ffmpeg-glitch-distortion-effects

## CRITICAL GUIDELINES

### Windows File Path Requirements

**MANDATORY: Always Use Backslashes on Windows for File Paths**

When using Edit or Write tools on Windows, you MUST use backslashes (`\`) in file paths, NOT forward slashes (`/`).

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## Quick Reference

| Effect | Command |
|--------|---------|
| Datamosh | `-vf "minterpolate='mi_mode=mci:mc_mode=aobmc:me_mode=bidir'"` |
| Chromatic aberration | `-vf "rgbashift=rh=-5:bh=5"` |
| VHS noise | `-vf "noise=c0s=20:c0f=t,eq=saturation=1.2"` |
| Pixelate | `-vf "scale=iw/10:ih/10,scale=iw*10:ih*10:flags=neighbor"` |
| Wave distortion | `-vf "displace=..."` with displacement map |
| Echo/trails | `-vf "lagfun=decay=0.95"` |
| Scan lines | `-vf "drawgrid=w=iw:h=2:t=1:c=black@0.5"` |

## When to Use This Skill

Use for **creative distortion effects**:
- Music video glitch aesthetics
- Datamosh/pixel bleeding art
- VHS/analog video simulation
- Digital corruption and artifacts
- Psychedelic and experimental video
- Horror/unsettling visual effects

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# FFmpeg Glitch & Distortion Effects (2025)

Complete guide to datamosh, glitch art, VHS effects, displacement, and creative video distortion with FFmpeg.

## Datamosh Effects

Datamosh creates the "pixel bleeding" effect by manipulating motion compensation.

### Basic Datamosh with minterpolate

```bash
# Basic datamosh effect
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 \
  -vf "minterpolate='mi_mode=mci:mc_mode=aobmc:me_mode=bidir:vsbmc=1'" \
  -c:v libx264 -crf 18 datamosh.mp4

# Parameters explained:
# mi_mode=mci: Motion compensated interpolation
# mc_mode=aobmc: Adaptive overlapped block motion compensation
# me_mode=bidir: Bidirectional motion estimation
# vsbmc=1: Variable size block motion compensation
```

### Intense Datamosh

```bash
# Heavy datamosh (more chaos)
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 \
  -vf "minterpolate='fps=60:mi_mode=mci:mc_mode=aobmc:me_mode=bidir:me=epzs:vsbmc=1:scd=none'" \
  -c:v libx264 -crf 18 heavy_datamosh.mp4

# scd=none: Disable scene change detection (more bleedin