
Hindenburg has several different audio editing programs, with Journalist being their entry-level offering for $95. It is regularly updated and should work all the latest versions of macOS and Windows.

But there are a ton more including saveable EQ, fading, import and export options, and editing and saving chains of effects. Some of the useful Audacity features include Sync-Lock, Truncate Silence, Silence Finder, and Silence. One of the downsides is that it can be confusing to use when first getting started, but once you get the hang of it, it’s great. It’s commonly used for podcasting and has powerful features. Sidenote: The resolution of the Original.wmv is 640x480 with a framerate of 25 fps so Glitch.wmv should have the same properties.Īnd that is how you Databend video files for your Glitch-Art.ĮDIT: Getting ffmpeg to work: download one of the Windows Builds and Install it on your system.Audacity is a free cross-platform audio editor. Type: "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -vcodec rawvideo -s 640x480 -r 25 -pix_fmt yuv420p -i Glitch.yuv -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -qp 0 Glitch.wmv" Converting Glitch.yuv back to Glitch.wmv using ffmpeg: Name the file acording to your input format e.g. Try 1 or 2 effects at a time.Ĭhose: Save as Type: other uncompressed files, Header: RAW (header-less), Encoding: A-Law Sidenote: Not all effects work equally good, so be careful not to ruin your file. Select the area of the file you want to apply the effect on.Ĭlick on Effects and select an effect of your choice. You should now have a relatively big and uncompressed video file. Type: ffmpeg -i Original.wmv Original.yuv Store the file where you can easily find it (in this example: Desktop\FFmpeg_Example)

Converting Original.wmv to Original.yuv using ffmpeg: UPDATE: This interface makes the conversion part a lot easier: Axiom - an FFmpeg interface for Windowsġ. Now here is the tricky part: The best way to convert a video file to *.yuv is using ffmpeg, but this requires the usage of cmd.exe and typed in command lines. In short: Original.wmv → Original.yuv → Glitch.yuv → Glitch.wmv The uncompressed video file extention to go to is *.yuvĬonverting a video file to an uncompressed *.yuv fieĬonvert it back to a readable format like *.mp4 (or in this case *.wmv)

"Databending (or data bending) is the process of manipulating a media file of a certain format, using software designed to edit files of another format" ( Wikipedia)ĭatabending video files is much more complicated than databending images, because we have to first convert the video file into a raw and uncompressed file.
