How do I ffmpeg mute section of video?
Silences a time range while leaving the rest of the audio and all of the video untouched.
Mute part of a video's audio
Silences a time range while leaving the rest of the audio and all of the video untouched.
ffmpeg -i https://cdn.rendobar.com/assets/examples/sample.mp4 -af "volume=enable='between(t,1,3)':volume=0" -c:v copy -t 5 out.mp4- Encode
- 121 ms
- Output
- 333.1 KB
- Cost
- $0.0016
- Result
- 1280x720
job_6a3f604f05724bc8
The part everyone gets wrong
The enable expression is what makes a filter time-selective, and it works on most filters rather than just volume. Note the quoting: the between() call contains commas, which end a filter unless the whole expression is quoted.
Frequently asked questions
What goes wrong most often?
The enable expression is what makes a filter time-selective, and it works on most filters rather than just volume. Note the quoting: the between() call contains commas, which end a filter unless the whole expression is quoted.
Do I need FFmpeg installed?
Not with Rendobar. The command on this page ran through the API against a URL, with no local FFmpeg and no server. The job id below it is the job that produced these numbers.
More recipes, all measured
Convert audio between formats Re-encodes an audio file to another codec, or copies it when the codec already suits the target container. Normalise audio loudness Brings perceived loudness to a standard target using the EBU R128 loudnorm filter. Convert MP4 to GIF with FFmpeg Turns a video into an animated GIF using a generated palette, which is the difference between a usable GIF and a muddy one. Extract audio from video with FFmpeg Pulls the audio track out of a video, copying it without re-encoding when the format allows.
Run this without installing FFmpeg
This exact command ran through the API against a URL.