Category: ffmpeg

  • Stream your Windows desktop using ffmpeg

    I’ve already covered how to do this with vlc a while back in parts 1 followed by part 2. I just found out that something very similar in results can be done with ffmpeg. ffmpeg has recently added support for directshow filters which now allows one to capture the screen and stream and/or save it. Here is…

  • FFmpeg commands for ipod video encoding…

    So I found out the hard way that the new ipod’s (with video out) can actually play 640×480 video and also figured out how to get iTunes to accept the encoded files (so that I could sync them with the device)…….here is the run down: “TV-Out” mode – 1.5Mbit/s 640×480 H.264 videos BIT_RATE <= 1500 kbps…

  • ffmpeg command line quickies…..

    Here are a bunch of ffmpeg command lines that will do just about everything you need. Getting info from a video file ffmpeg -i video.avi Turn a sequence of images into video ffmpeg -f image2 -i image%d.jpg video.mpg Turn a video into a sequence of images ffmpeg -i video.mpg image%d.jpg Encode video for Ipod/IPhone ffmpeg…