FFmpeg Resize Video: Scale, Crop & Pad (CLI + API)
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Learn to resize videos using FFmpeg with scale, crop, and pad functions via CLI and API
Action Steps
- Run the command 'ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1280:720 output.mp4' to resize a video
- Use the 'crop' function to remove unwanted parts of the video by running 'ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf crop=640:480:100:100 output.mp4'
- Apply padding to a video using 'ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf pad=1280:720:-1:-1 output.mp4'
- Configure the 'scale' filter to maintain the aspect ratio by adding ':force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease'
- Test different resize options using the FFmpeg CLI to achieve desired video dimensions
Who Needs to Know This
Developers and video editors can benefit from this tutorial to efficiently resize videos for various applications
Key Insight
💡 FFmpeg provides a powerful and flexible way to resize videos via CLI and API
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