#PHP FFmpeg

An Object Oriented library to convert video/audio files with FFmpeg / AVConv.

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Installation

The recommended way to install PHP-FFMpeg is through Composer.

{
    "require": {
        "php-ffmpeg/php-ffmpeg": "~0.3.0"
    }
}

Basic Usage

$ffmpeg = FFMpeg\FFMpeg::create();
$video = $ffmpeg->open('video.mpg');
$video
    ->filters()
    ->resize(new FFMpeg\Coordinate\Dimension(320, 240))
    ->synchronize();
$video
    ->frame(FFMpeg\Coordinate\TimeCode::fromSeconds(10))
    ->save('frame.jpg');
$video
    ->save(new FFMpeg\Format\Video\X264(), 'export-x264.mp4')
    ->save(new FFMpeg\Format\Video\WMV(), 'export-wmv.wmv')
    ->save(new FFMpeg\Format\Video\WebM(), 'export-webm.webm');

Documentation

This documentation is an introduction to discover the API. It's recommended to browse the source code as it is self-documented.

FFMpeg

FFMpeg\FFMpeg is the main object to use to manipulate medias. To build it, use the static FFMpeg\FFMpeg::create :

$ffmpeg = FFMpeg\FFMpeg::create();

FFMpeg will autodetect ffmpeg and ffprobe binaries. If you want to give binary paths explicitely, you can pass an array as configuration. A Psr\Logger\LoggerInterface can also be passed to log binary executions.

$ffmpeg = FFMpeg\FFMpeg::create(array(
    'ffmpeg.binaries'  => '/opt/local/ffmpeg/bin/ffmpeg',
    'ffprobe.binaries' => '/opt/local/ffmpeg/bin/ffprobe',
    'timeout'          => 3600, // The timeout for the underlying process
    'ffmpeg.threads'   => 12,   // The number of threads that FFMpeg should use
), $logger);

Manipulate media

FFMpeg\FFMpeg creates media based on file paths. To open a file path, use the FFMpeg\FFMpeg::open method.

$ffmpeg->open('video.mpeg');

Two types of media can be resolved : FFMpeg\Media\Audio and FFMpeg\Media\Video. A third type, FFMpeg\Media\Frame, is available through videos.

Video

FFMpeg\Media\Video can be transcoded, ie : change codec, isolate audio or video. Frames can be extracted.

Transcoding

You can transcode videos using the FFMpeg\Media\Video:save method. You will pass a FFMpeg\Format\FormatInterface for that.

$format = new Format\Video\X264();
$format->on('progress', function ($video, $format, $percentage) {
    echo "$percentage % transcoded";
});

$video->save($format, 'video.avi');

Transcoding progress can be monitored in realtime, see Format documentation below for more informations.

Extracting image

You can extract a frame at any timecode using the FFMpeg\Media\Video::frame method.

This code return a FFMpeg\Media\Frame instance corresponding to the second 42. You can pass any FFMpeg\Coordinate\TimeCode as argument, see dedicated documentation below for more information.

$frame = $video->frame(FFMpeg\Coordinate\TimeCode::fromSeconds(42));
$frame->save('image.jpg');

Filters

You can apply filters on FFMpeg\Media\Video with the FFMpeg\Media\Video::addFilter method. Video accepts Audio and Video filters.

You can build your own filters and some are bundled in PHP-FFMpeg - they are accessible through the FFMpeg\Media\Video::filters method.

Filters are chainable

$video
    ->filters()
    ->resize($dimension, $mode, $useStandards)
    ->framerate($framerate, $gop)
    ->synchronize();

Resize

Resizes a video to a given size.

$video->filters()->resize($dimension, $mode, $useStandards);

The resize filter takes three parameters :

• $dimension, an instance of FFMpeg\Coordinate\Dimension
• $mode, one of the constants FFMpeg\Filters\Video\ResizeFilter::RESIZEMODE_* constants
• $useStandards, a boolean to force the use of the nearest aspect ratio standard.

Framerate

Change the frame rate of the video.

