How to create a video from images with FFmpeg?
ffmpeg -r 1/5 -start_number 2 -i img%03d.png -c:v libx264 -r 30 -pix_fmt yuv420p out.mp4
This line worked fine but I want to create a video file from images in another folder. Image names in my folder are:
img001.jpg
img002.jpg
img003.jpg
...
How could I input images files from a different folder? Example: C:\mypics
I tried this command but ffmpeg generated a video with the first image (img001.jpg) only.
ffmpeg -r 1/5 -start_number 0 -i C:\myimages\img%03d.png -c:v libx264 -r 30 -pix_fmt yuv420p out.mp4
Answer
See the Create a video slideshow from images – FFmpeg
If your video does not show the frames correctly If you encounter problems, such as the first image is skipped or only shows for one frame, then use the fps video filter instead of -r for the output framerate
ffmpeg -r 1/5 -i img%03d.png -c:v libx264 -vf fps=25 -pix_fmt yuv420p out.mp4
Alternatively the format video filter can be added to the filter chain to replace -pix_fmt yuv420p like "fps=25,format=yuv420p". The advantage of this method is that you can control which filter goes first
ffmpeg -r 1/5 -i img%03d.png -c:v libx264 -vf "fps=25,format=yuv420p" out.mp4
I tested below parameters, it worked for me
"e:\ffmpeg\ffmpeg.exe" -r 1/5 -start_number 0 -i "E:\images\01\padlock%3d.png" -c:v libx264 -vf "fps=25,format=yuv420p" e:\out.mp4
below parameters also worked but it always skips the first image
"e:\ffmpeg\ffmpeg.exe" -r 1/5 -start_number 0 -i "E:\images\01\padlock%3d.png" -c:v libx264 -r 30 -pix_fmt yuv420p e:\out.mp4
making a video from images placed in different folders
First, add image paths to imagepaths.txt like below.
# this is a comment details https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Concatenate
file 'E:\images\png\images__%3d.jpg'
file 'E:\images\jpg\images__%3d.jpg'
Sample usage as follows;
"h:\ffmpeg\ffmpeg.exe" -y -r 1/5 -f concat -safe 0 -i "E:\images\imagepaths.txt" -c:v libx264 -vf "fps=25,format=yuv420p" "e:\out.mp4"
-safe 0 parameter prevents Unsafe file name error
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FFmpeg making a video from images placed in different folders