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Asked: 2026-06-05T05:57:54+00:00

I think question is simple enough. How to add text with ffmpeg vhook is

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I think question is simple enough. How to add text with ffmpeg vhook is deprecated and i couldn’t find any easier solution.

Using ubuntu and installed latest ffmpeg version.

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    FFmpeg from Ubuntu 10.04 does not appear to support filters, so you will have to get a more recent version. You can follow a step-by-step guide to compile ffmpeg on Ubuntu, or you can simply download a Linux build of ffmpeg.

    Note that if you follow the compile guide you will need to additionally install libfreetype6-dev as a dependency and then add --enable-libfreetype to your ffmpeg ./configure.

    This example command will add the words “Stack Overflow” to the video with a white background and centered in the middle of the video:

    ffmpeg -i input -filter:v "drawtext=fontsize=30:box=1:fontfile=/usr/share/fonts/TTF/Vera.ttf:text='Stack Overflow':x=(w-text_w)/2:y=(h-text_h-line_h)/2" output

    drawtext example

    See the drawtext documentation for more details on additional parameters.

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