Questions tagged [video-editing]
Questions about video editing software and their related topics, not to be confused with [video-conversion].
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Fade-in turns whole video stream to black
I've adapted the following crossfade from Gyan to create a video from an image and an audio file, and then crossfade it with an outro. This works fine, but I also want to have the first video stream ...
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How to specify size of color filter dynamically
I've been using the following crossfade from Gyan as part of my workflow for a while, as I've found it to look superior to other crossfade solutions and easy to adapt for different inputs. However, I'...
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Davinci Resolve does not import MP3 files in media pool
I am trying to add MP3 files to the media pool of Davinci Resolve. I do so by right clicking and choosing "Import Media ..." (Shortcut Ctrl+I). The files are visible and selectable in the ...
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How to step forward/backward a few seconds in DaVinci resolve timeline with a hotkey?
It is possible to step one frame or second in DaVinci Resolve by pressing left/right or shift+left/right. But is it possible to step, say, 5 seconds or 30 seconds?
Maybe you know if it is possible to ...
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merging 2 editing videos without saving them using ffmpeg
I want to combine 2 videos assume even they are edited among themselves
How normally we do
video 1:
ffmpeg -i 1.mp4 -filter:a "volume=0.0" test1.mp4
video 2:
ffmpeg -i 2.mp4 -filter:a "...
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FFMPEG: Images are being loaded wrong at wrong FPS
On my video I am adding multiple overlays, 1 that will always be shown (Overlay/overlay.png) and I got a progress bar in PNGs named 0 to the last frame num.
I tried ffmpeg -i 6875126077795372290.mp4 -...
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Use time or frame number for still image in FFmpeg filter
I'm trying to do a transition from image a.jpg to image b.jpg using FFmpeg filter. But it seems that FFmpeg won't recognize any time related options for still images, and the frame number I get is ...
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Image overlay on video between two times using mobile-ffmpeg android
I am trying to add image overlay on video using "mobile-ffmpeg-full-gpl:4.4" library but faced following error
Error when evaluating the expression 'between(t' for enable
I have a class ...
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How to remove certain parts of MP4 video with keeping sound in synchronization - ffmpeg or any other open source tool
I record my videos with OBS and I want to remove OBS screen shown parts such as the beginning, or pause / continue
So here what I want to achieve
With ffmpeg command I want to lets say remove the ...
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Memory leak in FFmpeg when using crossfade filter
I've been trying to use FFmpeg's crossfade filter with the following command:
ffmpeg -i input2_trimmed2.mkv -i input3_upscaled.mkv -c:a copy -filter_complex "[0:v][1:v]xfade=transition=fade:...
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How to add still image before and after a video, for a specific duration
What i have is a list of 80 video files (mp4), 2-5s each, of a person pronouncing a word. For each file, i need to add some amount of silent still face at the beginning and/or and the video.
The way i'...
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Displayport > 500ms delay when used over Thunderbolt docking station (premiere pro). How to correct by Hardware or Software
I have two 4k - monitors connected to a Thunderbolt 3.0 docking station on which I connect my laptop. In general, I notice a slight lag of the monitors in respect to the laptop's built-in 4k display.
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Inserting video clip into another video makes the inserted part run twice as fast and hold at last frame in ffmpeg
Here is what I did. I create a file called concat.txt:
file 'original.mp4'
inpoint 0.0
outpoint 2.0
file 'middle.mp4'
inpoint 0.0
duration 24.0
file 'original.mp4'
inpoint 26.0
Then, I run the ...
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Replace part of a video (without replacing the audio) in ffmpeg
I have a video file that is divided into three different sections. I want to replace the middle part of this video with another clip. However, I still want to keep the audio of the original video. Can ...
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Is there a way to crop videos using Pix app on Linux?
I was wondering if there were any ways to crop videos using Pix for Linux. I am currently using Linux Mint.
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Why can't I cut a video clip using OpenShot?
I'm trying to adjust the start time and end time of a clip in OpenShot. According to the manual:
OpenShot has many easy ways to adjust the start and end positions of a
clip (otherwise known as ...
