Answers.Body: <p>Use <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alpha" rel="nofollow">ASS</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubRip" rel="nofollow">SRT</a> subtitles. You can make them with <a href="http://www.aegisub.org/" rel="nofollow">Aegisub</a> or manually in a text editor. Then use the <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#subtitles" rel="nofollow">subtitles filter</a>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -loop 1 -i image.foo -vf subtitles=your_subtitles_file.ass -t 60 output
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>You did not mention your desired output format so I made a very generic example.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am trying to create a simple video with ffmpeg with a single static image in background and a few text lines that change every 10 seconds like a slideshow. However I am not able to do that using ffmpeg options. Is it actually possible?</p>
  
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Title: ffmpeg: is it possible to have a text slideshow with a static image in background?
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ThreadText: # ffmpeg: is it possible to have a text slideshow with a static image in background?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-09-11)
  
  I am trying to create a simple video with ffmpeg with a single static image in background and a few text lines that change every 10 seconds like a slideshow. However I am not able to do that using ffmpeg options. Is it actually possible?
  
  **Tags:** ffmpeg
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-09-11. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  Use [ASS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alpha) or [SRT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubRip) subtitles. You can make them with [Aegisub](http://www.aegisub.org/) or manually in a text editor. Then use the [subtitles filter](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#subtitles):
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -loop 1 -i image.foo -vf subtitles=your_subtitles_file.ass -t 60 output
  
  ```
  
  You did not mention your desired output format so I made a very generic example.
  
  
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