

-c copy copies the first video, audio, and subtitle bitstream from the input to the output file without re-encoding them.Recent ffmpeg also has a flag to supply the end time with -to.-t specifies the duration of the clip (same format).Without re-encoding: ffmpeg -ss -i in.mp4 -t -c copy out.mp4 Additional info: ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -preset slower -crf 18 out.mp4 Use the preset parameter to control the speed of the compression process. The default value is 23, and visually lossless compression corresponds to -crf 18. The lower crf, the higher the quality (range: 0-51). Use the crf (Constant Rate Factor) parameter to control the output quality. Remux an MKV file into MP4 ffmpeg -i in.mkv -c:v copy -c:a copy out.mp4 A list of useful commands for the ffmpeg command line tool.įull documentation: Basic conversion ffmpeg -i in.mp4 out.avi
