Hi all, tl;dr: with the same duration, should xfade and acrossfade produce synched output?
I'd like to join three videos together, which have audio and video streams of virtually the same length. I thought I'd give the xfade [0] filter a try as it looked useful. To fade the audio as well I used acrossfade [1]. However, the output has audio-video desync, which gets worse with each join- it is more noticeable after the second transition. Should I expect synchronised output if I use the same duration for both xfade and acrossfade (with overlap)? I don't often use a complex filtergraph, and though this one isn't terribly complex as filtergraphs go, I would appreciate pointers if there is a better approach. Command and output are appended [2]. As a side note, is there a way to generate audio from ffmpeg for the purposes of testing synchronisation? I searched and had a quick look at 'audio sources', but didn't see anything obvious. It would make creating an MWE easier. Thanks in advance, Rob [0]: https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#xfade & https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Xfade [1]: https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#acrossfade [2]: Full command and output: TR1=764.3 # input 0 duration - 1 second TR2=1250.498 # input 0 + input 1 duration - 1 second $ ffmpeg -i 2020-03-18\ 19-22-03.mkv -i 2020-03-18\ 20-02-07.mkv -i 2020-03-18\ 20-11-25.mkv -filter_complex "[0][1]xfade=transition=dissolve:duration=2:offset=$TR1,format=yuv420p[x1] ;[x1][2]xfade=transition=dissolve:duration=2:offset=$TR2,format=yuv420p[x2];[0][1]acrossfade=d=2:o=1:c1=tri:c2=tri[a x1];[ax1][2]acrossfade=d=2:o=1:c1=tri:c2=tri[ax2]" -map "[x2]" -map "[ax2]" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -c:a aac 2020-03-18 \ 19-22-03-jx.mkv ffmpeg version N-98238-g276dfa9d91 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 10.1.0 (GCC) configuration: --prefix=/usr --disable-debug --disable-static --disable-stripping --enable-avisynth --enable-fontconfig --enable-gmp --enable-gnutls --enable-gpl --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d --enable-libdrm --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgsm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-libjack --enable-libmfx --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore_amrnb --enable-libopencore_amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libv4l2 --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxcb --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc --enable-omx --enable-shared --enable-version3 libavutil 56. 55.100 / 56. 55.100 libavcodec 58. 92.100 / 58. 92.100 libavformat 58. 46.101 / 58. 46.101 libavdevice 58. 11.100 / 58. 11.100 libavfilter 7. 86.100 / 7. 86.100 libswscale 5. 8.100 / 5. 8.100 libswresample 3. 8.100 / 3. 8.100 libpostproc 55. 8.100 / 55. 8.100 Input #0, matroska,webm, from '2020-03-18 19-22-03.mkv': Metadata: ENCODER : Lavf58.29.100 Duration: 00:12:45.88, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 16786 kb/s Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 1k tbn, 120 tbc (default) Metadata: DURATION : 00:12:45.884000000 Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp (default) Metadata: title : Track1 DURATION : 00:12:45.794000000 Input #1, matroska,webm, from '2020-03-18 20-02-07.mkv': Metadata: ENCODER : Lavf58.29.100 Duration: 00:08:07.12, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 20933 kb/s Stream #1:0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 1k tbn, 120 tbc (default) Metadata: DURATION : 00:08:07.117000000 Stream #1:1: Audio: aac (LC), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp (default) Metadata: title : Track1 DURATION : 00:08:07.062000000 Input #2, matroska,webm, from '2020-03-18 20-11-25.mkv': Metadata: ENCODER : Lavf58.29.100 Duration: 00:06:49.10, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 20261 kb/s Stream #2:0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 1k tbn, 120 tbc (default) Metadata: DURATION : 00:06:49.100000000 Stream #2:1: Audio: aac (LC), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp (default) Metadata: title : Track1 DURATION : 00:06:49.066000000 Stream mapping: Stream #0:0 (h264) -> xfade:main Stream #0:1 (aac) -> acrossfade:crossfade0 Stream #1:0 (h264) -> xfade:xfade Stream #1:1 (aac) -> acrossfade:crossfade1 Stream #2:0 (h264) -> xfade:xfade Stream #2:1 (aac) -> acrossfade:crossfade1 format -> Stream #0:0 (libx264) acrossfade -> Stream #0:1 (aac) Press [q] to stop, [?] for help [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2 [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] profile High, level 4.2, 4:2:0, 8-bit [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] 264 - core 159 r2999 296494a - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec - Copyleft 2003-2020 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - options: cabac=1 ref=3 deblock=1:0:0 analyse=0x3:0x113 me=hex subme=7 psy=1 psy_rd=1.00:0.00 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=1 8x8dct=1 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 fast_pskip=1 chroma_qp_offset=-2 threads=18 lookahead_threads=3 sliced_threads=0 nr=0 decimate=1 interlaced=0 bluray_compat=0 constrained_intra=0 bframes=3 b_pyramid=2 b_adapt=1 b_bias=0 direct=1 weightb=1 open_gop=0 weightp=2 keyint=250 keyint_min=25 scenecut=40 intra_refresh=0 rc_lookahead=40 rc=crf mbtree=1 crf=18.0 qcomp=0.60 qpmin=0 qpmax=69 qpstep=4 ip_ratio=1.40 aq=1:1.00 Output #0, matroska, to '2020-03-18 19-22-03-jx.mkv': Metadata: encoder : Lavf58.46.101 Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (libx264) (H264 / 0x34363248), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080, q=-1--1, 60 fps, 1k tbn, 60 tbc (default) Metadata: encoder : Lavc58.92.100 libx264 Side data: cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/0 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: N/A Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC) ([255][0][0][0] / 0x00FF), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 128 kb/s (default) Metadata: encoder : Lavc58.92.100 aac frame=99573 fps= 34 q=-1.0 Lsize= 3922244kB time=00:27:39.55 bitrate=19361.3kbits/s speed=0.575x video:3895726kB audio:25261kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.032044% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] frame I:758 Avg QP:17.84 size:216791 [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] frame P:44230 Avg QP:20.56 size: 64647 [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] frame B:54585 Avg QP:22.98 size: 17689 [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] consecutive B-frames: 13.2% 39.1% 6.4% 41.3% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] mb I I16..4: 6.9% 55.0% 38.0% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] mb P I16..4: 1.4% 12.0% 4.3% P16..4: 39.1% 10.6% 5.6% 0.0% 0.0% skip:27.1% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] mb B I16..4: 0.3% 2.4% 0.8% B16..8: 25.7% 2.4% 0.6% direct: 4.1% skip:63.8% L0:37.0% L1:47.9% BI:15.1% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] 8x8 transform intra:67.2% inter:49.9% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 70.4% 40.7% 8.4% inter: 18.0% 7.3% 0.1% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] i16 v,h,dc,p: 33% 30% 15% 22% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 21% 17% 19% 6% 7% 7% 8% 6% 8% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 22% 18% 13% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 8% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] i8c dc,h,v,p: 60% 19% 17% 3% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] Weighted P-Frames: Y:3.0% UV:1.0% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] ref P L0: 73.5% 15.8% 9.4% 1.3% 0.0% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] ref B L0: 93.3% 6.2% 0.6% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] ref B L1: 99.3% 0.7% [libx264 @ 0x55813c4e0000] kb/s:19229.80 [aac @ 0x55813c0017c0] Qavg: 2556.838 _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".