diff --git a/ffmpeg/_run.py b/ffmpeg/_run.py
index 83117e4..8e4af83 100644
--- a/ffmpeg/_run.py
+++ b/ffmpeg/_run.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def _get_filter_spec(node, outgoing_edge_map, stream_name_map):
     outgoing_edges = get_outgoing_edges(node, outgoing_edge_map)
     inputs = [stream_name_map[edge.upstream_node, edge.upstream_label] for edge in incoming_edges]
     outputs = [stream_name_map[edge.upstream_node, edge.upstream_label] for edge in outgoing_edges]
-    filter_spec = '{}{}{}'.format(''.join(inputs), node._get_filter(), ''.join(outputs))
+    filter_spec = '{}{}{}'.format(''.join(inputs), node._get_filter(outgoing_edges), ''.join(outputs))
     return filter_spec
 
 
diff --git a/ffmpeg/nodes.py b/ffmpeg/nodes.py
index 11b8f85..ca060be 100644
--- a/ffmpeg/nodes.py
+++ b/ffmpeg/nodes.py
@@ -148,11 +148,17 @@ class FilterNode(Node):
             kwargs=kwargs
         )
 
-    def _get_filter(self):
-        params_text = self.name
-        arg_params = ['{}'.format(arg) for arg in self.args]
-        kwarg_params = ['{}={}'.format(k, self.kwargs[k]) for k in sorted(self.kwargs)]
+    def _get_filter(self, outgoing_edges):
+        args = self.args
+        kwargs = self.kwargs
+        if self.name == 'split':
+            args = [len(outgoing_edges)]
+
+        arg_params = ['{}'.format(arg) for arg in args]
+        kwarg_params = ['{}={}'.format(k, kwargs[k]) for k in sorted(kwargs)]
         params = arg_params + kwarg_params
+
+        params_text = self.name
         if params:
             params_text += '={}'.format(':'.join(params))
         return params_text
diff --git a/ffmpeg/tests/test_ffmpeg.py b/ffmpeg/tests/test_ffmpeg.py
index 47f8f72..a0d1396 100644
--- a/ffmpeg/tests/test_ffmpeg.py
+++ b/ffmpeg/tests/test_ffmpeg.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_get_args_complex_filter():
         '-i', TEST_OVERLAY_FILE,
         '-filter_complex',
             '[0]vflip[s0];' \
-            '[s0]split[s1][s2];' \
+            '[s0]split=2[s1][s2];' \
             '[s1]trim=end_frame=20:start_frame=10[s3];' \
             '[s2]trim=end_frame=40:start_frame=30[s4];' \
             '[s3][s4]concat=n=2[s5];' \