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ffmpeg

ffmpeg is a fantastic tool that allows complete conversion of video formats

Basic syntax

ffmpeg -i input.avi output.mp4`

ffmpeg -i img%03d.png out.mp4

Gotchas

  • Not all h264 formats are available on multiple platforms. The most platform-agnostic format is yuv420p (nothing to do with 420 pixels) bash ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf format=yuv420p output.mp4