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Distort video with FFmpeg displace maps
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What this guide covers
For editors and motion designers who already use FFmpeg and want a ripple or radial wave warp without a compositing app. You end up with a distorted clip and a deliberate choice of border behaviour. It is based on the FFmpeg manual only and no command was run.
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Guide title
Distort video with FFmpeg displace maps
Coverage
For editors and motion designers who already use FFmpeg and want a ripple or radial wave warp without a compositing app. You end up with a distorted clip and a deliberate choice of border behaviour. It is based on the FFmpeg manual only and no command was run.
Example
A hypothetical dream-sequence shot at 1280x720 with a radial wave warp; it was not run and no result was seen.
Useful starting points
- If you see black borders, the border mode may be set to blank; the default spreads neighbouring pixels instead.
- Check one still frame from the source against the output at the same timestamp, then play the clip.
- If nothing seems to change, the displacement maps may be flat or the strength too small for your frame size.
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