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How do you create an ffmpeg lossless image without re-encoding?

I'm using the command below but not sure if it’s really lossless and without re-encoding? Is there specific command to create lossless image and without re-encoding? I'm new to this. ffmpeg -lavfi &...
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How to correct Dolby Vision HDR video on Windows 10 (it is correct after sharing on Facebook)

I have a video that is recorded from an iPhone in Dolby Vision HDR. When playing it using the Windows Films & TV app, the colours look washed out (I assume it is because Windows does not have ...
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ffplay real-time buffer too full or near too full - frame dropped

I'm trying to replace a proprietary video player with ffplay on a Windows 10 workstation. The requirement is that I use a Decklink Mini Recorder card, the video size is 1280x720P, is borderless and ...
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Any video or audio misses the few first couple of seconds; I must scroll back to the beginning to see/hear the first few seconds

When I play any media (audio or video) in any software, the first two or three seconds are skipped. The media starts at 00:02 or 00:03 or so. The only way to access the first few seconds is to ...
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ffmpeg how to record desktop video and audio in windows 10

I'm trying to record desktop video and audio in windows 10 with ffmpeg. I Use this command: ffmpeg -f gdigrab -framerate 30 -i desktop -f dshow -i audio="Stereo Mix (Synaptics SmartAudio HD)"...
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How to run same cmd code across multiple folders

I'm trying to run same cmd code across multiple folders: ffmpeg -i "00.mkv" -codec copy "00.mp4" So i have few folders that have .mkv and would like to convert them into mp4 but ...
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I dont want the potplayer remember playback position in playlist

I use translate software to dicribe my question, it may hard to understand, I'll try my best. I creat some playlist in my potplayer(L1,L2,L3...) and I use hotkeys(like z is for L1,x is for L2,c is for ...
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Where does completed file go by default when merging audio and video files together using ffmpeg?

So I merged an audio and video file together earlier using ffmpeg. I Did a full search on my hardrive for outPutFile.mp4 and it was nonexistant. Now I'm running another, slightly altered command using ...
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Force GPU to decode video instead of CPU

On Windows 10, I have an NVIDIA GTX 970 GPU, and a 4 core Intel CPU. When I play a video up to 4K (any codec, any player), the GPU usage increases a little (about 10%), and CPU usage stays pretty much ...
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Playback stuttering with video in HEVC / H.265 with Windows 10/11

I have a problem that I was hoping to solve by formatting the PC. I have always been able to play smoothly on each player 2K 59.94fps video files with H.265 codec (HEVC) filmed with a GoPro 8 with a ...
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Poor performance viewing video from USB Video device in VLC

In VLC, on Windows 10, I'm having trouble viewing 1080p video at reasonable frame rates from a USB video capture device (HDMI source). When I use OBS Studio, everything works fine: The video is at ...
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Monitor doesn't accept connection from DVI to HDMI

I have 2 monitors, an LG Ultragear 24GN600 and an old monitor (LG 24MT49DF-PS), which has an HDMI and AV port. My PC (no GPU) has an HDMI and a DVI port. The ultragear accepts signals from both direct ...
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Windows 10 Movies & TV app opens up to a black screen with no trackbar or menu options

figured I'd try my luck asking here, since google gave no helpful results. It's as the title suggests, Windows 10 Movies & TV app opens up to a black screen with no trackbar or menu options, but ...
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Windows 10 - Movies&TV app doesn't play videos, Groove doesn't play music

Sorry if this sounds insane, but I've been trying to research this issue for over a month with no results, either the answers I get are from microsoft saying to "reinstall the app" (done ...
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ffmpeg not working for URL input(directly like -i "https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/Hfff52cf71f784d99ad93c73a334e7e37a/65x70.gif")

i've been facing issue with parsing URL input to ffmpeg executable. earlier i used to check the details for GIF such as FPS & resolution using "ffmpeg.exe"but now it has stopped working ...
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Need a way to batch extract screen captures from a folder using ffmpeg

I have about 300 lectures in a folder, the last frame from each video is important I can use ffmpeg -sseof -3 -i input -update 1 -q:v 1 last.jpg to take a single file's last frame and save it to a ...
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Windows 10 Explorer Sometimes not displaying Length of Video

I use windows 10 and the default file explorer. One day, some of the files started not displaying their length count anymore: Before: After: I've ran into this issue before, as I was downloading ...
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Why does Windows 10 File Explorer not show thumbnails for mp4 video files?

