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!https://cassidoo.co/post/ffmpeg-dark-light/

<div class="embed-card embed-card-external"> <a href="https://cassidoo.co/post/ffmpeg-dark-light/" class="embed-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <div class="embed-card-image"> <img class="glightbox" src="https://cassidoo.co/og-image/ffmpeg-dark-light.png" alt="Convert a video from dark mode to light mode with FFmpeg! — Here" loading="lazy"/ data-glightbox="description: Convert a video from dark mode to light mode with FFmpeg! — Here"> </div> <div class="embed-card-content"> <div class="embed-card-title">Convert a video from dark mode to light mode with FFmpeg!</div> <div class="embed-card-description">Here</div> <div class="embed-card-meta">cassidoo.co</div> </div> </a> </div> <p>Converting video from dark mode to light mode after the fact is a pretty great idea, I’m surprised at how well it does. Its definitely not perfect, but looks really good.</p> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="admonition-title">Note</p> <p>This post is a <a href="/thoughts/" class="wikilink" data-title="Thoughts" data-description="These are generally my thoughts on a web page or some sort of url, except a rare few don&#39;t have a link. These are dual published off of my..." data-date="2024-04-01" data-preview="These are generally my thoughts on a web page or some sort of url, except a rare few don&#39;t have a link. These are dual published off of my...">thought</a>. It’s a short note that I make about someone else’s content online <a href="/tags/thoughts/" class="hashtag-tag" data-tag="thoughts" data-count="2" data-reading-time="3" data-reading-time-text="3 minutes">#thoughts</a></p> </div> Waylon Walker hello@waylonwalker.com https://waylonwalker.com https://waylonwalker.com/light-mode-screen-recording/ 2026-01-01T10:14:17Z 2026-01-01T10:14:17Z

I saw this tip from Cassidoo and had to try it out for myself. I kicked on a screen recording right from where my terminal was, converted it, and it actually...

<p>I saw this tip from <a href="https://cassidoo.co/post/ffmpeg-dark-light/" style="--favicon-url: url(&#39;/assets/markata/link-avatars/cassidoo.co.png&#39;);" data-favicon="/assets/markata/link-avatars/cassidoo.co.png" class="has-avatar has-avatar-before">Cassidoo</a> and had to try it out for myself. I kicked on a screen recording right from where my terminal was, converted it, and it actually looks pretty good.</p> <pre class="chroma"><code><span class="line"><span class="cl">ffmpeg <span class="se">\ </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="se"></span> -i screenrecording-2026-01-01_10-10-49.mp4 <span class="se">\ </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="se"></span> -vf <span class="s2">&#34;negate,hue=h=180,eq=contrast=1.2:saturation=1.1&#34;</span> <span class="se">\ </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="se"></span> screenrecording-2026-01-01_10-10-49-light.mp4 </span></span></code></pre><figure> <a href="https://dropper.waylonwalker.com/file/1c53dbcb-4b84-4e94-9f04-a42986ab3fa1.mp4" class="glightbox-link"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline controls preload="metadata" class="md-video" poster="https://dropper.waylonwalker.com/file/1c53dbcb-4b84-4e94-9f04-a42986ab3fa1.webp?h=675&w=1200"><source src="https://dropper.waylonwalker.com/file/1c53dbcb-4b84-4e94-9f04-a42986ab3fa1.mp4" type="video/mp4">Your browser does not support the video tag.</video></a> </figure> <blockquote> <p>Dark Mode</p> </blockquote> <figure> <a href="https://dropper.waylonwalker.com/file/de4e3378-6df2-45b1-84d5-0cc773ceb3c5.mp4" class="glightbox-link"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline controls preload="metadata" class="md-video" poster="https://dropper.waylonwalker.com/file/de4e3378-6df2-45b1-84d5-0cc773ceb3c5.webp?h=675&w=1200"><source src="https://dropper.waylonwalker.com/file/de4e3378-6df2-45b1-84d5-0cc773ceb3c5.mp4" type="video/mp4">Your browser does not support the video tag.</video></a> </figure> <blockquote> <p>Light Mode</p> </blockquote> <p>There are a few unsettling things about it, but overall I feel like it was a success.</p> Waylon Walker hello@waylonwalker.com https://waylonwalker.com