.

Adds film grain and vintage color curves to simulate an old movie look.

Sharpens the video using the unsharp mask algorithm to enhance detail and clarity.

Detects and highlights edges in the video, commonly used in computer vision workflows.

Converts video from BT.601 color space to BT.709 color space.

Converts color video to grayscale by setting saturation to 0.

Inverts all color values to create a negative film effect.

Records an RTMP live stream and saves it as an FLV file. Stream copy avoids re-encoding to reduce CPU usage.

Converts an MP4 file to HLS format with 10-second segments, suitable for web streaming.

Pushes a local video file to an RTMP server as a live stream, commonly used for live broadcasting.

Records the entire desktop on Windows. On Linux, use x11grab for screen capture.

Records video from a webcam device on Windows. Make sure to specify the correct device name.

Records audio from the default input device on Linux and saves it as a WAV file.

Generates multiple HLS variants (360p and 480p) for adaptive bitrate streaming under different network conditions.

Converts an MP4 file to MPEG-DASH format for adaptive bitrate streaming.

Records an RTSP video stream and saves it as an MP4 file. Commonly used for IP cameras and surveillance systems.

Streams or uploads a video file to an HTTP server endpoint using POST requests.

Creates a picture-in-picture effect by scaling the secondary video to 25% size and placing it in the top-right corner.

Uses NVIDIA GPU acceleration to significantly speed up H.264 video encoding.

Combines two video streams side by side. Use vstack for vertical stacking.

Overlays SMPTE-style timecode in the top-left corner using hours:minutes:seconds format.

Edits video container metadata such as title, year, and author.

Compares compressed and source videos and outputs PSNR values to evaluate quality loss.

Uses CRF for quality-based encoding while applying VBV to cap peak bitrate.

Converts progressive video to top-field-first interlaced format for broadcast workflows.

Converts video to 30 FPS using frame duplication or dropping as needed.

Reduces blocking artifacts caused by aggressive compression to improve visual quality.

Batch process all MP4 files in the folder and add a watermark to the top-left corner.

Resize all MP4 files to 1280x720 resolution, suitable for standardizing video specs.

Batch extract audio from all MP4 files and save as MP3 format.

Generate one thumbnail for each video at the 5-second mark.

Batch compress all MP4 files using CRF 23 and 128 kbps audio to balance quality and file size.

Use ffprobe to output the duration of each video, useful for calculating total runtime.

Export detailed format and stream information to a JSON file for further analysis.

Display detailed information for each frame, including frame type (I/P/B) and timestamps.

Analyze stream-level and frame-level information to inspect bitrate and encoding behavior.

Validate video file integrity and compatibility. Only errors will be shown.