$video->filters()->framerate($framerate, $gop);

The framerate filter takes two parameters :

• $framerate, an instance of FFMpeg\Coordinate\Framerate
• $gop, a GOP value (integer)

Synchronize

Synchronizes audio and video.

Some containers may use a delay that results in desynchronized outputs. This filters solves this issue.

$video->filters()->synchronize();

Audio

FFMpeg\Media\Audio can be transcoded, ie : change codec, isolate audio or video. Frames can be extracted.

Transcoding

You can transcode audios using the FFMpeg\Media\Audio:save method. You will pass a FFMpeg\Format\FormatInterface for that.

$format = new Format\Audio\Flac();
$format->on('progress', function ($$audio, $format, $percentage) {
    echo "$percentage % transcoded";
});

$audio->save($format, 'track.flac');

Transcoding progress can be monitored in realtime, see Format documentation below for more informations.

Filters

You can apply filters on FFMpeg\Media\Audio with the FFMpeg\Media\Audio::addFilter method. It only accepts audio filters.

You can build your own filters and some are bundled in PHP-FFMpeg - they are accessible through the FFMpeg\Media\Audio::filters method.

Resample

Resamples an audio file.

$audio->filters()->resample($rate);

The resample filter takes two parameters :

• $rate, a valid audio sample rate value (integer)

Frame

A frame is a image at a timecode of a video ; see documentation above about frame extraction.

You can save frames using the FFMpeg\Media\Frame::save method.

$frame->save('target.jpg');

This method has a second optional boolean parameter. Set it to true to get accurate images ; it takes more time to execute.

Formats

A format implements FFMpeg\Format\FormatInterface. To save to a video file, use FFMpeg\Format\VideoInterface, and FFMpeg\Format\AudioInterface for audio files.

Format can also extends FFMpeg\Format\ProgressableInterface to get realtime informations about the transcoding.

Predefined formats already provide progress informations as events.

$format = new Format\Video\X264();
$format->on('progress', function ($video, $format, $percentage) {
    echo "$percentage % transcoded";
});

$video->save($format, 'video.avi');

The callback provided for the event can be any callable.

Create your own format

The easiest way to create a format is to extend the abstract FFMpeg\Format\Video\DefaultVideo and FFMpeg\Format\Audio\DefaultAudio. and implement the following methods.

class CustomWMVFormat extends FFMpeg\Format\Video\DefaultVideo
{
    public function __construct($audioCodec = 'wmav2', $videoCodec = 'wmv2')
    {
        $this
            ->setAudioCodec($audioCodec)
            ->setVideoCodec($videoCodec);
    }

    public function supportBFrames()
    {
        return false;
    }

    public function getAvailableAudioCodecs()
    {
        return array('wmav2');
    }

    public function getAvailableVideoCodecs()
    {
        return array('wmv2');
    }
}

Coordinates

FFMpeg use many units for time and space coordinates.

• FFMpeg\Coordinate\AspectRatio represents an aspect ratio.
• FFMpeg\Coordinate\Dimension represent a dimension.
• FFMpeg\Coordinate\FrameRate represent a framerate.
• FFMpeg\Coordinate\Point represent a point.
• FFMpeg\Coordinate\TimeCode represent a timecode.

##Using with Silex Microframework

Service provider is easy to set up :

$app = new Silex\Application();
$app->register(new FFMpeg\FFMpegServiceProvider());

$video = $app['ffmpeg']->open('video.mpeg');

Available options are as follow :

$app->register(new FFMpeg\FFMpegServiceProvider(), array(
    'ffmpeg.configuration' => array(
        'ffmpeg.threads'   => 4,
        'ffmpeg.timeout'   => 300,
        'ffmpeg.binaries'  => '/opt/local/ffmpeg/bin/ffmpeg',
        'ffprobe.timeout'  => 30,
        'ffprobe.binaries' => '/opt/local/ffmpeg/bin/ffprobe',
    ),
    'ffmpeg.logger' => $logger,
));

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT license.