FFmpeg 4.1.11
Since* 3.2
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Estimate and export motion vectors using block matching algorithms. Motion vectors are stored in frame side data to be used by other filters.

This filter accepts the following options:

method

Specify the motion estimation method. Accepts one of the following values:

esa

Exhaustive search algorithm.

tss

Three step search algorithm.

tdls

Two dimensional logarithmic search algorithm.

ntss

New three step search algorithm.

fss

Four step search algorithm.

ds

Diamond search algorithm.

hexbs

Hexagon-based search algorithm.

epzs

Enhanced predictive zonal search algorithm.

umh

Uneven multi-hexagon search algorithm.

Default value is esa.

mb_size

Macroblock size. Default 16.

search_param

Search parameter. Default 7.