Outlander S04: Fraser’s Ridge Cuts – A Guide to Processing Digital Land Grants with FFmpeg
Here is how you, a practical Highlander (or programmer), would use ffmpeg to process your digital "land grant." outlander s04 ffmpeg
“I have use for a man who knows his codecs,” says Jamie. “Can you transcode a 4:2:2 source without banding in the shadows?” Outlander S04: Fraser’s Ridge Cuts – A Guide
ffmpeg -i outlander_s04e01.mkv -filter:v "crop=1920:800:0:140" -c:a copy -c:v libx264 bonnet_cut.mp4 Note: You lose the top and bottom 140 pixels. Goodbye, Jamie’s hat feathers. ffmpeg -i brianna_arrives
ffmpeg -i brianna_arrives.mkv -filter:v "minterpolate=fps=60:mi_mode=mci" -c:v libx264 -crf 20 time_travel_smooth.mp4 Warning: Makes Roger Mac’s slow-motion despair look incredibly fluid.
Sometimes the dialogue drifts (especially during the river crossing scene). To shift the audio 1.5 seconds forward to match the new encode:
Season 4 is shot in glorious 2.00:1 aspect ratio. Your TV is 16:9. To remove the cinematic letterboxing (just like Bonnet removes your possessions):