Merge Audio Video

[omidsolo]

Hi,
I have a 1080x1080 photo and a 42 seconds MP3 audio file, I wanna merge these 2 and make a video file (MP4 H264 or H265) with 1x1 aspect ratio (for Instagram) with the constant picture playing my audio file.
What's the free software with UI doing this to get?
I don't know any software doing so with 1x1 AR, please introduce
Cheers.

[jagabo]

ffmpeg. This, in a batch file, will produce an mp4 file called output.mp4 from image.jpg and audio.mp3. The video will have the running time of the audio source.

"C:\Program Files\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe" -y -loop 1 -i "Image.jpg" -r 30.0 -i audio.mp3^
 -c:a copy -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -tune stillimage -g 250^
 -shortest output.mp4

[omidsolo]

Thanks, it made a video but Windows Media Player will play its audio only! Latest version of K-Lite Mega installed...
As well as PowerDVD...

[JVRaines]

Try adding -pix_fmt yuv420p after libx264

[omidsolo]

Thanks, it worked but not fully, now I see the picture, but the whole audio is 00:42 seconds, and from second 4 to 10 the video becomes gray!!!
Tried a second make and the same result!!!

[jagabo]

The command as I posted it worked perfectly. MediaInfo report:

General
Complete name                            : G:\Program Files\ffmpeg examples\Image and MP3 to Video\output.mp4
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media
Codec ID                                 : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size                                : 14.0 MiB
Duration                                 : 3 min 34 s
Overall bit rate                         : 547 kb/s
Writing application                      : Lavf57.71.100

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : Baseline@L3.2
Format settings, CABAC                   : No
Format settings, ReFrames                : 1 frame
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 3 min 34 s
Bit rate                                 : 414 kb/s
Width                                    : 1 080 pixels
Height                                   : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 1.000
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 25.000 FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.014
Stream size                              : 10.6 MiB (76%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 152 r2851 ba24899
Encoding settings                        : cabac=0 / ref=1 / deblock=0:-3:-3 / analyse=0:0 / me=dia / subme=0 / psy=1 / psy_rd=2.00:0.70 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=6 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=0 / weightp=0 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=0 / intra_refresh=0 / rc=crf / mbtree=0 / crf=23.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=0
Color range                              : Full

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : MPEG Audio
Format version                           : Version 1
Format profile                           : Layer 3
Mode                                     : Joint stereo
Codec ID                                 : 6B
Duration                                 : 3 min 34 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 128 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Sampling rate                            : 44.1 kHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 3.27 MiB (23%)
Default                                  : Yes
Alternate group                          : 1

[divo2000]

I think it can be done in Sony Vegas. Not sure about the free version though.

[valvehead]

I think it can be done in Sony Vegas. Not sure about the free version - I have mine cracked, so I don't have any issues with that

That's not something you should be smiling about.

[johnmeyer]

I think it can be done in Sony Vegas. Not sure about the free version - I have mine cracked, so I don't have any issues with that

As someone who made his living in the software industry, what I have to say to you cannot be printed in this forum.

Do you also boast publicly about all the merchandise you shoplift? No difference at all between stealing software and stealing things from a store.

When you look in the mirror, the face looking back to you is the face of a criminal.

[fornit]

In principle the statement of jagabo is fine and it works with VLC Player. To improve compatibility, here's my suggestion:

ffmpeg -r 1/42 -i image.jpg -i audio.mp3 -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v libx264 -preset fast -vf fps=fps=25 -c:a copy -y out.mp4

That works with Windows Media Player. I've just tested it.

Please note: The number "42" at the beginning must be the exact duration of the audio in milliseconds. So, if the audio part has a length of e.g. 42505 ms, then replace the 42 by 42.505 please.

[jagabo]

Maybe the simple command line worked for me because I was using a CBR mp3 file to test (with several different players). VBR mp3 might need more command line parameters.