[FFmpeg-user] Still images to video sequence?

[Michael Koch]

Am 19.02.2022 um 18:14 schrieb Simon Roberts:
> Hi all, I would like to create a video sequence built around a number of
> still images. Each image would be displayed for a number of seconds, then
> dissolve/fade (not certain of the terminology) into the next.
>
> To date, my experience with ffmpeg has been very limited, so I'm not sure
> where to start. Would anyone be willing to point me in the right direction?

A slideshow with crossfadings between the images can be realized with a 
combination of the "zoompan" and "framerate" filters. See chapter 2.4 in 
my book:
http://www.astro-electronic.de/FFmpeg_Book.pdf

Michael