ffmpeg -i original.mkv -i transcoded.mp4 \ -lavfi "psnr" -f null - #!/bin/bash INPUT="outlander_s01e02.mkv" OUTPUT_DIR="./processed" mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR" HEVC transcode with subs + normalized audio ffmpeg -i "$INPUT" -c:v libx265 -crf 19 -preset slower -c:a aac -b:a 256k -af loudnorm -c:s copy -metadata title="Outlander S01E02 - Castle Leoch" "$OUTPUT_DIR/outlander_s01e02_final.mkv"
echo "Done: $OUTPUT_DIR/outlander_s01e02_final.mkv" The episode has a mix of dark castle interiors (banding risk) and bright Scottish highlands. If using H.265, add -x265-params "deblock=-1,-1" to reduce blocking in shadows. outlander s01e02 ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i outlander_s01e02.mkv \ -ss 00:05:00 -t 6 \ -vf "fps=10,scale=854:-1:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse" \ -loop 0 \ castle_leoch_arrival.gif For episode indexing or chapter preview. ffmpeg -i original
ffmpeg -i outlander_s01e02.mkv \ -ss 00:12:30 -to 00:14:45 \ -vf "subtitles=outlander_s01e02.mkv:si=0" \ -c:v libx264 -crf 20 -c:a aac \ jamie_claire_clip.mp4 Apply loudnorm (EBU R128) to match broadcast levels. ffmpeg -i outlander_s01e02