Is it possible to modify the timecode format of ffmpeg?

Question

I am trying to overlay my video with the timecode.

Currently, I have this:

ffmpeg -y -i input.avi -vf "drawtext=:fontfile=/Windows/Fonts/myfont.ttf:timecode='00\:00\:00\:00':rate=$framerate: fontcolor=white: x=700: y=555" -crf $quality -vcodec libx264 output.avi

This works but uses the default format of hh:mm:ss:ff.

Is it possible to just display the elapsed time in seconds only?

If not, is there another way of displayed the number of elapsed seconds?

First of all, good morning. I did not catch your name. Stackoverflow might be a better forum for these type of questions. — Firee, Nov 14 '14 at 10:27
@Firee nah, since this is about using a tool rather than programming, SuperUser is the best place for it. — evilsoup, Nov 14 '14 at 12:33
Thanks for your replies. Yeah..I debated between the two and chose superuser. Is it bad practice to post on both? — user224579, Nov 14 '14 at 17:56
Yes. Crossposting is not recommended, and several users probably check both sites anyway. — llogan, Nov 14 '14 at 18:55
Possible duplicate of Can FFMPEG extract images from a video with timestamps?. Example in answer shows how to add duration timestamp. — llogan, Feb 28 '16 at 19:24

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 12 '19 at 22:32

is possible with strftime and basetime you can put initial date and time and in text paramter you can set the format of the date and time. ex:

ffmpeg -i inputvideo.mp4 -vf "drawtext=expansion=strftime: basetime=$(date +%s -d'2019-11-22 14:06:01')000000: text='%d/%m/%Y %H\\:%M\\:%S': r=12: x=(w-tw)/2: y=h-(2*lh): fontcolor=white: fontsize=42" outvideo.mp4

Is it possible to modify the timecode format of ffmpeg?

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