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+# FFmpeg Filters & Effects
+
+Complete guide to video and audio filters, complex filtergraphs, and effect chains.
+
+## Filter Basics
+
+### Filter Syntax
+Filters are applied with `-vf` (video) or `-af` (audio).
+
+```bash
+# Single filter
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1280:720 output.mp4
+
+# Chain filters with comma
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "scale=1280:720,hqdn3d" output.mp4
+
+# Complex filtergraph with -filter_complex
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i logo.png \
+  -filter_complex "[0:v][1:v]overlay=10:10" \
+  output.mp4
+```
+
+## Video Filters
+
+### Scale (Resize)
+Change video dimensions.
+
+```bash
+# Specific dimensions
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1280:720 output.mp4
+
+# Maintain aspect ratio (auto height)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1280:-1 output.mp4
+
+# Maintain aspect ratio (auto width)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=-1:720 output.mp4
+
+# Scale to half
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=iw/2:ih/2 output.mp4
+
+# Scale with algorithm
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1280:-1:flags=lanczos output.mp4
+```
+
+**Scaling algorithms:**
+- `bilinear` - Fast, default
+- `bicubic` - Better quality
+- `lanczos` - Best quality, slower
+
+### Crop
+Extract portion of video.
+
+```bash
+# Crop width:height:x:y
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf crop=1280:720:0:0 output.mp4
+
+# Crop from center
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf crop=1280:720:(iw-1280)/2:(ih-720)/2 output.mp4
+
+# Auto-detect black borders
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf cropdetect -f null -
+
+# Apply detected crop
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf crop=1920:800:0:140 output.mp4
+```
+
+### Rotate & Flip
+Change video orientation.
+
+```bash
+# Rotate 90° clockwise
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf transpose=1 output.mp4
+
+# Rotate 90° counter-clockwise
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf transpose=2 output.mp4
+
+# Rotate 180°
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf transpose=1,transpose=1 output.mp4
+
+# Flip horizontal
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf hflip output.mp4
+
+# Flip vertical
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf vflip output.mp4
+
+# Rotate arbitrary angle
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf rotate=45*PI/180 output.mp4
+```
+
+### Overlay (Watermark)
+Composite images over video.
+
+```bash
+# Top-left corner
+ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i logo.png \
+  -filter_complex overlay=10:10 output.mp4
+
+# Top-right corner
+ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i logo.png \
+  -filter_complex "overlay=W-w-10:10" output.mp4
+
+# Bottom-right corner
+ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i logo.png \
+  -filter_complex "overlay=W-w-10:H-h-10" output.mp4
+
+# Center
+ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i logo.png \
+  -filter_complex "overlay=(W-w)/2:(H-h)/2" output.mp4
+
+# With transparency
+ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i logo.png \
+  -filter_complex "[1:v]format=rgba,colorchannelmixer=aa=0.5[logo];[0:v][logo]overlay=10:10" \
+  output.mp4
+```
+
+### Denoise
+Reduce video noise.
+
+```bash
+# High-quality denoise (hqdn3d)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf hqdn3d output.mp4
+
+# Stronger denoise
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf hqdn3d=4:3:6:4.5 output.mp4
+
+# Temporal denoise (nlmeans - slow but best)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf nlmeans output.mp4
+
+# Fast denoise
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf dctdnoiz output.mp4
+```
+
+### Deinterlace
+Remove interlacing artifacts.
+
+```bash
+# YADIF (fast, good quality)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf yadif output.mp4
+
+# YADIF with frame doubling
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf yadif=1 output.mp4
+
+# Bwdif (better quality)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf bwdif output.mp4
+```
+
+### Speed & Slow Motion
+Change playback speed.
+
+```bash
+# 2x speed (video + audio)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf setpts=0.5*PTS -af atempo=2.0 output.mp4
+
+# 0.5x speed (slow motion)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf setpts=2.0*PTS -af atempo=0.5 output.mp4
+
+# 4x speed (chain atempo)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf setpts=0.25*PTS -af atempo=2.0,atempo=2.0 output.mp4
+```
+
+### Pad (Add Borders)
+Add borders or letterbox.
+
+```bash
+# Add black borders to make 16:9
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "pad=1920:1080:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2" output.mp4
+
+# Add colored borders
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "pad=1920:1080:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2:color=white" output.mp4
+
+# Letterbox for Instagram (1:1)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "scale=1080:-1,pad=1080:1080:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2:color=black" output.mp4
+```
+
+### Sharpen & Blur
+Adjust image sharpness.
+
+```bash
+# Sharpen (unsharp mask)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf unsharp=5:5:1.0 output.mp4
+
+# Stronger sharpen
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf unsharp=7:7:2.5 output.mp4
+
+# Gaussian blur
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf gblur=sigma=8 output.mp4
+
+# Box blur
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf boxblur=5:1 output.mp4
+```
+
+### Color Adjustments
+Modify colors and exposure.
