66th Annual Grammy Awards (2024) – Individual Performances

This folder contains all of the individual performance clips extracted from the 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024 broadcast.

Source:

• Video: The.66th.Annual.Grammy.Awards.2024.MPEG2.1080i.DD5.1.ts
• Runtime: ~2h 37m

Output File Types (per performance):

• .mkv — Video with AC3 surround audio and fade effects
• .mp3 — Stereo audio with fade effects
• .ac3 — Raw 5.1 surround audio (no fades)

Video:

• Stripped source .ts container and replaced losslessly with clean .mkv container
• Trimmed using FFmpeg with precise start times and durations
• Faded in and out using video and audio filters (3s fade-in, 2s fade-out)
• Video re-encoded using libx264 (H.264) with CRF 20 for high quality
• 5.1 surround audio re-encoded to AC3 at 384–640 kbps with fades applied
• Output container: MKV (MPEG-4/H.264 video + AC3 audio)

Performance List:

1. Dua Lipa - Training Season / Houdini ..................... 04:36
2. Luke Combs / Tracy Chapman - Fast Car ................ 05:17
3. Sza - Snooze / Kill Bill ......................................... 04:31
4. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? ....................... 03:42
5. Miley Cyrus - Flowers .......................................... 03:50
6. Olivia Rodrigo - vampire ...................................... 03:44
7. U2 at The Sphere - Atomic City ............................ 02:32
8. In Memoriam 8.a. Stevie Wonder / Tony Bennett - For Once in My Life .. 02:27
   8.b. Stevie Wonder - The Best Is Yet to Come ................ 01:42
   8.c. Annie Lennox - Nothing Compares 2 U .................... 02:31
   8.d. Jon Batiste / Ann Nesby - Ain't No Sunshine / Lean on Me / Optimistic ......................................... 03:37
   8.e. Fantasia Barrino - Proud Mary ............................... 03:40
9. SZA - Saturn .................................................... 02:43
10. Jonie Mitchel & Others - Both Sides Now ............ 05:55
11. Travis Scott - MY EYES / I KNOW ? / FE!N .......... 05:08
12. BurnaBOy / 21SAVAG£ / Brandy - Sittin' On Top Of The World ................................................... 03:01
13. Billy Joel - Turn the Lights Back On ................... 04:25
14. Billy Joel - You May Be Right ............................ 02:54

• Use any media player [VLC] compatible with MKV to play individual clips.

Tools Used:

• FFmpeg (multiple runs per clip)
• Windows batch scripting with delayed expansion

Created by: [ChatGPT, mostly] Date: April 2025