Video Conversion

CloudConvert is a powerful conversion service, but it requires uploading your file. FFmpeg Cookbook converts video and audio entirely in your browser — no upload, no account, no API quota. Compare formats, limits, and privacy trade-offs.

Compare HandBrake with FFmpeg Cookbook's browser-based video compressor. Same H.264/H.265 quality, no install, no upload, free forever — plus learn the equivalent FFmpeg commands behind every setting.

VEED.io is great until you hit the watermark, signup wall, or upload wait. FFmpeg Cookbook is a free browser-based alternative for subtitles, watermarks, and mosaic blur — running entirely on your device, with no account required.

Compress video to fit Discord's upload cap (Free 10 MB, Nitro Basic 25 MB, Boost Lv2 50 MB, Nitro 500 MB). Includes the bitrate reverse-calc formula, 2-pass encoding, resolution trade-offs, and a Windows drag-and-drop .bat.

Make iPhone-captured HEVC .mov files play on Windows, Discord, Twitter, and the rest of the world. Lossless remux, hvc1 tag explained, H.264 re-encode for older players, batch conversion, and iPhone camera-format settings — covered with FFmpeg.

Convert MKV to MP4 the fast, lossless way using FFmpeg remux. Remux vs. re-encode compared, the three typical failure modes (subtitle format, non-standard audio, AV1/VP9), movflags +faststart explained, and a practical audio-only re-encode recipe.

Convert TS/m2ts files from Japanese terrestrial TV recordings to MP4 with FFmpeg. Lossless remuxing with -c copy, PCR wraparound fixes, CM cutting, ARIB subtitle handling, BDAV extraction, and AACS errors explained. A practical guide for PT3/TVTest users.

A side-by-side comparison of MP4, WebM, MOV, and MKV — characteristics, use cases, and codec support. Includes FFmpeg conversion commands and recommended formats by scenario.

Optimal FFmpeg encoding settings for YouTube uploads. A complete guide to CRF, bitrate, resolution, frame rate, and audio settings for H.264 and H.265.

Learn how to encode AV1 video with FFmpeg. Covers libsvtav1 (fast) vs libaom-av1, CRF mode, 2-pass encoding, comparison with H.264/H.265, and browser compatibility.

Learn how to convert HDR (HDR10/HLG) video to SDR with FFmpeg. Covers zscale tone mapping, color space conversion (BT.2020→BT.709), pixel format conversion, and YouTube upload settings.

Compress MP4 and MOV video with FFmpeg: CRF mode vs bitrate mode explained, H.264 vs H.265 comparison table, preset speed/size benchmarks, resolution downscaling, audio compression, and 2-pass encoding. Reduce file size by 50–80%.

Use FFmpeg's yadif filter to convert interlaced (combed) video to progressive scan. Covers yadif's mode and parity options, comparison with fieldmatch/decimate, and tips for TV recordings and DV camera footage.

Extract video thumbnails with FFmpeg: -vframes for a specific timestamp, thumbnail filter for best-frame selection, resolution scaling, and PNG vs JPG output.

FFmpeg two-pass encoding for precise bitrate and file size control. Covers pass 1 analysis, pass 2 encoding, passlogfile option, and H.264/H.265 examples.

Convert video formats MP4, MKV, WebM, MOV with FFmpeg: container vs codec differences, when -c copy works vs fails, and ffprobe for codec inspection.

Convert any video to MP4 with FFmpeg: H.264 (libx264) + AAC, best CRF settings, -preset guide, stream copy shortcut. The complete ffmpeg video-to-mp4 command reference.