[SOLVED] OS grinds to a halt, when attempting to create a GIF with FFMpeg
by santum53 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6DCQ2)
On Ubuntu 22, i executed the following FFMpeg command to create a 4 second gif
Code:ffmpeg -i "video file.mp4" -ss 00:10:02.000 -to 00:10:06 -vf "fps=15,scale=-1:320:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse" -loop 0 "output.gif"After 10 minutes or so (a 2 hour long video file), the commputer will semi-freeze.
The mouse cursor moves really slow across the screen. Keyboard caps lock light will not come on.
This tends to happen while I'm watching another video file, whether it's local or a web stream.
What would be appropriate diagnostic steps? At least to view logs?
Code:ffmpeg -i "video file.mp4" -ss 00:10:02.000 -to 00:10:06 -vf "fps=15,scale=-1:320:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse" -loop 0 "output.gif"After 10 minutes or so (a 2 hour long video file), the commputer will semi-freeze.
The mouse cursor moves really slow across the screen. Keyboard caps lock light will not come on.
This tends to happen while I'm watching another video file, whether it's local or a web stream.
What would be appropriate diagnostic steps? At least to view logs?