
Note that the below command will produce hundreds of JPEG images, named and so on. Some cameras might have a slightly different MJPEG format where some repeated JPEG data is optimized away, which might not work with the lossless “copy” – in that case, try removing -vcodec copy to recompress each JPEG image. It is often possible to losslessly extract each frame as a JPEG image. Your regular video player should be able to open it, but because it lacks a defined framerate, the “video” renders at maximum speed – and you might only see a single frame. It is just a series of concatenated JPEG images, and does not contain the usual video metadata, such as framerate. ffmpeg to convert from Motion JPEG to a different format. Some examples output files in various formats. There are also reference implementations in C/C++ to ensure the underlying libraries, such as libuvc, work. The output file stream-disk.mjpeg is in Motion JPEG (MJPEG) format. Examples are mainly written in javascript. ffmpeg to convert from Motion JPEG to a different format.

Examples are mainly written in javascript.
