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How to Check the Installed FFmpeg Version?
At this point FFMPEG should be installed on your operating system of choice and ready for use. To double check installation, it’s always good to view the current version installed. The output not only details the FFMPEG version but also … Continue reading
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How to Use FFmpeg in Ruby?
Command line one-liners are great for quick and one off FFMPEG experiences but sooner or later you’re going to want to start building custom applications for efficiency. FFMPEG can be used with almost any programming language with a couple of … Continue reading
How to check audio / video file information in FFmpeg?
Now that you understand the importance of knowing which codecs your file formats should conform to. It is useful to have the ability to check the input file format before using FFMPEG commands. Luckily this functionality is native to FFMPEG, … Continue reading
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How to Use FFmpeg in Bash script?
Command line one-liners are great for quick and one off FFmpeg experiences but sooner or later you’re going to want to start building custom applications for efficiency. FFmpeg can be used with almost any programming language with a couple of … Continue reading
(FFmpeg) How to copy codecs from one video to another?
Copying a codec from one video to another is easy and convenient as seen below: -c:v also seen as -vcodec sets the video codec, while -c:a or -acodec sets the audio codec. Adding the option copy after each results in … Continue reading
What are all the formats FFmpeg supports?
Unlike codecs, formats are the digital input / output containers FFMPEG understands. While an mp4 file is the extension we are used to seeing, inside contains encoded video and audio with various codecs. For example, an mp4 file might contain … Continue reading
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What are all the codecs FFmpeg supports?
Since codecs are the backbone of FFMPEG, it is beneficial to know how to access the full list of supported codecs. The command is as follows: Be aware that the output from this command will show hundreds of codecs for … Continue reading
How to Use FFmpeg in Python?
Command line one-liners are great for quick and one off FFMPEG experiences but sooner or later you’re going to want to start building custom applications for efficiency. FFMPEG can be used with almost any programming language with a couple of … Continue reading
(FFmpeg) What is a ‘codec’? Explained
FFMPEG has hundreds of different codecs to edit, convert to and play from. In your journey to mastering FFMPEG you’ll face the word ‘codec’ so often that not understanding what one is, is a disservice to yourself. Wikipedia explains a … Continue reading
How to Configure FFmpeg with Extra Dependencies? –enable
Build dependencies are great additions to FFMPEG that makes the program even more powerful. These dependencies link to 3rd party tools that extend functionality or even simplify some processes. In this book there are a couple of audio / video … Continue reading
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