Motion Interpolation for Glitch Aesthetics using FFmpeg part 9

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/2020/02/033_mc_modeaobmc_me_modebilat_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=aobmc:me_mode=bilat:me=ds’” 033_mc_mode=aobmc_me_mode=bilat_me=ds.mp4[/code]

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[video width=“1920” height=“1080” mp4=“https://www.hellocatfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/034_mc_modeaobmc_me_modebilat_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=aobmc:me_mode=bilat:me=hexbs’” 034_mc_mode=aobmc_me_mode=bilat_me=hexbs.mp4[/code]

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[video width=“1920” height=“1080” mp4=“https://www.hellocatfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/035_mc_modeaobmc_me_modebilat_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=aobmc:me_mode=bilat:me=epzs’” 035_mc_mode=aobmc_me_mode=bilat_me=epzs.mp4[/code]

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[video width=“1920” height=“1080” mp4=“https://www.hellocatfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/036_mc_modeaobmc_me_modebilat_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=aobmc:me_mode=bilat:me=umh’” 036_mc_mode=aobmc_me_mode=bilat_me=umh.mp4[/code]

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