Multimedia
FFmpeg
Encode a video from WAV and PNG
ffmpeg -loop 1 -r 2 -i input.png -i audio.ogg -c:v libx264 -preset medium -tune stillimage -crf 18 -c:a copy -shortest -pix_fmt yuv420p output.mkv
Convert MOV to GIF
ffmpeg -i file.mov -pix_fmt rgb24 output.gif
Do a screencast
ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1280x800 -i :0.0 /tmp/outputFile.mpg
Extract audio from a video file
ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vn -acodec copy audio.aac
Multimedia
Radio stations
mencoder
Join multiple videos
cat movie1.avi movie2.avi > movie.avi
mencoder -forceidx -oac copy -ovc copy movie.avi -o movie_fixed.avi
Get specific time
Use -ss to seek to a specific part of the file you want.
-ss 00:30:00 -endpos 00:00:05
Get codecs
# audio codecs
mencoder -oac help
# video codecs
mencoder -ovc help
Subtitles
-sub FILE
-subdelay
mplayer
Speed up playback
mplayer -speed 1.2 [file]
Watch movies in a terminal
mplayer -vo caca movie.avi
Play a CD
mplayer cdda:// -cache 5000
Open a DVD menu
mplayer dvdnav://
VLC
Subtitles
# Add a subtitle file
--sub-file FILE # Change the subtitle delay
--sub-delay # Integer is in tenths of a second
Transcoding
# only transcode a few seconds (for testing)
--stop-time SECONDS
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