Animate an image using zoompan filter

The following command generates a 10-second video (600 frames at 60 FPS) using an image (image.png) as the foreground and a black background while applying zoom and panning effects.

Breakdown of the command:

Creating a black background

-filter_complex "color=black:1920x1080:d=600,fps=60[background];

• Generates a black background of 1920x1080 for 600 frames (10 seconds at 60 FPS).
• [background] is the label assigned to this generated background.

Overlaying the image and animating movement

[background][video]overlay='main_w-overlay_w+(overlay_w-main_w)/599*(((n-1)/599)*599)':'(main_h-overlay_h)/2':eval=frame[overlaid];

• Overlays the image onto the background.
• Moves the image horizontally from right to left.
• Centers the image vertically.
• eval=frame: Evaluates per frame for smooth animation.
• The result is labeled [overlaid].

Applying zoom effect

[overlaid]zoompan=z='1.1-(((in-1)/599)*599)*0.00016694490818030064':fps=60:d=1:s=1920x1080:x=iw/2-(iw/2):y=ih/2-(ih/2)[final];

• Zoom-out effect starts at 1.1x and decreases gradually.
• Keeps the image centered.
• Outputs as [final].

Finalizing the output

[final]null[out];

• Passes the processed frames to [out].

Encoding settings

-frames:v 600 -map "[out]" -pix_fmt yuv420p -b:v 4M -c:v libx264 -y "output.mp4"

• -frames:v 600: Limits output to 600 frames (10 seconds).
• -map "[out]": Uses processed video as output.
• -pix_fmt yuv420p: Ensures YUV 4:2:0 format for compatibility.
• -b:v 4M: Sets bitrate to 4 Mbps.
• -c:v libx264: Uses H.264 codec.
• -y "output.mp4": Saves as output.mp4, overwriting if necessary.

Summary

This command creates a 10-second, 60 FPS video with:

1. A black background.
2. An image overlay moving from right to left.
3. A gradual zoom-out effect.
4. Encoding with H.264 at 4 Mbps in YUV 4:2:0 format.