INSTALL FFMPEG PC: Download FFmpeg Under Get packages & executable files Select your platform, PC Select Windows builds bt Btbn Select one of the zip file links Find the file in your Downloads folder Right mouse over the zip file, select Extract All... Change the name of the ffmpeg-....-static folder to ffmpeg Move the folder to This PC C:\Program Files folder
Set up an Environment Variable Path to the FFMPEG program: Be careful not to override previous paths. Copy and paste any prior path data before doing this. Sometimes paths are separated by a semi-colon, depending on the OS. Open Settings, type env in the search Select Edit the environment variables for your account The Environment Variables window will pop up. Select Environment Variables... button Highlight Path for User variables Select Edit... Select New Input the entire path of the ffmpeg program, including bin after the last Path, separate with a semi-colon. Your path will be similar to this: C:\Program Files\ffmpeg-...-win64-static\bin
Mac: Download FFmpeg Under Get packages & executable files Select your platform, Mac Select Static builds for macOS 64-bit Select the zip file near the top of the page. Find the file in your Downloads folder Drag the ffmpeg folder into you Applications folder You will need to open System Preferences, Security & Privacy and allow ffmpeg after you run ffmpeg once.
Setup your Mac to work with scripts:
Open System Preferences->Users & Groups Unlock the padlock Hold Control and the mouse over your logi name while you select Advanced Options Change Login Shell to /bin/sh
Open a Terminal Open Terminal Preferences Select Shells open with a: Command, input /bin/bash
PC Scripts for running ffmpeg from a .bat file on PC ::If you prefer to run from a cmd.exe window use inputname.%04d.tif
MP4 h.264 from an mov or mp4 file This compression format works in browsers on the internet and Unity, 8000-10,000 kbps good for internet and low bandwidth.
Run notepad.exe Add this code below to the file. Change the name folder to your folder name, this assumes your folder is located on your desktop. Change the file name and extension Change the sp value to the amount you would like to scale your file. 1 = no change Change the output name
@echo off set dt=%USERPROFILE%\Desktop set input=-i %dt%\inputname.mp4 set sp=.5 set scale=-filter_complex scale=iw*%sp%:ih*%sp%,setsar=1 set codec=-c:v libx264 -x264-params bitrate=8000:vbv-bufsize=8000:vbv-maxrate=10000 -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart set output=-f mp4 %dt%\name.mp4 ffmpeg -y %input% %scale% %codec% %output% pause
Save this file a name such as run_ffmpeg.bat, double click the file to run ffmpeg.
MP4 h.264 from a tiff sequence This compression format works in browsers on the internet and Unity, 8000-10,000 kbps good for internet and low bandwidth.
Run notepad.exe Add this code below to the file. Change the name folder to your folder name, this assumes your folder is located on your desktop. Change the file name, this assumes a tiff file sequence with a padding of 4, such as inputname.0001-0100.tif Change the sp value to the amount you would like to scale your image. 1 = no change Change the output name
@echo off set dt=%USERPROFILE%\Desktop set loopend=-frames 100 set input=-framerate 30 -start_number 1 -i %dt%\folder\inputname.%%04d.tif set sp=.5 set scale=-filter_complex scale=iw*%sp%:ih*%sp%,setsar=1 set codec=-c:v libx264 -x264-params bitrate=8000:vbv-bufsize=8000:vbv-maxrate=10000 -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart set output=-f mp4 %dt%\name.mp4 ffmpeg -y %input% %loopend% %scale% %codec% %output% pause
Save this file a name such as run_ffmpeg.bat, double click the file to run ffmpeg.
MP4 h.265 2 pass from a tiff sequence for very high bandwidth such as a computer Run notepad.exe Add this code below to the file. Change the name folder to your folder name, this assumes your folder is located on your desktop. Change the file name, this assumes a tiff file sequence with a padding of 4, such as inputname.0001.tif - inputname.0100.tif Change the sp value to the amount you would like to scale your image. 1 = no change Change the output name
@echo off set dt=%USERPROFILE%\Desktop set loopend=-frames 100 set input=-framerate 30 -start_number 1 -i %dt%\folder\inputname.%%04d.tif set sp=.5 set scale=-filter_complex scale=iw*%sp%:ih*%sp%,setsar=1 set codec1=-vcodec libx265 -x265-params bitrate=40000:vbv-bufsize=40000:vbv-maxrate=60000 -pass 1 -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart -passlogfile %dt% set codec2=-vcodec libx265 -x265-params bitrate=40000:vbv-bufsize=40000:vbv-maxrate=60000 -pass 2 -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart -passlogfile %dt% set output=-f mp4 %dt%\name.mp4 ffmpeg -y %input% %loopend% %scale% %codec1% -f mp4 NUL ffmpeg -y %input% %loopend% %scale% %codec2% %output% pause
Save this file a name such as run_ffmpeg.bat, double click the file to run ffmpeg.
Change the resolution of all tiff and png files in a folder. @echo off mkdir temp for %%A IN (*.tif) DO ffmpeg -y -i "%%A" -filter_complex scale=512:512 -vcodec tiff -compression_algo lzw "temp\%%A" for %%A IN (*.png) DO ffmpeg -y -i "%%A" -filter_complex scale=512:512 -vcodec png "temp\%%A"
MAC Scripts for running ffmpeg from a shell script on a Mac
MP4 h.264 from an mov or mp4 file This compression format works in browsers on the internet and Unity, 8000-10,000 kbps good for internet and low bandwidth.
