Migration Guide: FFmpeg to MediaProc Video Plugin

# macOS
brew install ffmpeg

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt update && sudo apt install ffmpeg

# Windows
choco install ffmpeg

# Verify
ffmpeg -version
ffprobe -version

# One-line installation
npm install -g @mediaproc/video

# Verify installation
mediaproc video --version

# Basic compression (CRF method)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -crf 23 -preset medium output.mp4

# With bitrate control
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -b:v 5000k -b:a 192k output.mp4

# Multiple quality levels
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -crf 18 hq.mp4
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -crf 28 lq.mp4

# Basic compression with quality preset
mediaproc video compress --input input.mp4 --quality medium --output output.mp4

# With bitrate
mediaproc video compress --input input.mp4 --bitrate 5000k --output output.mp4

# Multiple quality levels
mediaproc video compress --input input.mp4 --quality high --output hq.mp4
mediaproc video compress --input input.mp4 --quality low --output lq.mp4

# MP4 to WebM
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libvpx-vp9 -c:a libopus output.webm

# MP4 to MKV
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c copy output.mkv

# MP4 to H.265
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx265 -crf 23 output.mp4

# MP4 to WebM
mediaproc video transcode --input input.mp4 --format webm --codec vp9 --output output.webm

# MP4 to MKV (lossless)
mediaproc video transcode --input input.mp4 --format mkv --codec copy --output output.mkv

# MP4 to H.265
mediaproc video transcode --input input.mp4 --codec h265 --quality high --output output.mp4

# Scale to 1080p
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1920:1080 output.mp4

# Scale with aspect ratio preservation
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1280:-1 output.mp4

# Scale 4K to 1080p with high quality
ffmpeg -i input.4k.mp4 -vf scale=1920:1080:flags=lanczos -preset slow output.mp4

# Scale to 1080p
mediaproc video resize --input input.mp4 --width 1920 --height 1080 --output output.mp4

# Scale with aspect ratio
mediaproc video resize --input input.mp4 --width 1280 --output output.mp4

# 4K to 1080p with quality
mediaproc video resize --input input.4k.mp4 --width 1920 --height 1080 --quality high --output output.mp4

# Trim 10s to 30s
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 10 -to 30 -c copy output.mp4

# Trim 10s duration of 20s
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 10 -t 20 -c copy output.mp4

# With fade effects
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 10 -to 30 -vf fade=t=in:st=10:d=1,fade=t=out:st=29:d=1 output.mp4

# Trim 10s to 30s
mediaproc video trim --input input.mp4 --start 10 --end 30 --output output.mp4

# Trim with duration
mediaproc video trim --input input.mp4 --start 10 --duration 20 --output output.mp4

# With fade effects
mediaproc video trim --input input.mp4 --start 10 --end 30 --fade-in 1 --fade-out 1 --output output.mp4

# Extract audio
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -q:a 0 -map a output.mp3

# Extract frames
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf fps=1 frame_%04d.png

# Extract specific frame
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 00:00:30 -vframes 1 frame.jpg

# Generate thumbnail
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 00:00:05 -vframes 1 -vf scale=320:-1 thumb.jpg

# Extract audio
mediaproc video extract --input input.mp4 --type audio --output output.mp3

# Extract frames (1 per second)
mediaproc video extract --input input.mp4 --type frames --fps 1 --output-dir frames/

# Extract specific frame
mediaproc video extract --input input.mp4 --type frame --time 30 --output frame.jpg

# Generate thumbnail
mediaproc video extract --input input.mp4 --type thumbnail --time 5 --width 320 --output thumb.jpg

# Create concat file
echo "file '1.mp4'" > list.txt
echo "file '2.mp4'" >> list.txt
echo "file '3.mp4'" >> list.txt

# Merge using concat demuxer
ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i list.txt -c copy output.mp4

# Direct merge with automatic normalization
mediaproc video merge --input 1.mp4 2.mp4 3.mp4 --output output.mp4

# With transition effect
mediaproc video merge --input "*.mp4" --transition fade --transition-duration 0.5 --output output.mp4

#!/bin/bash
# Compress all videos in directory
for video in *.mp4; do
  echo "Processing: $video"
  ffmpeg -i "$video" \
    -crf 23 \
    -preset medium \
    -c:a aac \
    -b:a 192k \
    "compressed/$video"
done

#!/bin/bash
# Batch compress with parallel processing
mediaproc video batch \
  --input "*.mp4" \
  --command compress \
  --quality medium \
  --output-dir compressed/ \
  --workers 4 \
  --verbose

#!/bin/bash
# Step 1: Extract thumbnails
for video in *.mp4; do
  ffmpeg -i "$video" -ss 00:00:05 -vframes 1 "thumbs/${video%.mp4}.jpg"
done

# Step 2: Compress videos
for video in *.mp4; do
  ffmpeg -i "$video" -crf 23 "compressed/$video"
done

# Step 3: Extract audio
for video in *.mp4; do
  ffmpeg -i "$video" -q:a 0 -map a "audio/${video%.mp4}.mp3"
done

#!/bin/bash
mediaproc video batch \
  --input "*.mp4" \
  --tasks extract,compress,extract-audio \
  --compress-quality high \
  --output-dir results/ \
  --workers 4 \
  --manifest manifest.json

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 \
  -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 20 \
  -c:a aac -b:a 128k \
  -f hls -hls_time 10 -hls_list_size 0 \
  output.m3u8

mediaproc video transcode \
  --input input.mp4 \
  --format hls \
  --segment-duration 10 \
  --bitrate 5000k \
  --output output.m3u8

# Requires multiple commands
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -b:v 5000k hq.mp4
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 -b:v 2500k mq.mp4
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 28 -b:v 1000k lq.mp4

mediaproc video compress \
  --input input.mp4 \
  --generate-profiles hq,mq,lq \
  --output-template profile_{profile}.mp4

# NVIDIA CUDA
ffmpeg -hwaccel cuda -i input.mp4 -c:v hevc_nvenc output.mp4

# Intel QuickSync
ffmpeg -hwaccel qsv -i input.mp4 -c:v hevc_qsv output.mp4

# Automatic GPU detection
mediaproc video compress --input input.mp4 --gpu auto --output output.mp4

# Specific GPU
mediaproc video compress --input input.mp4 --gpu nvidia --output output.mp4
mediaproc video compress --input input.mp4 --gpu intel --output output.mp4

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v copy -c:a aac -async 1 output.mp4

mediaproc video merge --input *.mp4 --audio-sync default --output output.mp4

# Check audio streams
mediaproc video info --input video.mp4

# Add audio from file
mediaproc video merge --input video.mp4 --audio audio.mp3 --output output.mp4