Re: [FFmpeg-user] Converting text to video for dictation

2020-10-21 Thread John B Morris
> > So just to be clear, you’re referring to kinetic typography, right? > For example stuff like Pulp Fiction: Intonation < > https://youtu.be/h2m_Z8CWdXI>, derivative graphics work by Jarett Moody > (slightly NSFW, language) > Apple has also been playing around with the style since 2016, mostly

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Converting text to video for dictation

2020-10-20 Thread Carl Zwanzig
On 10/20/2020 6:52 AM, Edward Park wrote: You say it’s not very efficient using your video editor (I assume something along the lines of Avid, PPro, FCPX/Motion), but I don’t think FFmpeg is the right tool for the job, unless you had some really complex ass subtitles already, using a bunch of

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Converting text to video for dictation

2020-10-20 Thread Edward Park
Hi, >> typography effects based video > So that one is basically what I'm looking to do with ffmpeg - turn a > subtitle file (of any type) into a transparent backgrounded (?) video for > use in my video editor to combine the necessary contents together - or some > other file/method that

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Converting text to video for dictation

2020-10-20 Thread andrei ka
guess you should first check a bunch of subtitling programs. from you description, you're simply doing subtiting of your vids. text placement is easier done by specialised subtitlers, and once you're done, you can burn 'em with ffmpeg (the only reasonable usage of ffmpeg i can image for what

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Converting text to video for dictation

2020-10-20 Thread Michael Koch
Am 20.10.2020 um 06:46 schrieb John B Morris: Hello all, typography effects based video So that one is basically what I'm looking to do with ffmpeg - turn a subtitle file (of any type) into a transparent backgrounded (?) video for use in my video editor to combine the necessary contents

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Converting text to video for dictation

2020-10-19 Thread John B Morris
Hello all, typography effects based video > So that one is basically what I'm looking to do with ffmpeg - turn a subtitle file (of any type) into a transparent backgrounded (?) video for use in my video editor to combine the necessary contents together - or some other file/method that

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Converting text to video for dictation

2020-10-19 Thread Chris Miceli
Hi! I'm not sure if I am answering the question you are exactly posting but what I think you are looking for is some file format which will help subtitle your video, allowing people to enable them as they wish. Whilst I don't know your exact delivery of these videos your choices roughly are: 1.

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Converting text to video for dictation

2020-10-19 Thread Edward Park
Hi, > So, I'm a person that makes videos and dictates them via text elements. My > video editor makes this tedious. Is there a way to make this process faster > with ffmpeg (probably like a subtitle file into a video with text in the > middle?) I’m confused as to what you mean, are you asking