FFmpeg 7.1
Since* 2.8
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Convert input audio volume to a video output.

The filter accepts the following options:

rate, r

Set video rate.

b

Set border width, allowed range is [0, 5]. Default is 1.

w

Set channel width, allowed range is [80, 8192]. Default is 400.

h

Set channel height, allowed range is [1, 900]. Default is 20.

f

Set fade, allowed range is [0, 1]. Default is 0.95.

c

Set volume color expression.

The expression can use the following variables:

VOLUME

Current max volume of channel in dB.

PEAK

Current peak.

CHANNEL

Current channel number, starting from 0.

t

If set, displays channel names. Default is enabled.

v

If set, displays volume values. Default is enabled.

o

Set orientation, can be horizontal: h or vertical: v, default is h.

s

Set step size, allowed range is [0, 5]. Default is 0, which means step is disabled.

p

Set background opacity, allowed range is [0, 1]. Default is 0.

m

Set metering mode, can be peak: p or rms: r, default is p.

ds

Set display scale, can be linear: lin or log: log, default is lin.

dm

In second. If set to > 0., display a line for the max level in the previous seconds. default is disabled: 0.

dmc

The color of the max line. Use when dm option is set to > 0. default is: orange