Open TextEdit and create a new file, save it as run_ffmpeg.command on the Desktop. Convert the file to plain text by selecting Format->Make Plain Text
Add this code below to the file. Change the name folder to your folder name, this assumes your folder is located on your desktop. Change the file name and extension Change the sp value to the amount you would like to scale your file. 1 = no change Change the output name
#! /bin/bash cur_dir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )" input="-i $cur_dir/input.mp4" sp="1" scale="-filter_complex scale=iw*$sp:ih*$sp,setsar=1" codec="-c:v libx264 -x264-params bitrate=8000:vbv-bufsize=8000:vbv-maxrate=10000 -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart" output="$cur_dir/output.mp4" /Applications/ffmpeg -y $input $scale $codec $output
Run the Terminal application Type chmod 777 ~/Desktop/run_ffmpeg.command If you have never done this before, also type chsh -s /bin/zsh Enter your Mac password.
Double-click the run_ffmpeg.command file to run your script.
If ffmpeg cannot run, do this: System Preferences->Security & Privacy, unlock, click allow anyway for ffmpeg
MP4 h.264 from a tiff sequence This compression format works in browsers on the internet and Unity, 8000-10,000 kbps good for internet and low bandwidth.
Open TextEdit and create a new file, save it as run_ffmpeg.command on the Desktop. Convert the file to plain text by selecting Format->Make Plain Text
Add this code below to the file. Change the name folder to your folder name, this assumes your folder is located on your desktop. Change the file name, this assumes a tiff file sequence with a padding of 4, such as inputname.0001.tif - inputname.0100.tif Change the sp value to the amount you would like to scale your image. 1 = no change Change the output name
#! /bin/bash cur_dir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )" input="-framerate 30 -start_number 1 -i $cur_dir/input.%04d.tif" loopend="-frames 100" sp="1" scale="-filter_complex scale=iw*$sp:ih*$sp,setsar=1" codec="-c:v libx264 -x264-params bitrate=8000:vbv-bufsize=8000:vbv-maxrate=10000 -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart" output="$cur_dir/output.mp4" /Applications/ffmpeg -y $input $loopend $scale $codec $output
MP4 h.265 2 pass from a tiff sequence for very high bandwidth such as a computer Quicktime will not open this file, use VLC Open TextEdit and create a new file, save it as run_ffmpeg.command on the Desktop. Convert the file to plain text by selecting Format->Make Plain Text
Add this code below to the file. Change the name folder to your folder name, this assumes your folder is located on your desktop. Change the file name, this assumes a tiff file sequence with a padding of 4, such as inputname.0001.tif - inputname.0100.tif Change the sp value to the amount you would like to scale your image. 1 = no change. Change the output name
#! /bin/bash cur_dir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )" input="-framerate 30 -start_number 1 -i $cur_dir/input.%04d.tif" loopend="-frames 100" sp="1" scale="-filter_complex scale=iw*$sp:ih*$sp,setsar=1" codec1="-vcodec libx265 -x265-params bitrate=40000:vbv-bufsize=40000:vbv-maxrate=60000 -pass 1 -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart" codec2="-vcodec libx265 -x265-params bitrate=40000:vbv-bufsize=40000:vbv-maxrate=60000 -pass 2 -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart" output="$cur_dir/output.mp4" /Applications/ffmpeg -y $input $loopend $scale $codec1 -f mp4 /dev/null /Applications/ffmpeg -y $input $loopend $scale $codec2 $output
Apple Prores 422 HQ from an mov or mp4 file This compression format works is very high bandwidth. This adds a default sharpening in order to improve the appearance. Adobe seems to do this to their files.
Open TextEdit and create a new file, save it as run_ffmpeg.command on the Desktop. Convert the file to plain text by selecting Format->Make Plain Text
Add this code below to the file. Change the name folder to your folder name, this assumes your folder is located on your desktop. Change the file name and extension Change the sp value to the amount you would like to scale your file. 1 = no change Change the output name
#! /bin/bash cur_dir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )" input="-i $cur_dir/input.mp4" sp="1" scale="-filter_complex scale=iw*$sp:ih*$sp,setsar=1,unsharp=5:5:1.0:5:5:0.0" codec="-c:v prores_ks -profile:v 3 -f mov" output="$cur_dir/output.mov" /Applications/ffmpeg -y $input $scale $codec $output
Change the resolution of all tiff and png files in a folder. Open TextEdit and create a new file, save it as run_ffmpeg.command on the Desktop. Convert the file to plain text by selecting Format->Make Plain Text Add this code below to the file.
#!/bin/bash echo " " echo " " echo " " DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )" cd "$DIR" mkdir temp find ./ -name '*.tif' -execdir ffmpeg -y -i {} -filter_complex scale=512:512 -vcodec tiff -compression_algo lzw temp/"{}" \; find ./ -name '*.png' -execdir ffmpeg -y -i {} -filter_complex scale=512:512 -vcodec png temp/"{}" \; mkdir HUGE mv *.tif HUGE mv *.png HUGE mv temp/* . rm -r temp
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