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--- howto:convert-images [2025/01/05 18:28] – Wulf Rajek
+++ howto:convert-images [2025/05/20 11:23] (current) – [lossy conversion of png to jpg] Wulf Rajek
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-===== lossless changing containers between webm/mov/mp4/mkv =====
+===== png to ico =====
+To create favicon ico files, the following command creates multiple sizes and stores them in the ico file and keeps transparency. Adjust as required.:
+<code>
+convert logo.png -define icon:auto-resize=256,64,48,32,16 favicon.ico
+</code>
+===== lossless changing containers between webm/mov/mp4/mkv/m4v =====
-webm/mov/mkv/mp4 are container formats and can contain various encoded video or audio streams. To change the container between each other, the following command can be used, provided the used codecs inside the containers are compatible:
+webm/mov/mkv/mp4/m4v are container formats and can contain various encoded video or audio streams. To change the container between each other, the following command can be used, provided the used codecs inside the containers are compatible:
 <code>
 ffmpeg -i file.webm -c:a copy -c:v copy file.mkv
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 #find . -type f -iname '*.webm' -delete
-#lossless change container mkv, webm, mov -> mp4
+#lossless change container mkv, webm, mov, m4v -> mp4
-find . -type f \( -iname "*.mkv" -o -iname "*.webm -o -iname "*.mov\) | while read f; do
+find . -type f \( -iname "*.mkv" -o -iname "*.webm" -o -iname "*.mov" -o -iname "*.m4v" \) | while read f; do
     ffmpeg -i "$f" -codec copy "${f%.*}.mp4"
 done
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 ffmpeg -i equirectangular.mp4 -filter:v "v360=input=hequirect:output=flat:in_stereo=sbs:out_stereo=2d:d_fov=125:w=1920:h=1080:pitch=+5" -map 0 -c copy -c:v h264 -pix_fmt yuv420p flat.mp4
 </code>
+===== Mono to Stereo MP3 =====
+Conversion using ffmpeg -ac 2 reduces volume by 3db, apparently to keep perceived loudness the same. To maintain the same volume use pan as below.
+<code>
+for i in {01..33}; do
+  ffmpeg -i "Chapter "$i".mp3" -af "pan=stereo|c0=c0|c1=c0" "Chapter "$i"s.mp3";
+done
+</code>