~/ffmpeg.party
HOST ffmpeg.party
SIG cosmic-aperture-06
SINCE 2025
TOOLS · 9
GUIDES · 3
LIC MIT · CC BY-NC-SA
ENCODERS x264 · x265 · svt-av1 · libvpx-vp9 · prores · dnxhr
$ welcome to the party
[ 00 ]readme.md
updated2026-04-26
tools9
guides3
licenseMIT

FFmpeg tools, tips, & tricks
for video people who like it messy.

ffmpeg.party is an informal resource for FFmpeg generators, tips, tricks, and guides. A side project, updated whenever something breaks or something cool appears.

$ cat about.md | less  → about

[ 01 ]tools_

Interactive generators

$ pick a tool → fill in the form → copy the command
9 tools online
T/01
vp9-wizard$ ffmpeg --codec libvpx-vp9
VP9 command generator for high-quality videos using 2-pass encoding.
vp92-passwebm
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T/02
av1-wizard$ ffmpeg --codec libsvtav1
AV1 command generator with SVT-AV1 encoder and tuned parameters.
av1svt10-bit
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T/03
x264-wizard$ ffmpeg --codec libx264
x264 generator for H.264/AVC with sensible defaults and quality presets.
h.264mp4web
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T/04
x265-wizard$ ffmpeg --codec libx265
x265 generator for H.265/HEVC with 10-bit pipeline and tune profiles.
h.26510-bithdr
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T/05
cropper$ ffmpeg --vf crop=…
Interactive visual cropper that emits the exact -vf crop= value.
filtervisual
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T/06
anamorphic-crop$ ffmpeg --vf scale,setsar
Anamorphic crop calculator for DVDs, broadcast, and squeeze-lens content.
mathaspect
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T/07
frame-interpolation$ ffmpeg --vf minterpolate
Build minterpolate filter strings to smooth video frame rates.
filtermotion
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T/08
duration-calculator$ calc -t end-start
Calculate durations between timestamps for FFmpeg -t values.
mathtime
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T/09
webm-from-image-sequence$ ffmpeg -pattern_type glob
Convert numbered image sequences into WebM video.
webmsequencelegacy
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[ 02 ]guides_

Encoder references

$ grep -r 'why is my encode broken' /guides
3 guides
G/01
x264 encoder guide
FFmpeg parameters and quality settings for H.264/AVC encoding.
referenceupdated 2026
G/02
x265 / HEVC primer
10-bit pipelines, HDR10 metadata, and when x265 is actually worth it.
referenceupdated 2026
G/03
AV1 in production
SVT-AV1 settings, presets, and tradeoffs for modern AV1 encoding.
referenceupdated 2026
[ 03 ]resources_

Elsewhere on disk

links worth bookmarking
see all →
↗ FFmpeg official documentation
ffmpeg.org/documentation.html
The canonical reference. Dense, authoritative, occasionally out of date.
OFFICIAL
↗ ffmprovisr
amiaopensource.github.io/ffmprovisr
Community-maintained recipe collection from media archivists. Tested commands for common workflows.
RECIPES
↗ FFmpeg Wiki
trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki
Older but solid. Some of the clearest H.264/H.265/VP9/AV1 encoding guides anywhere.
WIKI
↗ MediaInfo
mediaarea.net/MediaInfo
Inspect anything. Detailed technical info about video and audio files.
TOOLS