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How to Add Text Watermark to Video with FFmpeg

Add a text watermark to video with FFmpeg drawtext. Includes corner positioning, opacity, borders, fonts, and common troubleshooting tips.

How to Add Subtitles to MP4 Using FFmpeg

Add subtitles to MP4 with FFmpeg by burning SRT or ASS subtitles into video. Includes styling, font notes, common errors, and copyable commands.

How to Compress 4K Video Size Without Losing Too Much Quality

Compress 4K video with FFmpeg using H.264, H.265, CRF, presets, and optional downscaling. Includes practical commands for smaller uploads and web delivery.

How to Convert Video to MP4 Without Losing Quality

Convert video to MP4 with FFmpeg using stream copy when possible, or high quality H.264/AAC settings when re-encoding is required.

How to Add an Image Watermark (Logo) to a Video with FFmpeg

Add a logo or image watermark to video with FFmpeg overlay. Includes bottom-right positioning, scaling, opacity notes, quality settings, and common fixes.

How to Compress or Reduce Video File Size with FFmpeg

Reduce video file size with FFmpeg using CRF, presets, H.264, H.265, and audio settings. Includes copyable commands, quality guidance, and common mistakes.

How to Cut or Trim a Video with FFmpeg

Cut or trim video with FFmpeg using fast stream copy or accurate re-encoding. Includes start time, duration, end time, keyframe notes, and copyable commands.

How to Rotate a Video 90/180 Degrees with FFmpeg

Rotate video with FFmpeg using transpose, 180-degree filter chains, and metadata-safe re-encoding commands for fixing incorrect orientation.

How to Extract a Frame from a Video with FFmpeg

Extract a single frame, thumbnail, or image sequence from video with FFmpeg. Includes JPG and PNG output, timestamp seeking, and batch frame extraction.

How to Speed Up or Slow Down Video with FFmpeg

Change video speed with FFmpeg using setpts and atempo. Includes 2x speed, half speed, video-only commands, synced audio, and common mistakes.

How to Merge Videos with FFmpeg

Merge MP4 and other video files with FFmpeg. Learn the fast lossless concat method, the re-encoding filter method, and how to fix common merge errors.

How to Create a High-Quality Animated GIF from Video with FFmpeg

Learn to create high-quality animated GIFs from any video using a single FFmpeg command. This guide shows how to control size, frame rate, and optimize colors for perfect GIFs.

How to Change Video Resolution with FFmpeg

Resize videos with FFmpeg using the scale filter. Learn fixed resolution, aspect-ratio-safe scaling, half-size scaling, and compression-friendly settings.

How to Extract Audio from Video Using FFmpeg

Extract audio from video with FFmpeg as MP3, AAC, WAV, or a copied original stream. Includes quality settings, time ranges, and common fixes.

How to Convert Video Formats with FFmpeg

Convert MOV, MKV, AVI, WebM, and other video formats to MP4 with FFmpeg. Learn when to use stream copy, when to re-encode, and which settings are most compatible.

How to Crop a Video Using FFmpeg

Crop videos with FFmpeg using exact dimensions, center crops, 16:9 crops, and square crops. Includes commands, crop syntax, and common troubleshooting tips.

How to Convert MP4 to GIF with FFmpeg

Convert MP4 to a high-quality GIF with FFmpeg. Includes palette-based commands, clip extraction, FPS and width settings, and common file size fixes.

How to use FFmpeg Converting AAC to MP3

Effortlessly convert AAC to MP3 using FFmpeg with our step-by-step guide. Learn the benefits, prerequisites, and how to troubleshoot common issues.

Quick Guide to Mastering the FFmpeg Command Generator

How to use FFmpeg.Run,Quick Guide to Mastering the FFmpeg Command Generator.