FFmpeg Basics: Multimedia handling with a fast audio and video encoder

Korbel, Frantisek:

ISBN 10: 1479327832 / ISBN 13: 9781479327836

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

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Seiten; 9781479327836.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 1. Seller Inventory # 713232

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Title: FFmpeg Basics: Multimedia handling with a ...

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: paperback

Condition: Gut

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Synopsis:

The book will try to make you familiar with FFmpeg tools that are used by Facebook, Google and many other companies. You will learn how to:

• scale, pad, crop, flip, rotate, blur, sharpen and denoise video
• speed up or slow down audio and video
• create sounds with mathematical expressions
• generate refrain of winter song Jingle Bells
• let the computer to read the text with selected voice
• display and record input from your webcam
• record input from microphone or send it to loudspeakers
• convert video to images and images to video
• add static or dynamic text on video
• add, edit or delete file metadata
• preview modified input in 2, 3 or 4 windows
• include a logo or provide Picture in Picture
• simplify repeated tasks with batch jobs
• display input from 2 webcams in one window
• set the bitrate, frame rate, maximum file size and related options
• display FFmpeg help and information about its codecs, formats, protocols, etc.
• use various filters in filterchains and filtergraphs
• encode subtitles directly to the video stream
• join various file formats, modify streams and modify audio channels
• monetize uploads on video sharing websites
• and much more

Book is printed in full color, contains over 100 tables and over 150 images including various diagrams and can be used both like a tutorial and reference. The brief content:

1. FFmpeg Fundamentals
2. Displaying Help and Features
3. Bit Rate, Frame Rate and File Size
4. Resizing and Scaling Video
5. Cropping Video
6. Padding Video
7. Flipping and Rotating Video
8. Blur, Sharpen and Other Denoising
9. Overlay - Picture in Picture
10. Adding Text on Video
11. Conversion Between Formats
12. Time Operations
13. Mathematical Functions
14. Metadata and Subtitles
15. Image Processing
16. Digital Audio
17. Presets for Codecs
18. Interlaced Video
19. FFmpeg Components and Projects
20. Microphone and Webcam
21. Batch Files
22. Color Corrections
23. Advanced Techniques
24. Video on Web
25. Debugging and Tests

About the Author:

Frantisek Korbel is a Zend Certified Engineer and his work includes programming, video editing and web design. In 2004 he created a First Aid Basics freeware using Macromedia Flash and since then he often works with animations and video. Using Adobe AIR in 2009 he developed a Learning Periodic Table of chemical elements. Big part of his activities is devoted to the volunteering, mainly for educational and community projects in developing countries (Africa – nkolfoulou.org, oyoko.org), India (kidedu.org), etc. He participates in various projects by UN Volunteering and on WaterWiki.net website design coordinated by United Nations Development Programme. For this book he created a supporting website ffmpeg.tv.