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Fast way to leave only certain regions in a long video
I have videos (usually 30+minutes, maybe 1-2 hours max) and I have regions in a video which I plan to leave (let's say it could be 50-100 of such chunks). I am trying to develop a fast algorithm ...
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ffmpeg -t frame duration
I want to cut a video using ffmpeg.
I want to use the -t option for that. And did already some testing to get a satisfying comand together.
All I wondering is how carefull I have to be with -t or -to ...
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FFmpeg lenscorrection filter creates bad moire patterns
I'm trying to create a barrel distortion effect using FFmpeg. The lenscorrection filter can do this, but depending on the source material the results can be pretty bad, with moire patterns / bad ...
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Trim video into multiple sections ffmpeg
I need to trim a video into multiple sections of unequal duration and output them as separate files.
For example a .mp4 100 seconds long and I need to extract and keep
output0.mp4 from 5 - 10sec
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How to dynamically adjust padding size depending on the amount of text - FFmpeg
I'm currently using PIL and a Python FFmpeg wrapper to create a white box with text on top of it:
I know text wrapping can be done using subtitles (which I'm fine with), but how can I make the ...
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How to determine frame-rate when looping through frames?
Let’s say you were playing two video clips in the browser.
The first video has 25 frames per second. This would mean every 40ms or 0.04s a new frame would appear with precision.
So I could easily ...
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Create Square Profile for Export Instagram format in OpenShot
I'm trying to create a profile for export to Instagram format.
Yes Openshot has built-in Instagram profile but not one the outputs square format.
I create a new profile (followed the robot lady ...
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ffmpeg - video and audio out of sync
This seems to be a common problem, but the answers I found don't seem to apply to my situation.
I'm merging 6 videos (one of them is a short background that loops) into 1 output video, and the audio ...
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ffmpeg - multiple videos in panes, background image - unacceptable rendering speed
In this ongoing saga of me putting together a video, I have one more step I'm trying to add.
My requirements look like this:
In these days of COVID, our choir director is recording a video which is ...
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ffmpeg - add multiple videos in panes, one master track, give offset start times how?
In these days of COVID, our choir director is recording a video which is the accompaniment, and then each choir member (at home) is listening to the accompaniment in headphones, singing along, and ...
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ffmpeg - add multiple videos in panes, give offset start times how?
In these days of COVID, our choir director is recording a video which is the accompaniment, and then each choir member (at home) is listening to the accompaniment in headphones, singing along, and ...
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Using mkvmerge to Merge Subtitle Tracks
I am looking for a way to merge two MKV files, each with an embedded subtitle track, into one where the subtitle tracks merge properly and in order. Right now I get two separate subtitle tracks, and ...
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Trim live video from start and keep saving the rest of the video without creating the output file
I am saving live video from camera. I want to keep only latest 30 seconds of video. When the video is 30 seconds long, I want to remove the 1 sec of the video from the beginning and keep saving the ...
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How do I cut off overflowing audio using Melt?
I am trying to cut away the overflowing audio from a track generated in Melt. The audio is a lot longer than the video, and I don't necessarily know the length of either.
V=Video, A=Audio
VVVVVVV
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FFMPEG complex_filter_script adds long trailing blank video
I generated a complex_function_script to concatenate certain clips of an input video at different speeds.
When I start from the beginning of the input video, the output is
mostly correct, but has a ...
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Where are GoPro Highlight Tags stored?
I want to extract the (manually set) highlights from my GoPro-footage (HERO6-Black).
I want to do this to mark the highlights on vacation and can use them to edit in Premiere Pro later.
I found that ...
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What are the minimum requirements/specs for ffmpeg?
I am currently using a small software program I made in Python that utilises ffmpeg on my personal laptop that is overqualified to run it (core i7, 16gb ram etc), but I would like to move it over to ...
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My Adobe Premeire pro showing poor image quality
Hi I am trying to work with some images but when I am opening them on
Adobe Premiere Pro the quality is very Poor Can anyone help me with this issue?
