[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Whisper audio filter

Zhao Zhili quinkblack at foxmail.com
Thu Jul 10 12:47:59 EEST 2025



> On Jul 10, 2025, at 16:43, Vittorio Palmisano <vpalmisano-at-gmail.com at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
> 
>> While the filter provides great value, the accelerating pace of AI innovation raises concerns
>> about its longevity. Given how rapidly newer models emerge, is there a risk of this filter
>> becoming deprecated in the near term?
> 
> I think that the design of the whisper.cpp library allows us to use
> updated models without changing the ffmpeg plugin code.
> 
>> If I understand correctly, whisper should be an audio to subtitle filter. However, libavfilter
>> missing subtitle support currently.
> 
> Why? There are different ways to use subtitles in ffmpeg:
> https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/HowToBurnSubtitlesIntoVideo

There is no pipeline support for subtitle inside libavfilter.

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