[FFmpeg-user] Multiple parts of a video

[Cecil Westerhof]

Paul B Mahol <onemda at gmail.com> writes:

> On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 4:28 PM Cecil Westerhof via ffmpeg-user <ffmpeg-user at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
>
>  When I just want to have a certain part of a video, I can do something
>  like:
>      ffmpeg -y -i input.MTS     \
>             -ss 00:08           \
>             -to 00:17           \
>             -acodec copy        \
>             -vcodec libx264     \
>             -preset veryfast    \
>             output.mp4
>
>  But what if I want several parts of a video in my video?
>  Do I need to cut the different parts out of the video and concatenate
>  them, or is it possible to do it with one command?
>
> Using concat filter.

That is exactly what I already know: cutting the different parts.
Probably one command for each part and then concatenate them.
So n + 1 commands.
My question was: can it be done with one command?

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Cecil Westerhof
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