Filters / Video - FFmpeg 7.0.2

addroi: Mark a region of interest in a video frame.
alphaextract: Extract the alpha component from the input as a grayscale video.
alphamerge: Add or replace the alpha component of the primary input with the grayscale value of a second input.
amplify: Amplify differences between current pixel and pixels of adjacent frames in same pixel location.
ass: Same as the subtitles filter, except that it doesn’t require libavcodec and libavformat to work.
atadenoise: Apply an Adaptive Temporal Averaging Denoiser to the video input.
avgblur: Apply average blur filter.
backgroundkey: Turns a static background into transparency.
bbox: Compute the bounding box for the non-black pixels in the input frame luma plane.
bilateral: Apply bilateral filter, spatial smoothing while preserving edges.
bilateral_cuda: CUDA accelerated bilateral filter, an edge preserving filter.
bitplanenoise: Show and measure bit plane noise.
blackdetect: Detect video intervals that are (almost) completely black.
blackframe: Detect frames that are (almost) completely black.
blend: Blend two video frames into each other.
blockdetect: Determines blockiness of frames without altering the input frames.
blurdetect: Determines blurriness of frames without altering the input frames.
bm3d: Denoise frames using Block-Matching 3D algorithm.
boxblur: Apply a boxblur algorithm to the input video.
bwdif: Deinterlace the input video ("bwdif" stands for "Bob Weaver Deinterlacing Filter").
bwdif_cuda: Deinterlace the input video using the bwdif algorithm, but implemented in CUDA so that it can work as part of a GPU accelerated pipeline with nvdec and/or nvenc.
ccrepack: Repack CEA-708 closed captioning side data .
cas: Apply Contrast Adaptive Sharpen filter to video stream.
chromahold: Remove all color information for all colors except for certain one.
chromakey: YUV colorspace color/chroma keying.
chromakey_cuda: CUDA accelerated YUV colorspace color/chroma keying.
chromanr: Reduce chrominance noise.
chromashift: Shift chroma pixels horizontally and/or vertically.
ciescope: Display CIE color diagram with pixels overlaid onto it.
codecview: Visualize information exported by some codecs.
colorbalance: Modify intensity of primary colors (red, green and blue) of input frames.
colorcontrast: Adjust color contrast between RGB components.
colorcorrect: Adjust color white balance selectively for blacks and whites.
colorchannelmixer: Adjust video input frames by re-mixing color channels.
colorize: Overlay a solid color on the video stream.
colorkey: RGB colorspace color keying.
colorhold: Remove all color information for all RGB colors except for certain one.
colorlevels: Adjust video input frames using levels.
colormap: Apply custom color maps to video stream.
colormatrix: Convert color matrix.
colorspace: Convert colorspace, transfer characteristics or color primaries.
colorspace_cuda: CUDA accelerated implementation of the colorspace filter.
colortemperature: Adjust color temperature in video to simulate variations in ambient color temperature.
convolution: Apply convolution of 3x3, 5x5, 7x7 or horizontal/vertical up to 49 elements.
convolve: Apply 2D convolution of video stream in frequency domain using second stream as impulse.
copy: Copy the input video source unchanged to the output.
coreimage: Video filtering on GPU using Apple’s CoreImage API on OSX.
corr: Obtain the correlation between two input videos.
cover_rect: Cover a rectangular object .
crop: Crop the input video to given dimensions.
cropdetect: Auto-detect the crop size.
cue: Delay video filtering until a given wallclock timestamp.
curves: Apply color adjustments using curves.
datascope: Video data analysis filter.
dblur: Apply Directional blur filter.
dctdnoiz: Denoise frames using 2D DCT (frequency domain filtering).
deband: Remove banding artifacts from input video.
deblock: Remove blocking artifacts from input video.
decimate: Drop duplicated frames at regular intervals.
deconvolve: Apply 2D deconvolution of video stream in frequency domain using second stream as impulse.
dedot: Reduce cross-luminance (dot-crawl) and cross-color (rainbows) from video.
deflate: Apply deflate effect to the video.
deflicker: Remove temporal frame luminance variations.