I'm 99% sure they used to show screenshots of whatever the videos are. Now they just show the orange traffic cone icon, which I think is because I use VLC as my media player. Why did File Explorer ...
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H265 10 bit to H264 8 bit through NVENC looks terrible

I'm currently using FFMPEG run with Sickbeard Mp4 Automator to convert H265 video to H264 since my phone chugs hard playing H265 10 bitvideo. I set it to use NVENC and it's unnoticeable for brighter ...
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In Windows 10 where do I find actual resolution video sent by graphic card?

In Display Settings I can see Display resolution drop down. I think, the recommended value in Display resolution is the resolution of the monitor, but the graphic card may be sending video in lower ...
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Windows Driver keeps changing back no matter what

On Windows 10, when I update a video driver, and then restart, it changes it back to the old driver. Why? How to force it to keep a specific video driver?
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Using Windows Game Bar to record in the background, how can I reduce the file size?

I use Windows Game Bar to record in the background sometimes. I am fine with the small drop in performance. I set the settings to Standard Resolution and 3 minute recordings. However, when I save the ...
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How to troubleshoot bluetooth audio for a Surface tablet?

From bluetooth settings (start ms-settings:bluetooth) clicking disconnect and connect generates an audible pairing message from the headset. Hower, youtube or other video only seems to play over the ...
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Windows: slow-motion in different soft programs (Video player, MS Word, MS Powerpoint)

After Windows reinstallation I faced a problem. When I use different programs they work improperly: KMPlayer: when I play some video in plays in slow-motion (not related to the player's settings). ...
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Why does Counter Strike: Condition Zero not play intro videos in Windows if the installation path has spaces in it?

I have Counter Strike: Condition Zero game. Whenever I install it in a folder like C:\FolderName and launch the game after intallation, the game starts with 2 intro videos (I found those videos inside ...
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Sudden HEVC / H265 failure with Windows 10

My 2016 production Windows 10 Pro (Version 20H2) computer suddenly stopped playing HEVC videos properly. I need this feature in my computer because of my work and entertainment purposes (other that it ...
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Why are screenshots on some websites are blocked in Windows, but not in Linux?

While using Windows 10 (Build 19042), I tried taking a screenshot of frame from a video played on a popular website using Google Chrome and Edge browsers, and the video player part of the website was ...
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How to open Video playlist/folder in Fullscreen upon startup/login

Basically a demo pc playing videos. There's a folder full of videos I'd like to play, full screen, on repeat and random. I saw another answer involving vlc and a bat file in the startup folder, but ...
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Record video while simultaneously listening to another video using the same headphones (Windows 10)

What I want to achieve (to avoid the X-Y problem) I want to record a video, which is synchronized with another, already existing video. I want to do it as simply as possible, using my Windows 10 ...
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How to keep the camera rolling even after locking of desktop in windows 10?

My profession requires me to keep my laptop on at all times but there is problem. I have a maid who comes at 8:00 am in the morning and I will be asleep (pay attention here don’t ask me about the maid)...
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AVC Hardware encoding when using Remote Desktop Store App

I have been researching how to enable hardware encoding on my work laptop so that my remote desktop experience is a little better. Anyway, I did some research on this and I was able to (sort of) get ...
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Windows 10: Set video thumbnails to specific frame or manage default offset

SOLUTION FOUND: If anyone ever stumble over the similar problem -- Icaros is the solution. majorgeeks.com/files/details/icaros.html I've got bunch of similar video files with preview thumbnails that ...
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Video Encoding uses 100% of iGPU and video lags extensively

When I play a video (youtube or local) it runs smooth until some time (seconds or minutes) were it starts to lag really heavy. At this time the GPU Usage goes up to 100% in Taskmanager caused by the ...
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How to configure a Surface 3 tablet to use the front-facing camera for Zoom?

For a Microsoft Surface 3 tablet, joining a zoom meeting activates the rear camera. How can I use the front-facing camera for a zoom meeting? I'm using the webpage to join a meeting.
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Is there any way to split vertical monitor into two on Windows 10 and use fullscreen mode on videos?

I have a secondary monitor that I use in a vertical orientation. I would like to put one window in the upper half and another in the lower. I was able to achieve this by using PowerToys FancyZones but ...
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How to make make a script to convert audio streams and copy all video streams and subtitles?

I have a bunch of videos of which I want to convert all the audio streams from FLAC to Opus while copying all the video streams and subtitles. I was experimenting with this command for one video but ...
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Add programs in the Windows context menu for a specific category of files (all video formats for example)

I'm trying to figure out how to edit the context menu of the Windows File Explorer to add custom programs for a specific category of files, for example all video formats or all image formats. I have ...
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Go to sleep without turning off the monitor

My computer monitor is a TV set, and when there is no incoming signal, the set turns off after 10 minutes or so. There is no setting to turn it off in the TV set's settings menu. I want my PC to go to ...
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Sound won't come out after unpairing with bluetooth

here's my situation: My OS is Windows 10 Pro. my usual audio output is through my TV (because i'm using my TV as monitor with HDMI) at one time i use my bluetooth headset as audio output and i use it ...
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Unable to see downloaded videos in specific folder on local network through WIFI

Recently I got a new hard drive and transferred all my data to it, and then made my Videos folder shared over my local network. What has me perplexed is that all my videos are viewable except for a ...
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Upscaling videos with artificial intelligence?

I am looking for a way to encode videos with AI upscaling (in Windows 10). I found this article but it uses a method where you must split the video into individual frames (from command line), then ...
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Wierd bug that render wrong some parts in the screen

I am using an old notebook (Dell Studio 17) that is having a strange screen bug, as seen in the following images The strange thing is that it only appears in Windows, within everything relevant to ...
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Okular Windows 10 not showing videos in PDF

I'm creating a presentation using beamer. I've embedded a video in the pdf using media9 package. I'm using Okular PDF viewer. In ubuntu, everything works fine i.e. I can see the video playing as soon ...
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ffmpeg using hardware accel runs slower on new PC with better hardware?

For several years I've been using a batch file script that utilizes ffmpeg to re-encode videos to h265. In an older version of ffmpeg (from 2017) I used this line: fmpeg -hwaccel cuvid -i input -c:v ...
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How to set a thumbnail to a video file on Windows 10

I have a mkv file and I would like to set a thumbnail. I would like this thumbnail to be an image of a random moment of this video, as Windows did for my other videos. If I am not clear enough, I’ll ...
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Why doesn’t Windows 10 show a video thumbnail when encoding from x265 to x264?

I have been re-encoding video files for some time now and I do not want to stream x265 so I merely do an encode. This time after an encode from x265 to x264 there is no video thumbnail in my Windows ...
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Compare framewidth and frameheight in Windows explorer search

I am trying to sort a large group of videos (1700). I want to separate videos that have a width that is bigger than the height from videos that have a height bigger than the width. I found online the ...
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Why is my webcam not detected during a Skype video call?

When I open Skype, Settings->Audio and Video, I see my camera working, and I see the sample video from it. Yet as soon as I join a video call, then suddenly Skype says it can't detect a camera. Can ...
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Recording Issue with OBS Studio software, each video recording is not in sync with the audio for the recording

I use OBS Studio to record video's usually of podcasts that I want to keep. Each time I record OBS creates 2 identical recordings when I only need one, so I just delete the second one. When I playback ...
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Improve quality of video recording in Windows 10

When I capture the video with Win key + G, the quality of the video is awful. To give you a rough idea about the awfulness of quality, here is a screenshot of the original image vs capture one: I ...
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