'In FFmpeg, can -filter_complex do everything that -filter can? (i.e., is it a direct replacement)
This may seem like a strange question but... is it possible to do everything -filter can do using only -filter_complex filters? That is, is there anything that -filter can do, that is not possible with -filter_complex?
Solution 1:[1]
No, -filter_complex is not a substitute for -filter. Specifically:
The point of -filter_complex is that there is no 1:1 map between input and output. Therefore there is no map to decide which metadata to copy.
Moreover, there is no simple workaround to this limitation. To preserve per-stream metadata, use -filter whenever possible. With -filter_complex, stream metadata would have to be mapped manually for all streams in the output file (using 1 -map_metadata:s per stream).
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| Solution | Source |
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| Solution 1 | Arnon Weinberg |