ffmpeg filter to add timestamp on video

Question

I have a problem displaying the timer on the video. I have consulted a few examples, but it does not show success. Help me fix it.

Answer 1

try this command:

ffmpeg -y -i input.mp4 -vf "drawtext=fontfile=roboto.ttf:fontsize=36:fontcolor=yellow:text='%{pts\:gmtime\:1575526882\:%A, %d, %B %Y %I\\\:%M\\\:%S %p}'" -preset ultrafast -f mp4 output.mp4

made changes in command as per your need.

also refer below links it will give you more idea about timestamp:

strftime - format date and time

Answer 2

I use the following filter:

-vf drawtext=fontfile=/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeMonoBold.ttf:text='%{localtime}':fontcolor=white@0.8:x=7:y=7

I put this filter between the input specifications and the output specifications.

You just have to adapt:

• x=XX and y=YY depending on the wished position.
• fontfile= depending on the fonts available on your system.

Answer 3

I came across this post from google trying to overlay time elapsed for my video. Learned that the proper term for it is Burnt-in timecode, and found a post that was close. Made some changes and was able to get the timecode burn in for my video in the bottom right corner in yellow:

 ffmpeg -i input_video.mp4 -vf "drawtext=fontsize=60:fontcolor=yellow:text='%{pts\:hms}':x=(w-text_w):y=(h-text_h)" output.mp4