> On Dec 21, 2021, at 12:37 PM, Cecil Westerhof via ffmpeg-user > <ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org> wrote: > > Cecil Westerhof via ffmpeg-user <ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org> writes: > > After some experiments I solved it by putting -ss and -to behind -i > and not forgetting to alter the between values. > But this takes about a third more time. > Is there be a better solution? > > I am now using: > ffmpeg -y \ > -i input.mp4 \ > -ss 00:26:05 \ > -to 00:44:04 \ > -vf " > drawbox=enable='between(t, 1565, 1566.6)': > color = black : > w = in_w : > h = in_h : > thickness = fill > " \ > -acodec copy \ > -vcodec libx264 \ > -crf 23 \ > -preset veryfast \ > output.mkv >
I’m sure I woudn't call it better, but lately I’ve been using negative timestamps (such as "-00:00:00.10”) for the -ss value when it is close to the beginning. I’m sure someone will explain why I shouldn’t do that. Laine Lee _______________________________________________ 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".