Motion Interpolation for Glitch Aesthetics using FFmpeg part 5

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!

mc_mode=aobmc:me_mode=bidir:me=epzs

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=epzs:'" 017_mc_mode=aobmc_me_mode=bidir_me=epzs.mp4

mc_mode=aobmc:me_mode=bidir:me=umh

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=umh'" 018_mc_mode=aobmc_me_mode=bidir_me=umh.mp4

mc_mode=obmc:me_mode=bilat:me=esa

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=bilat:me=esa'" 019_mc_mode=obmc_me_mode=bilat_me=esa.mp4

mc_mode=obmc:me_mode=bilat:me=tss

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=bilat:me=tss'" 020_mc_mode=obmc_me_mode=bilat_me=tss.mp4

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