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FFmpeg helper commands

Chris Griffith edited this page Apr 17, 2024 · 2 revisions

This will be an ever growing list of FFmpeg commands I find myself using most often and figure others might benefit from.

Quiet Down

Remove version info and configuration details

ffmpeg -hide_banner

Only print errors

ffmpeg  -loglevel error

Encoder Details

All Encoders

ffmpeg -encoders

Specific encoder settings (replace libx265 with desired encoder)

ffmpeg -h encoder=libx265

Extract HDR10 Metadata

 ffprobe -hide_banner -loglevel warning -select_streams v:0 -print_format json -show_frames -read_intervals "%+#1" -show_entries "frame=color_space,color_primaries,color_transfer,side_data_list,pix_fmt" -i my_video.mp4