dejudder: Remove judder produced by partially interlaced telecined content.
delogo: Suppress a TV station logo by a simple interpolation of the surrounding pixels.
derain: Remove the rain in the input image/video by applying the derain methods based on convolutional neural networks.
deshake: Attempt to fix small changes in horizontal and/or vertical shift.
despill: Remove unwanted contamination of foreground colors, caused by reflected color of greenscreen or bluescreen.
detelecine: Apply an exact inverse of the telecine operation.
dilation: Apply dilation effect to the video.
displace: Displace pixels as indicated by second and third input stream.
dnn_classify: Do classification with deep neural networks based on bounding boxes.
dnn_detect: Do object detection with deep neural networks.
dnn_processing: Do image processing with deep neural networks.
drawbox: Draw a colored box on the input image.
drawgraph: Draw a graph using input video metadata.
drawgrid: Draw a grid on the input image.
drawtext: Draw a text string or text from a specified file on top of a video, using the libfreetype library.
edgedetect: Detect and draw edges.
elbg: Apply a posterize effect using the ELBG (Enhanced LBG) algorithm.
entropy: Measure graylevel entropy in histogram of color channels of video frames.
epx: Apply the EPX magnification filter which is designed for pixel art.
eq: Set brightness, contrast, saturation and approximate gamma adjustment.
erosion: Apply erosion effect to the video.
estdif: Deinterlace the input video ("estdif" stands for "Edge Slope Tracing Deinterlacing Filter").
exposure: Adjust exposure of the video stream.
extractplanes: Extract color channel components from input video stream into separate grayscale video streams.
fade: Apply a fade-in/out effect to the input video.
feedback: Apply feedback video filter.
fftdnoiz: Denoise frames using 3D FFT (frequency domain filtering).
fftfilt: Apply arbitrary expressions to samples in frequency domain .
field: Extract a single field from an interlaced image using stride arithmetic to avoid wasting CPU time.
fieldhint: Create new frames by copying the top and bottom fields from surrounding frames supplied as numbers by the hint file.
fieldmatch: Field matching filter for inverse telecine.
fieldorder: Transform the field order of the input video.
fillborders: Fill borders of the input video, without changing video stream dimensions.
find_rect: Find a rectangular object in the input video.
floodfill: Flood area with values of same pixel components with another values.
format: Convert the input video to one of the specified pixel formats.
fps: Convert the video to specified constant frame rate by duplicating or dropping frames as necessary.
framepack: Pack two different video streams into a stereoscopic video, setting proper metadata on supported codecs.
framerate: Change the frame rate by interpolating new video output frames from the source frames.
framestep: Select one frame every N-th frame.
freezedetect: Detect frozen video.
freezeframes: Freeze video frames.
frei0r: Apply a frei0r effect to the input video.
fspp: Apply fast and simple postprocessing.
fsync: Synchronize video frames with an external mapping from a file.
gblur: Apply Gaussian blur filter.
geq: Apply generic equation to each pixel.
gradfun: Fix the banding artifacts that are sometimes introduced into nearly flat regions by truncation to 8-bit color depth.
graphmonitor: Show various filtergraph stats.
grayworld: A color constancy filter that applies color correction based on the grayworld assumption .
greyedge: A color constancy variation filter which estimates scene illumination via grey edge algorithm and corrects the scene colors accordingly.
guided: Apply guided filter for edge-preserving smoothing, dehazing and so on.
haldclut: Apply a Hald CLUT to a video stream.
hflip: Flip the input video horizontally.
histeq: This filter applies a global color histogram equalization on a per-frame basis.
histogram: Compute and draw a color distribution histogram for the input video.
hqdn3d: This is a high precision/quality 3d denoise filter.
hwdownload: Download hardware frames to system memory.
hwmap: Map hardware frames to system memory or to another device.
hwupload: Upload system memory frames to hardware surfaces.
hwupload_cuda: Upload system memory frames to a CUDA device.
hqx: Apply a high-quality magnification filter designed for pixel art.
hstack: Stack input videos horizontally.
hsvhold: Turns a certain HSV range into gray values.
