FFMPEG Cheat Sheet

Convert from MOV to MP4

ffmpeg -i input.mov -acodec copy -vcodec copy output.mp4

Roate Video by 90 Degree

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "transpose=1" output.mp4

For the transpose parameter you can pass:

0 = 90 Counter Clockwise and Vertical Flip (default)
1 = 90 Clockwise
2 = 90 Counter Clockwise
3 = 90 Clockwise and Vertical Flip

Get Resolution of Video

$(ffprobe -v error -of flat=s=_ -select_streams v:0 -show_entries stream=height,width input.mp4)
size=${streams_stream_0_width}x${streams_stream_0_height}
echo $size

Scale Video

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1920:1080 output.mp4

Crop Video

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -filter:v "crop=1080:1920:0:0" output.mp4

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