31 articles about video-encoding.
Convert mp3 to mp4 with FFmpeg without the hang, the divisible-by-2 error, or a still image encoded at 30 fps. Full command, YouTube specs, batch loop.
Convert video to animated WebP with FFmpeg: the libwebp flags that matter, quality and frame rate trade-offs, transparent alpha, looping, and GIF fallbacks.
FFmpeg's codec not currently supported in container error is a subtitle mux failure. Fix it with -c:s mov_text, burn in bitmap subtitles, or switch to MKV.
"Filtering and streamcopy cannot be used together" means your filtergraph forces a decode. Keep -c copy where it counts by splitting codecs per stream.
Instagram error 2207052 means Meta's transcoder rejected your video's format, not your API code. Map every cause to an ffprobe check and one FFmpeg fix.
TikTok video specs in one place: 1080x1920, H.264, 10 minutes, 500 MB mobile vs 4 GB web, plus the real FFmpeg preset and the Content Posting API rules.
Run ffmpeg vmaf to score an encode before it ships: the input order everyone gets backwards, what 90 means for social, and a pass/fail gate for CI.
An ffmpeg output file empty result is usually a warning, not an error: FFmpeg exits 0 with nothing encoded. Every cause, plus the ffprobe guard to catch it.
Chrome's MediaRecorder omits duration and cues, so blobs report Infinity. Convert MediaRecorder WebM to MP4 server side and get a seekable, indexed file.
The YouTube Shorts video settings that survive re-encoding: 1080x1920, H.264 High, 8-15 Mbps, 48 kHz AAC, and one FFmpeg command for any source aspect ratio.