ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_streams abbott.s01e09.mkv Or for a quick terminal readout:
ffmpeg -i abbott.s01e09.mkv -vf "fps=1/60,scale=320:180,tile=4x4" \ -frames:v 1 abbott_s01e09_preview.jpg (One frame every 60 seconds, tiled into a 4x4 grid.) Overlay “Abbott Elementary – S01E09 – Step Class” in the top-left corner: abbott elementary s01e09 ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i abbott.s01e09.mkv -map 0:s:0 abbott_s01e09_captions.srt Reverse a 5-second clip of Ava’s step routine (just for effect): ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_streams abbott
ffmpeg -i original.mkv -i compressed.mkv -lavfi "ssim;[0:v][1:v]psnr" -f null - Many streaming episodes include .srt or .mov_text subtitles: original Blu-ray vs. webrip)
ffmpeg -i abbott.s01e09.mkv -vf "drawtext=text='Abbott Elementary S01E09':fontcolor=white:fontsize=24:x=10:y=10" \ -c:a copy branded_abbott_s01e09.mkv If you have a reference copy (e.g., original Blu-ray vs. webrip), measure quality loss:
Before using FFmpeg, you may want to embed correct metadata into your video file:
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy \ -metadata title="Step Class" \ -metadata show="Abbott Elementary" \ -metadata season_number=1 \ -metadata episode_id=9 \ -metadata date=2022-03-22 \ -metadata synopsis="Ava teaches a high-energy step class while Janine helps Gregory connect with students." \ tagged_abbott_s01e09.mkv To inspect video codec, audio channels, bitrate, and resolution: