ffmpeg -i "The.Boys.S01E01.mkv" -map 0:s:0 "subtitles.sup" Use ebur128 loudness scan and frequency filtering to inspect the subwoofer channel during the deep sea sequence (episode start ~8 min).
ffmpeg -i "The.Boys.S01E01.mkv" -map 0:s:m:language:eng "subtitles.srt" For PGS (graphics) subs:
ffmpeg -i "clip.mkv" -vf "subtitles=The.Boys.S01E01.mkv:si=0" -c:a copy "clip_with_subs.mp4" Identify if your 4K version contains HDR metadata:
ffmpeg -i "The.Boys.S01E01.mkv" -af "loudnorm=I=-23:LRA=7:tp=-2,acompressor=threshold=0.05:ratio=5" -c:v copy "normalized_audio.mkv" Save chapter metadata to a file:
ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i <(echo "file 'recap.mkv'\nfile 'S01E01.mkv'") -c copy "full_episode_with_recap.mkv" Use dynamic compression (e.g., during the loud supe fights):
ffmpeg -i "The.Boys.S01E01.4K.mkv" 2>&1 | grep "Dolby Vision\|HDR10\|MasteringDisplay" Frame from 00:02:17 (Butcher staring at Becca’s photo):
ffmpeg -ss 00:21:35 -i "The.Boys.S01E01.mkv" -t 3 -vf "fps=10,scale=480:-1:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse" "homelander_smile.gif" Foreign language parts (e.g., Frenchie’s dialogue) hardcoded:
ffmpeg -i "The.Boys.S01E01.mkv" -af "lowpass=f=120,ebur128=video=1" -f null - From timestamp 00:21:35 (Homelander smiling at Stillwell):