Motion Interpolation for Glitch Aesthetics using FFmpeg part 3

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/2020/02/009_mc_modeobmc_me_modebidir_meumh.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=umh’” 009_mc_mode=obmc_me_mode=bidir_me=umh.mp4[/code]

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[video width=“1920” height=“1080” mp4=“https://www.hellocatfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/010_mc_modeaobmc_me_modebidir_meesa.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=aobmc:me_mode=bidir:me=esa’” 010_mc_mode=aobmc_me_mode=bidir_me=esa.mp4[/code]

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[video width=“1920” height=“1080” mp4=“https://www.hellocatfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/011_mc_modeaobmc_me_modebidir_metss.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=aobmc:me_mode=bidir:me=tss’” 011_mc_mode=aobmc_me_mode=bidir_me=tss.mp4[/code]

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[video width=“1920” height=“1080” mp4=“https://www.hellocatfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/012_mc_modeaobmc_me_modebidir_metdls.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=aobmc:me_mode=bidir:me=tdls’” 012_mc_mode=aobmc_me_mode=bidir_me=tdls.mp4[/code]

This blog post is part of a series. Click the links below to see more examples of FFmpeg’s motion interpolation: