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Add a lead-in or freeze-frame hold to a clip with the FFmpeg tpad filter
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For editors who need extra frames before or after a clip, such as a title lead-in or an end freeze. You end with a padded clip made with FFmpeg's tpad filter. It is based on the FFmpeg manual and was not run; audio is not padded and the guide does not cover padding it.
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Guide title
Add a lead-in or freeze-frame hold to a clip with the FFmpeg tpad filter
Coverage
For editors who need extra frames before or after a clip, such as a title lead-in or an end freeze. You end with a padded clip made with FFmpeg's tpad filter. It is based on the FFmpeg manual and was not run; audio is not padded and the guide does not cover padding it.
Example
A hypothetical 10 second clip padded by 2 seconds at the end, giving about 12 seconds by arithmetic; nothing was run or measured.
Useful starting points
- Black frames where a hold was wanted mean the default add mode is in use; clone mode repeats the first or last frame.
- Duration options override frame counts, so use one kind of option only.
- A stop value of -1 pads forever, so limit the output length. The filter pads video only; pad audio separately.
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