<pre><code>ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output_%04d.ppm
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<p>Output files will be named <code>output_0001.ppm</code>, <code>output_0002.ppm</code>, etc. See the <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-formats.html#image2-2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">image muxer documentation</a> for more options and info.</p>

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<p>What's the ffmpeg command to extract PPM (or Portable Pix Map) files from an existing video? </p>

<p>Like the reverse of this <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/971119/convert-a-sequence-of-ppm-images-to-avi-video">https://askubuntu.com/questions/971119/convert-a-sequence-of-ppm-images-to-avi-video</a></p>

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What's the ffmpeg command to extract PPM files from an existing video?
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# What's the ffmpeg command to extract PPM files from an existing video?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-29)

What's the ffmpeg command to extract PPM (or Portable Pix Map) files from an existing video?

Like the reverse of this <https://askubuntu.com/questions/971119/convert-a-sequence-of-ppm-images-to-avi-video>

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-29. Score: 1

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output_%04d.ppm

Output files will be named output_0001.ppm, output_0002.ppm, etc. See the image muxer documentation for more options and info.


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