Podcasting: converting audio and cover art to video using FFmpeg (Ubuntu Linux)
Channel: Daniel Rosehill
Date: 2020-02-18

If you're producing a podcast, why not upload it to YouTube to get extra exposure?

If you're using Ubuntu Linux, there's no need to use Openshot or a GUI - the FFmpeg CLI contains everything needed to get the job done in a flash.

Here's how.

SuperUser thread:

https://superuser.com/questions/1041816/combine-one-image-one-audio-file-to-make-one-video-using-ffmpeg

My guide on LinuxOS.com:

https://thelinuxos.com/use-ffmpeg-upload-podcasts-youtube/

This is the command I actually ended up using:

ffmpeg -r 1 -loop 1 -y -i cover_art.png -i audio.m4a -c:a copy -r 1 -vcodec libx264 -shortest podcast.avi

Output file: 42.6 MiB

By: Daniel Rosehill
www.danielrosehill.co.il