We are all amateur video archivists now. We download, we transcode, we repair. We see a fictional 9-year-old struggling with a physical tape format (VHS), and we immediately think, “I know how to fix that digitally.”
ffmpeg -i "Young Sheldon S01E18.mkv" -map 0 -c copy -fflags +genpts -async 1 fixed_sheldon.mkv Run that. Grab a soda. And remember: At least you don’t have to rewind. Have a weird FFmpeg question inspired by a TV show? Leave it in the comments. And yes, there is a command to remove the laugh track. young sheldon s01e18 ffmpeg
In the episode, Sheldon fixes the problem by finding a second VCR and splicing the tapes. In the digital world, We are all amateur video archivists now