[FFmpeg-user] Removing duplicate frames, libx264, mpdecimate

[llee040 at sbcglobal.net]

> On Jun 24, 2021, at 5:55 PM, llee040 at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> 
> …if I alternate
> 
> "-vf mpdecimate”
> 
> with
> 
> “-vf mpdecimate=hi=64*12:lo=64*5:frac=0.33”
> 
> (which appears to me to be the logical equivalent using editable values), only the first instance of the command will match and remove the duplicate frame.

I think I’ve discovered the answer to the basic question. The filter appears to require an integer (768) rather than an expression (64*12). I’m still wondering whether there is a newer solution for removing duplicates. Thanks.

Laine Lee