hsvkey: Turns a certain HSV range into transparency.
hue: Modify the hue and/or the saturation of the input.
huesaturation: Apply hue-saturation-intensity adjustments to input video stream.
hysteresis: Grow first stream into second stream by connecting components.
iccdetect: Detect the colorspace from an embedded ICC profile (if present), and update the frame’s tags accordingly.
iccgen: Generate ICC profiles and attach them to frames.
identity: Obtain the identity score between two input videos.
idet: Detect video interlacing type.
il: Deinterleave or interleave fields.
inflate: Apply inflate effect to the video.
interlace: Simple interlacing filter from progressive contents.
kerndeint: Deinterlace input video by applying Donald Graft’s adaptive kernel deinterling.
kirsch: Apply kirsch operator to input video stream.
lagfun: Slowly update darker pixels.
lenscorrection: Correct radial lens distortion .
lensfun: Apply lens correction via the lensfun library.
libplacebo: Flexible GPU-accelerated processing filter based on libplacebo.
libvmaf: Calculate the VMAF (Video Multi-Method Assessment Fusion) score for a reference/distorted pair of input videos.
libvmaf_cuda: This is the CUDA variant of the libvmaf filter.
limitdiff: Apply limited difference filter using second and optionally third video stream.
limiter: Limits the pixel components values to the specified range [min, max].
loop: Loop video frames.
lut1d: Apply a 1D LUT to an input video.
lut3d: Apply a 3D LUT to an input video.
lumakey: Turn certain luma values into transparency.
lut: Compute a look-up table for binding each pixel component input value to an output value, and apply it to the input video.
lutrgb: Compute a look-up table for binding each pixel component input value to an output value, and apply it to the input video.
lutyuv: Compute a look-up table for binding each pixel component input value to an output value, and apply it to the input video.
lut2: The lut2 filter takes two input streams and outputs one stream.
tlut2: The tlut2 (time lut2) filter takes two consecutive frames from one single stream.
maskedclamp: Clamp the first input stream with the second input and third input stream.
maskedmax: Merge the second and third input stream into output stream using absolute differences between second input stream and first input stream and absolute difference between third input stream and first input stream.
maskedmerge: Merge the first input stream with the second input stream using per pixel weights in the third input stream.
maskedmin: Merge the second and third input stream into output stream using absolute differences between second input stream and first input stream and absolute difference between third input stream and first input stream.
maskedthreshold: Pick pixels comparing absolute difference of two video streams with fixed threshold.
maskfun: Create mask from input video.
mcdeint: Apply motion-compensation deinterlacing.
median: Pick median pixel from certain rectangle defined by radius.
mergeplanes: Merge color channel components from several video streams.
mestimate: Estimate and export motion vectors using block matching algorithms.
midequalizer: Apply Midway Image Equalization effect using two video streams.
minterpolate: Convert the video to specified frame rate using motion interpolation.
mix: Mix several video input streams into one video stream.
monochrome: Convert video to gray using custom color filter.
morpho: This filter allows to apply main morphological grayscale transforms, erode and dilate with arbitrary structures set in second input stream.
mpdecimate: Drop frames that do not differ greatly from the previous frame in order to reduce frame rate.
msad: Obtain the MSAD (Mean Sum of Absolute Differences) between two input videos.
multiply: Multiply first video stream pixels values with second video stream pixels values.
negate: Negate (invert) the input video.
nlmeans: Denoise frames using Non-Local Means algorithm.
nnedi: Deinterlace video using neural network edge directed interpolation.
noformat: Force libavfilter not to use any of the specified pixel formats for the input to the next filter.
noise: Add noise on video input frame.
normalize: Normalize RGB video (aka histogram stretching, contrast stretching).
null: Pass the video source unchanged to the output.
ocr: Optical Character Recognition .
ocv: Apply a video transform using libopencv.
oscilloscope: 2D Video Oscilloscope.
overlay: Overlay one video on top of another.
overlay_cuda: Overlay one video on top of another.
owdenoise: Apply Overcomplete Wavelet denoiser.
