FFmpeg - Convert images to MP4

FFmpeg command to convert images to MP4 video: *.jpg images in the current directory.

ffmpeg -framerate 2 -pattern_type glob -i '*.jpg' \
  -vf "scale=1280:720:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,\
pad=1280:720:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2" \
  -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p output.mp4

• -framerate 2: set frame rate to 2 frames per second.
• -pattern_type glob: use glob pattern to match images.
• -i '*.jpg': input images.
• -vf "scale=1280:720:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,\pad=1280:720:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2": video filter to scale the video to 1280x720 pixels and pad the video to 1280x720 pixels.
• -c:v libx264: set video codec to libx264.
• -pix_fmt yuv420p: set pixel format to yuv420p.
• output.mp4: output file.

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