thanks. it is only very barely better. still unusable though. On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 3:07 PM Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > ffmpeg -i 2022-04-02 darktabletraining.flv -channel_layout 5.1 -c:v > libx264 -vf yadif -crf 28 -force_key_frames "expr:gte(t,n_forced*4)" -c:a > aac -b:a 192k -preset fast -strict experimental -loglevel warning -stats > 2022-04-02 darktabletraining.mp4 > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 10:26 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> I get a couple of errors: >> >> michael@michael-desktop:~/Desktop/darktable training$ ffmpeg -i >> 2022-04-02\ darktabletraining.flv -channel_layout 5.1 -c:v libx264 -vf >> yadif -crf 28 -force_key_frames "expr:gte(t,n_forced*4)" -x264-params >> log-level=none -c:a aac -b:a 192k -preset -preset fast -strict >> experimental -loglevel warning -stats outfile.mp4 >> [NULL @ 0x559f08654080] Unable to find a suitable output format for 'fast' >> fast: Invalid argument >> >> I noticed that there were two 'preset's so I removed the one with the >> fast argument and I got the second error: >> >> michael@michael-desktop:~/Desktop/darktable training$ ffmpeg -i >> 2022-04-02\ darktabletraining.flv -channel_layout 5.1 -c:v libx264 -vf >> yadif -crf 28 -force_key_frames "expr:gte(t,n_forced*4)" -x264-params >> log-level=none -c:a aac -b:a 192k -preset -strict experimental -loglevel >> warning -stats 2022-04-02\ darktabletraining.ogg >> [NULL @ 0x56408b444040] Unable to find a suitable output format for >> 'experimental' >> experimental: Invalid argument >> >> And then decided that since I don't know what I'm doing I better ask >> before I blindly remove another command. >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- :-)~MIKE~(-: