Goal:

In this blog, we are going to discuss how to create a video using a number of images using FFmpeg

Input:

Process:

To converts images to video , run the following command

ffmpeg -y -r 1/5 -i img%3d.jpg -c:v libx264 -vf fps=60 -pix_fmt yuv420p <output_video_path>

-y: This option allows FFmpeg to automatically overwrite the output file if it already exists, without prompting for confirmation.

-r 1/5: This option sets the input frame rate to 1 frame per second. By specifying "1/5," it ensures that each image will be displayed for 5 second in the resulting video.

-i img%3d.jpg: This is the input option specifying the pattern for the input image files. It expects a sequence of images with names in the format "img001.jpg," "img002.jpg," and so on. The %3d denotes a three-digit number that will be incremented for each frame.

-c:v libx264: This option specifies the video codec to use for encoding the output video. In this case, it's set to libx264, which is a widely used and efficient H.264 video codec.

-vf fps=60: This is a video filter option that sets the output frame rate to 60 frames per second. It achieves this by duplicating frames from the input, as the original input frame rate was set to 1 frame per second.

-pix_fmt yuv420p: This option specifies the pixel format for the output video. It sets it to yuv420p, which is a commonly supported pixel format that works well across various devices and platforms.

<output_file_path>: This is the output file name, specifying the name of the resulting video.

For Example

ffmpeg -y -r 1/5 -i img%3d.jpg -c:v libx264 -vf fps=60 -pix_fmt yuv420p img_combined_video.mp4

⚠️ All input images should be in a same resolution

with empty audio

ffmpeg -y -r 1/5 -i img%3d.jpeg -f lavfi -i anullsrc=channel_layout=stereo:sample_rate=44100 -c:v libx264 -vf "fps=60000/1001,scale=1560:864" -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a aac -shortest img_combined_video.mp4

Result:

After running the command , output video file will be generated .

How to generate a video from multiple images using FFmpeg?