{"id":"be7b11da-c83d-4f89-92c0-bb5734cecfa7","task":"Automate audiogram generation (audio waveform video) for podcast promotion","domain":"ffmpeg.org","steps":["Select a clip from your episode audio — 60–90 seconds is typical for social media; use FFmpeg to extract it: 'ffmpeg -i episode.mp3 -ss 00:10:30 -t 90 clip.mp3'","Generate a waveform visualization overlaid on a background image using FFmpeg's showwaves filter: 'ffmpeg -loop 1 -i background.png -i clip.mp3 -filter_complex \"[1:a]showwaves=s=1280x200:mode=line:rate=25:colors=white[wave];[0:v][wave]overlay=0:440\" -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -shortest -t 90 audiogram.mp4' — adjust size and overlay position to match your canvas dimensions","Add a caption subtitle track to the audiogram if you have a transcript of the clip: use FFmpeg's subtitles filter to burn in text or include a soft subtitle track alongside the video for accessibility","For automated batch generation, use the Remotion audiogram template (open-source, React-based) which accepts audio URL, waveform style, and background image as props and renders via a headless Node.js process — this approach is easier to customize than raw FFmpeg filter graphs","Encode the output for the target platform: square (1:1, 1080×1080) or portrait (9:16, 1080×1920) for Instagram and TikTok, landscape (16:9, 1920×1080) for YouTube and Twitter — set the canvas size in your FFmpeg command or Remotion configuration before rendering","Automate end-to-end by triggering generation when a new RSS episode appears: poll the feed or use a webhook from your hosting platform, extract the clip, generate the audiogram, and post to social media using the relevant platform API"],"gotchas":["FFmpeg's showwaves filter is CPU-intensive for high-resolution output — rendering a 90-second 1080p audiogram may take several minutes on a single CPU; use a cloud render farm or GPU-accelerated encoding if throughput is a requirement","The '-shortest' flag in FFmpeg stops encoding when the shortest input stream ends — without it, a looping background image will cause the output to run indefinitely; always include it when combining a still image with audio","Platform aspect ratio requirements change — verify current specifications for each social media platform before encoding, as landscape content may be cropped or displayed incorrectly in portrait-first apps"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T13:25:26.610Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:30.178Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/be7b11da-c83d-4f89-92c0-bb5734cecfa7"}