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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01 | 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 |
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01 | 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 |
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01 | 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 |
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01 | 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 |
This blog post is part of a series. Click the links below to see more examples of FFmpeg’s motion interpolation: