mix two 1080p videos into a new 3840x1080 video [solved]

graysky · 2021-11-23 21:07:57

I have two 1920x1080x30fps videos from two different security cameras. I would like put them in a new 3840x1080 video (cam1 on left and cam2 on right).

I have been playing with kdenlive and found that I can use two "Composite" compositions but I have to make each one 50% size to arrange them side-by-side. That means there is a a 1920x540 black space above them. Any video editors reading this know how can I make kdenlive treat the final project as 3840x1080 and have it compose the two next to each other without resizing them? If not kdenlive, I am open to using other tools. Thanks.

Last edited by graysky (2021-11-24 09:42:55)

ugjka · 2021-11-23 21:35:58

https://bytefreaks.net/applications/rou … de-by-side

graysky · 2021-11-24 09:42:43

Thanks for the link, ugjka. I got this reply from my post in the kde forums.

berndmj wrote:

You cannot do this in kdenlive directly but in ffmpeg CLI. Here is what you need to do:
Put the clips into the timeline V1 and V2
Apply a transform effect to both
In each transform effect

Check the Distort box and set size to 50%
Change the H value to, say, 1080
Align the clips by clicking on align left/right respectively, and center vertically
Render the project with the default settings
Open a terminal (cmd.exe in Windows) and navigate to the directory where you saved the rendered file
Enter
ffmpeg -i <your_render_filename> -s 3840x540 -aspect 4:1 <output_filename>
Voila!

Using this method offered me a way to align the two videos as they were not of equal lengths nor runtimes.

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#1 2021-11-23 21:07:57

mix two 1080p videos into a new 3840x1080 video [solved]

#2 2021-11-23 21:35:58

Re: mix two 1080p videos into a new 3840x1080 video [solved]

#3 2021-11-24 09:42:43

Re: mix two 1080p videos into a new 3840x1080 video [solved]

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