FFmpeg No such filter error I'm trying to use FFmpeg to create a new video with some frames repeated and black frames inserted inside. Here is my command:

#! /bin/sh
fn="Drifting with Cars.mp4"

#
ffmpeg -y -i "${fn}" -ss 00:00:05 -to 00:00:06 -r 1/1 _05.png
ffmpeg -y -i "${fn}" -ss 00:00:10 -to 00:00:11 -r 1/1 _10.png
ffmpeg -y -i "${fn}" -ss 00:00:15 -to 00:00:16 -r 1/1 _15.png
ffmpeg -y -i "${fn}" -ss 00:00:20 -to 00:00:21 -r 1/1 _20.png
ffmpeg -y -i "${fn}" -ss 00:00:25 -to 00:00:26 -r 1/1 _25.png
ffmpeg -y -i "${fn}" -ss 00:00:30 -to 00:00:31 -r 1/1 _30.png
ffmpeg -y -i "${fn}" -ss 00:00:35 -to 00:00:36 -r 1/1 _35.png

#
ffmpeg -y -i "${fn}" \
-i _05.png \
-i _10.png \
-i _15.png \
-i _20.png \
-i _25.png \
-i _30.png \
-i _35.png \
-filter_complex "
[0:v]trim=0:5,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[0v_1];
[1:v]loop=loop=25*3:size=2
,drawtext='fontsize=40:fontcolor=0x0000FF@0.7
:text=pause -&gt; fade-out':x=920:y=20:shadowcolor=black@0.7:shadowx=1:shadowy=1
,fade=t=out:st=2:d=1[pause1];
[0:v]trim=5:10,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS
,fade=t=in:d=1[0v_2];
[2:v]loop=loop=25*4:size=2
,drawtext='fontsize=40:fontcolor=0x0000FF@0.7
:text=pause -&gt; fade-out':x=920:y=20:shadowcolor=black@0.7:shadowx=1:shadowy=1
,fade=t=out:st=3:d=1[pause2];
[0:v]trim=10:15,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS
,fade=t=in:d=1[0v_3];
[3:v]loop=loop=25*5:size=2
,drawtext='fontsize=40:fontcolor=0x0000FF@0.7
:text=pause -&gt; fade-out':x=920:y=20:shadowcolor=black@0.7:shadowx=1:shadowy=1
,fade=t=out:st=3:d=2[pause3];
[0:v]trim=15:20,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS
,fade=t=in:d=1[0v_4];
[4:v]loop=loop=25*6:size=2
,drawtext='fontsize=40:fontcolor=0x0000FF@0.7
:text=pause -&gt; fade-out':x=920:y=20:shadowcolor=black@0.7:shadowx=1:shadowy=1
,fade=t=out:st=3:d=3[pause4];
[0:v]trim=20:25,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS
,fade=t=in:d=1[0v_5];
[5:v]loop=loop=25*7:size=2
,drawtext='fontsize=40:fontcolor=0x0000FF@0.7
:text=pause -&gt; fade-out':x=920:y=20:shadowcolor=black@0.7:shadowx=1:shadowy=1
,fade=t=out:st=3:d=4[pause5];
[0:v]trim=25:30,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS
,fade=t=in:d=1[0v_6];
[6:v]loop=loop=25*5:size=2
,drawtext='fontsize=40:fontcolor=0x0000FF@0.7
:text=pause -&gt; fade-out':x=920:y=20:shadowcolor=black@0.7:shadowx=1:shadowy=1
,fade=t=out:st=3:d=2[pause6];
[0:v]trim=30:35,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS
,fade=t=in:d=1[0v_7];
[7:v]loop=loop=25*3:size=2
,drawtext='fontsize=40:fontcolor=0x0000FF@0.7
:text=pause -&gt; fade-out':x=920:y=20:shadowcolor=black@0.7:shadowx=1:shadowy=1
,fade=t=out:st=2:d=1[pause7];
[0:v]trim=35,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS
,fade=t=in:d=1[0v_8];

[0v_1][pause1]
[0v_2][pause2]
[0v_3][pause3]
[0v_4][pause4]
[0v_5][pause5]
[0v_6][pause6]
[0v_7][pause7]
[0v_8]
concat=n=15:a=0:v=1[v]
" -map '[v]' -an "DriftingWithCars_pf.mp4"


But when running (the filter part), I get the following error:

[AVFilterGraph @ 0x2261560] No such filter: 'loop'
Error initializing complex filters.
Invalid argument


What is the problem? Where does it come from? I'm using an updated version of ffmpeg: version 2.8.15 Copyright (c) 2000-2018
The 2.8 branch is too old. The loop filter was added on 2016-02-18. The 2.8 branch was cut from the master branch on 2015-09-05. Release branches do not get new features backported (only occasional bug fixes).

Don't use such an old FFmpeg. Compile or download a recent build.

You can see a list of available filters for your build with ffmpeg -filters.