FFmpeg Basics

The book will try to make you familiar with FFmpeg tools that are used by Facebook, Google and many other companies. You will learn how to:
● scale, pad, crop, flip, rotate, blur, sharpen and denoise video
● speed up or slow down audio and video
● create sounds with mathematical expressions
● generate refrain of winter song Jingle Bells
● let the computer to read the text with selected voice
● display and record input from your webcam
● record input from microphone or send it to loudspeakers
● convert video to images and images to video
● add static or dynamic text on video
● add, edit or delete file metadata
● preview modified input in 2, 3 or 4 windows
● include a logo or provide Picture in Picture
● simplify repeated tasks with batch jobs
● display input from 2 webcams in one window
● set the bitrate, frame rate, maximum file size and related options
● display FFmpeg help and information about its codecs, formats, protocols, etc.
● use various filters in filterchains and filtergraphs
● encode subtitles directly to the video stream
● join various file formats, modify streams and modify audio channels
● monetize uploads on video sharing websites
● and much more