pad: Add paddings to the input image, and place the original input at the provided x, y coordinates.
palettegen: Generate one palette for a whole video stream.
paletteuse: Use a palette to downsample an input video stream.
perspective: Correct perspective of video not recorded perpendicular to the screen.
phase: Delay interlaced video by one field time so that the field order changes.
photosensitivity: Reduce various flashes in video, so to help users with epilepsy.
pixdesctest: Pixel format descriptor test filter, mainly useful for internal testing.
pixelize: Apply pixelization to video stream.
pixscope: Display sample values of color channels.
pp: Enable the specified chain of postprocessing subfilters using libpostproc.
pp7: Apply Postprocessing filter 7.
premultiply: Apply alpha premultiply effect to input video stream using first plane of second stream as alpha.
prewitt: Apply prewitt operator to input video stream.
pseudocolor: Alter frame colors in video with pseudocolors.
psnr: Obtain the average, maximum and minimum PSNR (Peak Signal to Noise Ratio) between two input videos.
pullup: Pulldown reversal (inverse telecine) filter, capable of handling mixed hard-telecine, 24000/1001 fps progressive, and 30000/1001 fps progressive content.
qp: Change video quantization parameters (QP).
qrencode: Generate a QR code using the libqrencode library (see https://fukuchi.
quirc: Identify and decode a QR code using the libquirc library (see https://github.
random: Flush video frames from internal cache of frames into a random order.
readeia608: Read closed captioning (EIA-608) information from the top lines of a video frame.
readvitc: Read vertical interval timecode (VITC) information from the top lines of a video frame.
remap: Remap pixels using 2nd: Xmap and 3rd: Ymap input video stream.
removegrain: The removegrain filter is a spatial denoiser for progressive video.
removelogo: Suppress a TV station logo, using an image file to determine which pixels comprise the logo.
repeatfields: This filter uses the repeat_field flag from the Video ES headers and hard repeats fields based on its value.
reverse: Reverse a video clip.
rgbashift: Shift R/G/B/A pixels horizontally and/or vertically.
roberts: Apply roberts cross operator to input video stream.
rotate: Rotate video by an arbitrary angle expressed in radians.
sab: Apply Shape Adaptive Blur.
scale: Scale (resize) the input video, using the libswscale library.
scale_cuda: Scale (resize) and convert (pixel format) the input video, using accelerated CUDA kernels.
scale_npp: Use the NVIDIA Performance Primitives (libnpp) to perform scaling and/or pixel format conversion on CUDA video frames.
scale2ref: Scale (resize) the input video, based on a reference video.
scale2ref_npp: Use the NVIDIA Performance Primitives (libnpp) to scale (resize) the input video, based on a reference video.
scale_vt: Scale and convert the color parameters using VTPixelTransferSession.
scharr: Apply scharr operator to input video stream.
scroll: Scroll input video horizontally and/or vertically by constant speed.
scdet: Detect video scene change.
selectivecolor: Adjust cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) to certain ranges of colors (such as "reds", "yellows", "greens", "cyans", .
separatefields: The separatefields takes a frame-based video input and splits each frame into its components fields, producing a new half height clip with twice the frame rate and twice the frame count.
setdar: The setdar filter sets the Display Aspect Ratio for the filter output video.
setsar: The setsar filter sets the Sample (aka Pixel) Aspect Ratio for the filter output video.
setfield: Force field for the output video frame.
setparams: Force frame parameter for the output video frame.
sharpen_npp: Use the NVIDIA Performance Primitives (libnpp) to perform image sharpening with border control.
shear: Apply shear transform to input video.
showinfo: Show a line containing various information for each input video frame.
showpalette: Displays the 256 colors palette of each frame.
shuffleframes: Reorder and/or duplicate and/or drop video frames.
shufflepixels: Reorder pixels in video frames.
shuffleplanes: Reorder and/or duplicate video planes.
signalstats: Evaluate various visual metrics that assist in determining issues associated with the digitization of analog video media.
signature: Calculates the MPEG-7 Video Signature.
siti: Calculate Spatial Information (SI) and Temporal Information (TI) scores for a video, as defined in ITU-T Rec.