+
+```bash
+# Brightness (+/- 1.0)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf eq=brightness=0.1 output.mp4
+
+# Contrast (+/- 2.0)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf eq=contrast=1.2 output.mp4
+
+# Saturation (0-3)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf eq=saturation=1.5 output.mp4
+
+# Gamma (0.1-10)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf eq=gamma=1.2 output.mp4
+
+# Combined adjustments
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf eq=brightness=0.05:contrast=1.1:saturation=1.2 output.mp4
+
+# Curves (color grading)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf curves=vintage output.mp4
+
+# Hue shift
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf hue=h=90 output.mp4
+```
+
+### Grayscale & Effects
+Convert to monochrome or apply effects.
+
+```bash
+# Grayscale
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf hue=s=0 output.mp4
+
+# Sepia tone
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf colorchannelmixer=.393:.769:.189:0:.349:.686:.168:0:.272:.534:.131 output.mp4
+
+# Negative
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf negate output.mp4
+
+# Edge detection
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf edgedetect output.mp4
+
+# Vignette
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf vignette output.mp4
+```
+
+### Fade In/Out
+Smooth transitions.
+
+```bash
+# Fade in from black (2 seconds)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf fade=in:0:60 output.mp4
+
+# Fade out to black (last 2 seconds)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf fade=out:st=28:d=2 output.mp4
+
+# Both fade in and out
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "fade=in:0:30,fade=out:st=28:d=2" output.mp4
+```
+
+### Stabilization
+Reduce camera shake.
+
+```bash
+# Two-pass stabilization
+# Pass 1: detect motion
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf vidstabdetect=shakiness=10:accuracy=15 -f null -
+
+# Pass 2: stabilize
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf vidstabtransform=smoothing=30:input="transforms.trf" output.mp4
+```
+
+### Text Overlay
+Add text to video.
+
+```bash
+# Simple text
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "drawtext=text='Hello World':fontsize=24:x=10:y=10" output.mp4
+
+# With styling
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "drawtext=text='Title':fontsize=48:fontcolor=white:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=50:box=1:boxcolor=black@0.5:boxborderw=5" output.mp4
+
+# Timestamp
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "drawtext=text='%{pts\:hms}':fontsize=20:x=10:y=10:fontcolor=white" output.mp4
+```
+
+## Audio Filters
+
+### Volume
+Adjust audio level.
+
+```bash
+# Increase by 10dB
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af volume=10dB output.mp4
+
+# Decrease to 50%
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af volume=0.5 output.mp4
+
+# Double volume
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af volume=2.0 output.mp4
+```
+
+### Normalize
+Balance audio levels.
+
+```bash
+# Loudness normalization (EBU R128)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af loudnorm output.mp4
+
+# With specific target
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af loudnorm=I=-16:TP=-1.5:LRA=11 output.mp4
+
+# Two-pass normalization (better quality)
+# Pass 1: analyze
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af loudnorm=print_format=json -f null -
+
+# Pass 2: normalize with measured values
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af loudnorm=measured_I=-23:measured_LRA=7:measured_TP=-2:measured_thresh=-33 output.mp4
+```
+
+### Equalizer
+Adjust frequency bands.
+
+```bash
+# Bass boost
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af equalizer=f=100:width_type=h:width=200:g=10 output.mp4
+
+# Treble boost
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af equalizer=f=10000:width_type=h:width=2000:g=5 output.mp4
+
+# Multiple bands
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af "equalizer=f=100:g=5,equalizer=f=1000:g=-3" output.mp4
+```
+
+### Compressor
+Dynamic range compression.
+
+```bash
+# Basic compression
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af acompressor output.mp4
+
+# Custom settings
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af acompressor=threshold=-20dB:ratio=4:attack=200:release=1000 output.mp4
+```
+
+### Noise Reduction
+Remove background noise.
+
+```bash
+# High-pass filter (remove low frequency noise)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af highpass=f=200 output.mp4
+
+# Low-pass filter (remove high frequency noise)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af lowpass=f=3000 output.mp4
+
+# Band-pass filter
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af "highpass=f=200,lowpass=f=3000" output.mp4
+```
+
+### Fade Audio
+Smooth audio transitions.
+
+```bash
+# Fade in (2 seconds)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af afade=t=in:st=0:d=2 output.mp4
+
+# Fade out (last 3 seconds)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af afade=t=out:st=27:d=3 output.mp4
+
+# Both
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -af "afade=t=in:st=0:d=2,afade=t=out:st=27:d=3" output.mp4
+```
+
+### Audio Mixing
+Combine multiple audio tracks.
