# FFmpeg Encoding Black Video

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/ffmpeg-encoding-black-video/349733>\
**Category:** balenaOS\
**Created:** [October 18, 2021, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/ffmpeg-encoding-black-video/349733 "2021-10-18T04:24:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![WestCoastDaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@WestCoastDaz](https://forums.balena.io/u/WestCoastDaz)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/ffmpeg-encoding-black-video/349733/1 "2021-10-18T04:24:58Z")

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I’m trying to use `ffmpeg

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**Author:** ![nitish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/34f0e0/32.png) [@nitish](https://forums.balena.io/u/nitish)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/ffmpeg-encoding-black-video/349733/2 "2021-10-18T08:16:24Z")

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Hi @westcoastdaz,

Can you provide a bit more details on what the issue is? Also, related device information where you are trying out the above.

- N

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**Author:** ![markcorbinuk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/markcorbinuk/32/4771_2.png) [@markcorbinuk](https://forums.balena.io/u/markcorbinuk)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/ffmpeg-encoding-black-video/349733/6 "2021-10-28T13:32:29Z")

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Hello @westcoastdaz

Are you able to provide more information about this issue as per my colleague’s request?

Thanks - Mark

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**Author:** ![WestCoastDaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@WestCoastDaz](https://forums.balena.io/u/WestCoastDaz)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/ffmpeg-encoding-black-video/349733/8 "2021-10-28T20:33:16Z")

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Sorry, this go buried in my email. I didn’t mean to post this as I realized I was doing something incorrectly.

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**Author:** ![pipex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/pipex/32/4840_2.png) [@pipex](https://forums.balena.io/u/pipex)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/ffmpeg-encoding-black-video/349733/9 "2021-10-29T21:58:16Z")

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