Motion Interpolation for Glitch Aesthetics using FFmpeg part 2
Below are a few examples of how you can use FFmpeg’s minterpolate to create artworks with a glitch aesthetic.
You can read about how I used it for an artwork in this blog post. You can also grab the source file for these videos here. Give it a try yourself!
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[video width=“1920” height=“1080” mp4=“https://www.hellocatfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/005_mc_modeobmc_me_modebidir_mefss.mp4”][/video] [code]ffmpeg -i cat_rainbow_original.mp4 -filter:v “setpts=62.5*PTS,minterpolate=‘fps=25:mb_size=16:search_param=400:vsbmc=0:scd=none:mc_mode=obmc:me_mode=bidir:me=fss’” 005_mc_mode=obmc_me_mode=bidir_me=fss.mp4[/code]
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[video width=“1920” height=“1080” mp4=“https://www.hellocatfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/006_mc_modeobmc_me_modebidir_meds.mp4”][/video] [code]ffmpeg -i cat_rainbow_original.mp4 -filter:v “setpts=62.5*PTS,minterpolate=‘fps=25:mb_size=16:search_param=400:vsbmc=0:scd=none:mc_mode=obmc:me_mode=bidir:me=ds’” 006_mc_mode=obmc_me_mode=bidir_me=ds.mp4[/code]
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[video width=“1920” height=“1080” mp4=“https://www.hellocatfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/007_mc_modeobmc_me_modebidir_mehexbs.mp4”][/video] [code]ffmpeg -i cat_rainbow_original.mp4 -filter:v “setpts=62.5*PTS,minterpolate=‘fps=25:mb_size=16:search_param=400:vsbmc=0:scd=none:mc_mode=obmc:me_mode=bidir:me=hexbs’” 007_mc_mode=obmc_me_mode=bidir_me=hexbs.mp4[/code]
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[video width=“1920” height=“1080” mp4=“https://www.hellocatfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/008_mc_modeobmc_me_modebidir_meepzs.mp4”][/video] [code]ffmpeg -i cat_rainbow_original.mp4 -filter:v “setpts=62.5*PTS,minterpolate=‘fps=25:mb_size=16:search_param=400:vsbmc=0:scd=none:mc_mode=obmc:me_mode=bidir:me=epzs’” 008_mc_mode=obmc_me_mode=bidir_me=epzs.mp4[/code]
This blog post is part of a series. Click the links below to see more examples of FFmpeg’s motion interpolation: