Blend two video frames into each other.

The blend filter takes two input streams and outputs one stream, the first input is the "top" layer and second input is "bottom" layer. By default, the output terminates when the longest input terminates.

The tblend (time blend) filter takes two consecutive frames from one single stream, and outputs the result obtained by blending the new frame on top of the old frame.

A description of the accepted options follows.

c0_mode, c1_mode, c2_mode, c3_mode, all_mode

Set blend mode for specific pixel component or all pixel components in case of all_mode. Default value is normal.

Available values for component modes are:

• addition
• addition128
• and
• average
• burn
• darken
• difference
• difference128
• divide
• dodge
• freeze
• exclusion
• glow
• hardlight
• hardmix
• heat
• lighten
• linearlight
• multiply
• multiply128
• negation
• normal
• or
• overlay
• phoenix
• pinlight
• reflect
• screen
• softlight
• subtract
• vividlight
• xor

c0_opacity, c1_opacity, c2_opacity, c3_opacity, all_opacity

Set blend opacity for specific pixel component or all pixel components in case of all_opacity. Only used in combination with pixel component blend modes.

c0_expr, c1_expr, c2_expr, c3_expr, all_expr

Set blend expression for specific pixel component or all pixel components in case of all_expr. Note that related mode options will be ignored if those are set.

The expressions can use the following variables:

N

The sequential number of the filtered frame, starting from 0.

X, Y

the coordinates of the current sample

W, H

the width and height of currently filtered plane

SW, SH

Width and height scale depending on the currently filtered plane. It is the ratio between the corresponding luma plane number of pixels and the current plane ones. E.g. for YUV4:2:0 the values are 1,1 for the luma plane, and 0.5,0.5 for chroma planes.

T

Time of the current frame, expressed in seconds.

TOP, A

Value of pixel component at current location for first video frame (top layer).

BOTTOM, B

Value of pixel component at current location for second video frame (bottom layer).

shortest

Force termination when the shortest input terminates. Default is 0. This option is only defined for the blend filter.

repeatlast

Continue applying the last bottom frame after the end of the stream. A value of 0 disable the filter after the last frame of the bottom layer is reached. Default is 1. This option is only defined for the blend filter.