The result I am getting:
The original image is ...
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how can i add an additonal output to ffmpeg to also pull out a frame for an image after segmenting
this is my command. i need to add something to the end to pull out a vframe every second or specified seconds and save to file. i've see how to do that on its own but not as a second output. i keep ...
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CPU or GPU have more influence on video editing experience? [closed]
Which of the following system will brings better video editing experience?
Moderate CPU with Good GPU (dedicated graphic cards)
Good CPU with Moderate GPU (build-in graphics)
In other words, CPU or ...
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Delete specific streams from a media file without creating a copy of the media file
The context
I have a file with four streams: 1 video stream, 3 audio streams (see proof below).
$ ffprobe -v quiet -of flat -show_entries stream=codec_type,index:stream_tags=title 'my_input_file.mkv'
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Can I upgrade RAM with different CAS frequency in my laptop?
I would like to add 16 GB more. Mostly for Video editing on my Asus Laptop. I am not sure if I can go with different CAS latency and frequency. I am noob. Please help me nerds.
current: 8GB
want to ...
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Is there way to increase speed of adding subtitles to a video?
Currently I do it this way: ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vf ass=subs.ass output.mp4.
But with some videos it takes too long.
Is there way to increase speed of that: may be saving output file with lesser ...
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Adobe Premiere choppy playback but games run smoothly
I have the following specs:
CPU: Ryzen 3 3200G
Mobo: MSI A320M-A Pro
GPU: ASRock RX 570
RAM: 16 Gb (2x8)
SSD: 240 Gb
HDD: 1T
I can play DOTA 2, Tekken 7, GTA V, Valorant, and PUBG in all ultra ...
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Cut parts in a video that are missing from another video to make them same length?
I have two videos of the same episode (different quality & resolution), and one of them is longer and contains 3 extra segments near the start, middle and end. Is there a way to cut out these ...
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batch remove first 30 seconds of video file with ffmpeg
There are a lot of examples of
ffmpeg -ss [start] -i in.mp4 -t [duration] -c copy out.mp4
But if I want to use that command for a folder with multiple files (ffmpeg ... *.mp4 ...), how can I specify ...
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FFMPEG: crop a video every 10s without losing the quality
I have an mp4 video of 1080x720. I would like to crop the video to 480x270 without quality loss every 10s in video and then scale to 1080x720 (10s zoom in and then back to default repeat to the end of ...
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How to edit videos on cloud
I was wondering whether editing on cloud is worth it. To make things clear I am not talking about web editors . I am talking about editors like Premiere Pro or Davinci Resolve deployed on GPU enabled ...
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OpenShot: How to export a 1920x800 video in its original resolution?
I'm editing a video using OpenShot that has a resolution of 1920x800, but when I want to export the video (without having cropped it or anything), there is no option to save it in the same resolution. ...
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Premiere pro audio amplify not showing up in waveform?
I recorded my audio clips separate to my video and now all of then need a 12 dB boost. So what I did was rather than setting the gain to each clip as I drag I added the gain to the audio track, by ...
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Audio/Video out of sync on concatenating videos using ffmpeg : Non-monotonous TDS output
I am trying to add two videos using ffmpeg and the output video/audio is out of sync (and fast forwarded). Goal is to put intro.mp4 before the original file clip.flv
My approach is to
Change the ...
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How can I split a video into segments of a certain width and height?
Say I have a 256x256 video that's 1 minute long, is there a way I can split it into, say, 16 separate 1m long 64x64 videos for each 64x64 segment of the video? Sorry if this is phrased weirdly.
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Is there a way for a filter to read frame metadata values?
I have some short videos taken with an old Sony digital camera that had a "spot exposure meter" setting. Videos taken with this setting on (it should be automatically ignored for video, stupid Sony ...
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Davinci Resolve hangs at “Loading Fairlight page”
DaVinci Resolve 16.2 won't start. It hangs at the splash screen showing "Loading Firlight page", although I haven't even installed any of the Fairlight options during Setup.
I already have watched a ...
