<p>You can use <a href="http://ffmpeg.org/download.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ffmpeg</a>, a free command-line tool, for this.</p>

<p>Syntax is</p>

<pre><code>ffmpeg -framerate 25 -i img%04d.png video.mp4
</code></pre>

<p>where <code>img%04d.png</code> is the pattern mask for a list of image files named</p>

<pre><code>img0001.png
img0002.png
img0003.png
...  
</code></pre>

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2016-11-25T09:11:00.997Z
don't forget to specify a sane video codec and parameters. defaults are rarely what's appropriate.
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2016-11-25T09:12:30.077Z
For MP4/MKV, defaults are decent. They are horrible for MPEG-PS or WebM output.
Gyan
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2016-11-24T17:48:34.120Z
Gyan
<p>How can I make a video from a sequence of still pictures in PNG format? Something like an animated GIF, just in full-color quality video format.</p>

<p>I'm looking for an Open Source solution for windows.</p>

<p>Thank you very much.</p>

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2016-11-25T09:12:22.770Z
free (as in freedom) is more important than open source and is not the same as open source. not all open source software is free as in freedom.
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How can I make a video from pictures?
mojosad
# How can I make a video from pictures?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-24)

How can I make a video from a sequence of still pictures in PNG format? Something like an animated GIF, just in full-color quality video format.

I'm looking for an Open Source solution for windows.

Thank you very much.

**Tags:** animation, animation-rendering

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: free (as in freedom) is more important than open source and is not the same as open source. not all open source software is free as in freedom.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-11-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

You can use ffmpeg, a free command-line tool, for this.
Syntax is
ffmpeg -framerate 25 -i img%04d.png video.mp4

where img%04d.png is the pattern mask for a list of image files named
img0001.png
img0002.png
img0003.png
...

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: don't forget to specify a sane video codec and parameters. defaults are rarely what's appropriate.  
> **username_2**: For MP4/MKV, defaults are decent. They are horrible for MPEG-PS or WebM output.  

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