smartblur: Blur the input video without impacting the outlines.
sobel: Apply sobel operator to input video stream.
spp: Apply a simple postprocessing filter that compresses and decompresses the image at several (or - in the case of quality level 6 - all) shifts and average the results.
sr: Scale the input by applying one of the super-resolution methods based on convolutional neural networks.
ssim: Obtain the SSIM (Structural SImilarity Metric) between two input videos.
stereo3d: Convert between different stereoscopic image formats.
streamselect: The streamselect and astreamselect filter supports the following commands: .
astreamselect: The streamselect and astreamselect filter supports the following commands: .
subtitles: Draw subtitles on top of input video using the libass library.
super2xsai: Scale the input by 2x and smooth using the Super2xSaI (Scale and Interpolate) pixel art scaling algorithm.
swaprect: Swap two rectangular objects in video.
swapuv: Swap U & V plane.
tblend: Blend successive video frames.
telecine: Apply telecine process to the video.
thistogram: Compute and draw a color distribution histogram for the input video across time.
threshold: Apply threshold effect to video stream.
thumbnail: Select the most representative frame in a given sequence of consecutive frames.
tile: Tile several successive frames together.
tiltandshift: What happens when you invert time and space? .
tinterlace: Perform various types of temporal field interlacing.
tmedian: Pick median pixels from several successive input video frames.
tmidequalizer: Apply Temporal Midway Video Equalization effect.
tmix: Mix successive video frames.
tonemap: Tone map colors from different dynamic ranges.
tpad: Temporarily pad video frames.
transpose: Transpose rows with columns in the input video and optionally flip it.
transpose_npp: Transpose rows with columns in the input video and optionally flip it.
trim: Trim the input so that the output contains one continuous subpart of the input.
unpremultiply: Apply alpha unpremultiply effect to input video stream using first plane of second stream as alpha.
unsharp: Sharpen or blur the input video.
untile: Decompose a video made of tiled images into the individual images.
uspp: Apply ultra slow/simple postprocessing filter that compresses and decompresses the image at several (or - in the case of quality level 8 - all) shifts and average the results.
v360: Convert 360 videos between various formats.
vaguedenoiser: Apply a wavelet based denoiser.
varblur: Apply variable blur filter by using 2nd video stream to set blur radius.
vectorscope: Display 2 color component values in the two dimensional graph (which is called a vectorscope).
vidstabdetect: Analyze video stabilization/deshaking.
vidstabtransform: Video stabilization/deshaking: pass 2 of 2, see vidstabdetect for pass 1.
vflip: Flip the input video vertically.
vfrdet: Detect variable frame rate video.
vibrance: Boost or alter saturation.
vif: Obtain the average VIF (Visual Information Fidelity) between two input videos.
vignette: Make or reverse a natural vignetting effect.
vmafmotion: Obtain the average VMAF motion score of a video.
vstack: Stack input videos vertically.
w3fdif: Deinterlace the input video ("w3fdif" stands for "Weston 3 Field Deinterlacing Filter").
waveform: Video waveform monitor.
weave: The weave takes a field-based video input and join each two sequential fields into single frame, producing a new double height clip with half the frame rate and half the frame count.
doubleweave: The doubleweave works same as weave but without halving frame rate and frame count.
xbr: Apply the xBR high-quality magnification filter which is designed for pixel art.
xcorrelate: Apply normalized cross-correlation between first and second input video stream.
xfade: Apply cross fade from one input video stream to another input video stream.
xmedian: Pick median pixels from several input videos.
xstack: Stack video inputs into custom layout.
yadif: Deinterlace the input video ("yadif" means "yet another deinterlacing filter").
yadif_cuda: Deinterlace the input video using the yadif algorithm, but implemented in CUDA so that it can work as part of a GPU accelerated pipeline with nvdec and/or nvenc.
yaepblur: Apply blur filter while preserving edges ("yaepblur" means "yet another edge preserving blur filter").
zoompan: Apply Zoom & Pan effect.
zscale: Scale (resize) the input video, using the z.