+
+```bash
+# Mix two audio files
+ffmpeg -i audio1.mp3 -i audio2.mp3 \
+  -filter_complex amix=inputs=2:duration=longest output.mp3
+
+# Mix with volume adjustment
+ffmpeg -i audio1.mp3 -i audio2.mp3 \
+  -filter_complex "[0:a]volume=0.8[a1];[1:a]volume=0.5[a2];[a1][a2]amix=inputs=2" \
+  output.mp3
+```
+
+## Complex Filtergraphs
+
+### Multiple Outputs
+Create multiple versions simultaneously.
+
+```bash
+# Generate 3 resolutions at once
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 \
+  -filter_complex "[0:v]split=3[v1][v2][v3]; \
+    [v1]scale=1920:1080[out1]; \
+    [v2]scale=1280:720[out2]; \
+    [v3]scale=640:360[out3]" \
+  -map "[out1]" -c:v libx264 -crf 22 output_1080p.mp4 \
+  -map "[out2]" -c:v libx264 -crf 23 output_720p.mp4 \
+  -map "[out3]" -c:v libx264 -crf 24 output_360p.mp4 \
+  -map 0:a -c:a copy
+```
+
+### Picture-in-Picture
+Overlay small video on main video.
+
+```bash
+ffmpeg -i main.mp4 -i small.mp4 \
+  -filter_complex "[1:v]scale=320:180[pip]; \
+    [0:v][pip]overlay=W-w-10:H-h-10" \
+  output.mp4
+```
+
+### Side-by-Side Comparison
+Compare two videos.
+
+```bash
+# Horizontal
+ffmpeg -i left.mp4 -i right.mp4 \
+  -filter_complex "[0:v][1:v]hstack=inputs=2" \
+  output.mp4
+
+# Vertical
+ffmpeg -i top.mp4 -i bottom.mp4 \
+  -filter_complex "[0:v][1:v]vstack=inputs=2" \
+  output.mp4
+```
+
+### Crossfade Transition
+Smooth transition between videos.
+
+```bash
+ffmpeg -i video1.mp4 -i video2.mp4 \
+  -filter_complex "[0:v][1:v]xfade=transition=fade:duration=2:offset=8" \
+  output.mp4
+```
+
+**Transition types:** fade, wipeleft, wiperight, wipeup, wipedown, slideleft, slideright, slideup, slidedown, circlecrop, rectcrop, distance, fadeblack, fadewhite, radial, smoothleft, smoothright, smoothup, smoothdown
+
+### Color Correction Pipeline
+Professional color grading.
+
+```bash
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 \
+  -filter_complex "[0:v]eq=contrast=1.1:brightness=0.05:saturation=1.2[v1]; \
+    [v1]curves=vintage[v2]; \
+    [v2]vignette[v3]; \
+    [v3]unsharp=5:5:1.0[out]" \
+  -map "[out]" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 output.mp4
+```
+
+## Filter Performance
+
+### GPU Acceleration
+Use hardware filters when available.
+
+```bash
+# NVIDIA CUDA scale
+ffmpeg -hwaccel cuda -i input.mp4 \
+  -vf scale_cuda=1280:720 \
+  -c:v h264_nvenc output.mp4
+
+# Multiple GPU filters
+ffmpeg -hwaccel cuda -i input.mp4 \
+  -vf "scale_cuda=1280:720,hwdownload,format=nv12" \
+  -c:v h264_nvenc output.mp4
+```
+
+### Optimize Filter Order
+More efficient filter chains.
+
+```bash
+# Bad: scale after complex operations
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "hqdn3d,unsharp=5:5:1.0,scale=1280:720" output.mp4
+
+# Good: scale first (fewer pixels to process)
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "scale=1280:720,hqdn3d,unsharp=5:5:1.0" output.mp4
+```
+
+## Common Filter Recipes
+
+### YouTube Optimized
+```bash
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 \
+  -vf "scale=1920:1080:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=1920:1080:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2" \
+  -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 18 -c:a aac -b:a 192k \
+  output.mp4
+```
+
+### Instagram Portrait
+```bash
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 \
+  -vf "scale=1080:1350:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=1080:1350:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2:color=white" \
+  -c:v libx264 -preset fast -crf 23 -c:a aac \
+  output.mp4
+```
+
+### Vintage Film Look
+```bash
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 \
+  -vf "curves=vintage,vignette=angle=PI/4,eq=saturation=0.8,noise=alls=10:allf=t" \
+  -c:v libx264 -crf 20 output.mp4
+```
+
+### Clean & Enhance
+```bash
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 \
+  -vf "hqdn3d=4:3:6:4.5,unsharp=5:5:1.0,eq=contrast=1.05:saturation=1.1" \
+  -c:v libx264 -crf 20 output.mp4
+```