Improve quality of ffmpeg created jpgs

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I'm using ffmpeg to take a mjpeg feed from an IP camera and convert it into a series of still jpeg images. Here's the command I'm using: Does anyone know a way to specify the level of jpg compression when using ffmpeg to create stills?

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ffmpeg -i http://xxx:xxx@xx.xx.xx.xx/vid.mjpg -f image2 -vcodec mjpeg %05d.jpg

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Fix for: Improve quality of ffmpeg created jpgs

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Here's what ended up doing the trick for me: The was the ticket. It sets the quality of the video encoder, where the means quality and the means video. Values range from 1 to 31, where lower means better.

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