Note: -ss before -i enables fast seeking. For frame-accurate cuts, move -ss after -i but lose stream copy mode.
| Issue | FFMPEG Solution | |-------|----------------| | (visible scanlines on old HDTV caps) | -vf yadif=1 (deinterlace) | | Audio is AC3 5.1 but you want stereo | -ac 2 (downmix) | | Wrong framerate (e.g., 25 fps for a 23.976 show) | -vf fps=24000/1001 (pulldown) | | Hardcoded subtitles you can't remove | Crop them: -vf "crop=1920:1000:0:80" | abbott elementary s01 ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i abbott.s01e01.mkv