[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Whisper audio filter

Vittorio Palmisano vpalmisano at gmail.com
Thu Jul 10 11:43:05 EEST 2025


> While the filter provides great value, the accelerating pace of AI innovation raises concerns
> about its longevity. Given how rapidly newer models emerge, is there a risk of this filter
> becoming deprecated in the near term?

I think that the design of the whisper.cpp library allows us to use
updated models without changing the ffmpeg plugin code.

> If I understand correctly, whisper should be an audio to subtitle filter. However, libavfilter
> missing subtitle support currently.

Why? There are different ways to use subtitles in ffmpeg:
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/HowToBurnSubtitlesIntoVideo


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