ffmpeg -i outlander.s04e10.mkv \ -map 0:v -map 0:a:0 -map 0:s? \ -c:v libx265 -preset medium -crf 18 \ -c:a libopus -b:a 128k -vbr on \ -c:s copy \ -movflags +faststart \ outlander.s04e10.optimized.mkv ffmpeg -i outlander.s04e10.mkv \ -filter_complex "[0:v][0:s:eng]overlay" \ -c:v libx264 -crf 20 -preset slow \ -c:a copy \ outlander.s04e10.hardsub.mp4 3. Advanced Feature: Extract & Transcribe Dialogue (for fan analysis) Extract audio track (Claire’s voiceover or dialogue):
#!/bin/bash EPISODE="outlander.s04e10.mkv" ffmpeg -i "$EPISODE" -f null - 2> "analysis.log" 2. Detect scenes >0.5 threshold ffmpeg -i "$EPISODE" -filter:v "select='gt(scene,0.5)',setpts=N/FRAME_RATE/TB" -vsync vfr "scenes_%04d.jpg" 3. Encode HEVC with chapter marks ffmpeg -i "$EPISODE" -map 0 -c copy -c:v libx265 -crf 19 -preset medium "optimized_$EPISODE" outlander s04e10 ffmpeg
Run: chmod +x outlander_processor.sh && ./outlander_processor.sh After processing, verify no artifacts: ffmpeg -i outlander
video_stream = next(s for s in data['streams'] if s['codec_type'] == 'video') print(f"Resolution: video_stream['width']xvideo_stream['height']") print(f"Codec: video_stream['codec_name']") Detect scenes >0
# Smart decision: if HEVC already, just remux; else encode to HEVC if video_stream['codec_name'] == 'hevc': subprocess.run(['ffmpeg', '-i', input_file, '-c', 'copy', 'remuxed.mkv']) else: subprocess.run(['ffmpeg', '-i', input_file, '-c:v', 'libx265', '-crf', '18', 'encoded.mkv']) analyze_episode('outlander.s04e10.mkv') ✔ Lossless stream copy when source is good ✔ Smart encoding based on codec detection ✔ Scene change extraction for editing/analysis ✔ Subtitle burn-in option ✔ Audio normalization to EBU R128 standard ( -af loudnorm ) ✔ Frame-accurate cutting for clip sharing ( -ss , -t , -c copy )
ffmpeg -i outlander.s04e10.mkv -map 0:a:0 -vn -acodec pcm_s16le -ar 16000 dialogue.wav Then feed to Whisper/STT for subtitle generation or character dialog frequency. Create outlander_processor.sh :