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Composite Video Capture on a Mac

FFmpeg Notes (including install instructions): https://www.rickmakes.com/ffmpeg-notes/

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Composite Video Capture Options (Mac/Windows): https://youtu.be/tsgD3x1N2KI

Audio/Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLErU2HjQZ_ZN4KVIf7ad7Y1CBlosKdZkd

Change aspect ratio without re-encoding
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ffmpeg -i capture.mov -aspect 4:3 -vcodec copy capture43.mp4
ffmpeg -i capture.mov -aspect 4:3 -vcodec copy capture43.mp4
ffmpeg -i capture.mov -aspect 4:3 -vcodec copy capture43.mp4
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ffmpeg -i capture.mov -aspect 4:3 -r 30 -vf "scale=640:480" -vcodec h264_videotoolbox -b:v 700k -s 640x480 -pix_fmt yuv420p capture43encode.mp4
ffmpeg -i capture.mov -aspect 4:3 -r 30 -vf "scale=640:480" -vcodec h264_videotoolbox -b:v 700k -s 640x480 -pix_fmt yuv420p capture43encode.mp4
ffmpeg -i capture.mov -aspect 4:3 -r 30 -vf "scale=640:480" -vcodec h264_videotoolbox -b:v 700k -s 640x480 -pix_fmt yuv420p capture43encode.mp4
Change aspect ratio, pad and re-encode
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ffmpeg -i capture.mov -r 30 -aspect 16:9 -vf "scale=640:480,pad=854:480:107:0" -vcodec h264_videotoolbox -b:v 700k -s 854:480 -pix_fmt yuv420p capture43pad.mp4
ffmpeg -i capture.mov -r 30 -aspect 16:9 -vf "scale=640:480,pad=854:480:107:0" -vcodec h264_videotoolbox -b:v 700k -s 854:480 -pix_fmt yuv420p capture43pad.mp4
ffmpeg -i capture.mov -r 30 -aspect 16:9 -vf "scale=640:480,pad=854:480:107:0" -vcodec h264_videotoolbox -b:v 700k -s 854:480 -pix_fmt yuv420p capture43pad.mp4

Note: When I imported these .mp4 videos into Final Cut Pro, the audio wasn’t working on them. Audio would play fine in QuickTime Player. To fix the problem, when encoding, I used the “mov” extension instead of “mp4”.

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