Help using FFmpeg

[astromule]

Hi! As there are many programmers here, I wanted to ask a question:

I want to upload an audio only file to youtube, but I've seen that YT needs that you put at least a backround picture. I was trying to solve this using FFmpeg, http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-ways-add ... t-youtube/

The code is

$ ffmpeg -loop 1 -r 2 -i image.jpg -i input.mp3 -vf scale=-1:380 -c:v libx264 -preset slow \ -tune stillimage -crf 18 -c:a copy -shortest -pix_fmt yuv420p -threads 0 output.mkv

I've tried to do it, but I receive this message http://i.imgur.com/kcdbZ4I.jpg

I have a picture (lago.jpg) on the same folder where I have the ffmpeg.exe. I also have "01.mp3", the audio file that I'd like to merge with the picture.
I have accessed the program using the "cmd" of Windows. There I've written the code from up there, without the "$". That is, I've written

$ ffmpeg -loop 1 -r 2 -i lago.jpg -i 01.mp3 -vf scale=-1:380 -c:v libx264 -preset slow \ -tune stillimage -crf 18 -c:a copy -shortest -pix_fmt yuv420p -threads 0 output.mkv

What am I doing wrong and how can I solve this?

Thanks in advance.

Astromule.

[daegga]

$ ffmpeg -loop 1 -r 2 -i image.jpg -i input.mp3 -vf scale=-1:380 -c:v libx264 -preset slow \ -tune stillimage -crf 18 -c:a copy -shortest -pix_fmt yuv420p -threads 0 output.mkv

Get rid of that backslash between "slow" and "-tune"?

[rdearman]

On my linux box I get the "Unable to find a suitable output format for ' -tune' and -tune is an invalid argument" this is because of the backslash. Which the backslash removed it works no problem.

[astromule]

Thanks to both of you! But now it seems that I have a new problem: http://i.imgur.com/saxysMb.jpg

On my linux box I get the "Unable to find a suitable output format for ' -tune' and -tune is an invalid argument" this is because of the backslash. Which the backslash removed it works no problem.

[daegga]

Instead of "scale=-1:380" try "scale=506:380". Seems like the codec wants even numbers.

[astromule]

Yes! It worked! Thank you!!

Instead of "scale=-1:380" try "scale=506:380". Seems like the codec wants even numbers.