FFmpeg Video Filters Skill

Name: FFmpeg Video Filters
Rating: 92
Author: KaiserWhoLearns

Apply video filters for scaling, cropping, watermarks, speed changes, and visual effects.

When to Use

•Resize videos
•Crop video frames
•Add watermarks or overlays
•Change playback speed
•Apply blur or other effects
•Adjust brightness/contrast

Scaling

bash

# Scale to 720p (maintain aspect ratio)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=-2:720 output.mp4

# Scale to specific width (maintain aspect ratio)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1280:-2 output.mp4

# Scale to exact dimensions (may distort)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1920:1080 output.mp4

# Scale with algorithm
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1280:720:flags=lanczos output.mp4

Cropping

bash

# Crop to 16:9 from center
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "crop=1920:1080" output.mp4

# Crop with offset (x:y:width:height)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "crop=1920:1080:0:0" output.mp4

# Crop from specific position
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "crop=800:600:100:50" output.mp4

Watermarks and Overlays

bash

# Add image watermark (top-left)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i logo.png \
  -filter_complex "overlay=10:10" output.mp4

# Bottom-right watermark
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i logo.png \
  -filter_complex "overlay=W-w-10:H-h-10" output.mp4

# Center watermark
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i logo.png \
  -filter_complex "overlay=(W-w)/2:(H-h)/2" output.mp4

Speed Changes

bash

# Speed up 2x
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "setpts=0.5*PTS" -af "atempo=2.0" output.mp4

# Slow down 0.5x
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "setpts=2.0*PTS" -af "atempo=0.5" output.mp4

# Speed up video only (no audio)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "setpts=0.5*PTS" -an output.mp4

Blur Effects

bash

# Blur entire video
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "boxblur=10:5" output.mp4

# Blur specific region (coordinates x:y:w:h)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "boxblur=10:5:x=100:y=100:w=200:h=200" output.mp4

# Gaussian blur
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "gblur=sigma=5" output.mp4

Brightness and Contrast

bash

# Adjust brightness and contrast
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "eq=brightness=0.1:contrast=1.2" output.mp4

# Increase brightness
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "eq=brightness=0.2" output.mp4

# Adjust saturation
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "eq=saturation=1.5" output.mp4

Rotation

bash

# Rotate 90 degrees clockwise
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "transpose=1" output.mp4

# Rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "transpose=2" output.mp4

# Rotate 180 degrees
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "transpose=1,transpose=1" output.mp4

Multiple Filters

bash

# Chain multiple filters
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "scale=1280:720,crop=800:600:100:50" output.mp4

# Complex filter chain
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i logo.png \
  -filter_complex "[0:v]scale=1280:720[scaled];[scaled][1:v]overlay=10:10" \
  output.mp4

Fade Effects

bash

# Fade in (first 2 seconds)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "fade=t=in:st=0:d=2" output.mp4

# Fade out (last 2 seconds)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "fade=t=out:st=10:d=2" output.mp4

# Fade in and out
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "fade=t=in:st=0:d=2,fade=t=out:st=8:d=2" output.mp4

Notes

•Use -vf for video filters
•Multiple filters separated by commas
•Use -filter_complex for complex operations
•Overlay positions: W=width, H=height, w=overlay width, h=overlay height
•Speed changes require both video (setpts) and audio (atempo) filters