Quickly learn to use the free command-line video-editing utility FFmpeg - cut, copy, record, edit, tag, convert, rotate, flip, resize, crop, combine, compose, blur, sharpen, smoothen, side-by-side split, PIP inset, fade in/out... Also learn to use subtitles, sound, images, animations and metadata with video.

FFMPEG Quick Hacks is a novel attempt to bring this great software program to the masses. The book is very easy to understand and uses powerful learning cues to make concepts clear and interesting to the reader. It is neatly formatted and richly illustrated with screenshots and code. The FULL-COLOUR book is also useful as a good desk-side reference.

• A simple introduction to FFmpeg and related multimedia concepts - containers, streams, channels, maps, metadata...
• Learn to convert from one format to another - video-to-video, video-to-audio, video-to-image, image-to-video, audio-to-video...
• Get ready to edit video - cut videos with and without re-encoding, appending (concatenating) videos, mix audio and video...
• Go bonkers with filters - rotate, flip, crop, side-by-side, inset, remove logo, blur, smoothen/sharpen, draw box, draw text, apply transitions, speed up, slow down...
• Go all in with audio - convert, change volume, mix channels, detect silence, display waveforms...
• Get subversive with subtitles - place them anywhere on the screen, use custom fonts and colors, specify languages, burn them into the video...
• Get mental with metadata - add MP3 tags including album art, set global and stream-specific metadata, remove metadata...
• Learn several useful tips that makes tough tasks easy

• Information about streaming
• Information about FFmpeg, the software library
• High-level concepts and in-depth information on multimedia formats