66th Annual Grammy Awards (2024) – Individual Performances
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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):
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- `.mkv` — Video with AC3 surround audio and fade effects
- `.mp3` — Stereo audio with fade effects
- `.ac3` — Raw 5.1 surround audio (no fades)

Video:
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- 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:
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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:
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- FFmpeg (multiple runs per clip)
- Windows batch scripting with delayed expansion

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