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Overlay a rule-of-thirds or fixed grid on a review copy with FFmpeg drawgrid
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What this guide covers
For editors and directors checking composition on a clip or still. You end with a review copy that has a grid burned in at the cell size, thickness and opacity you chose. Based on the FFmpeg manual; no command was run, and the manual says nothing about composition rules.
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Guide title
Overlay a rule-of-thirds or fixed grid on a review copy with FFmpeg drawgrid
Coverage
For editors and directors checking composition on a clip or still. You end with a review copy that has a grid burned in at the cell size, thickness and opacity you chose. Based on the FFmpeg manual; no command was run, and the manual says nothing about composition rules.
Example
A hypothetical review copy of a framed shot with a 3x3 white semi-transparent grid; nothing was run, so the picture was not seen.
Useful starting points
- Use the grid on a review copy only; it is burned into the picture.
- If only a frame border appears, the cell width and height were left at 0; set the cell size.
- Quote the filter string to avoid shell or parser errors with the expressions.
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