

Step 5 – Basic Examplesīelow are some examples of uses of ffmpeg command line. ffmpeg -version:show version ffmpeg -formats:show available formats ffmpeg -codecs:show available codecs ffmpeg -decoders:show available decoders ffmpeg -encoders:show available encoders ffmpeg -bsfs:show available bit stream filters ffmpeg -protocols:show available protocols ffmpeg -filters:show available filters ffmpeg -pix_fmts:show available pixel formats ffmpeg -layouts:show standard channel layouts ffmpeg -sample_fmts:show available audio sample formatsĬlick here to read more about FFmpeg on its official site.

Here is the list of few ffmepg basic command options used with ffmpeg command line tool. $ ffmpeg -versionįfmpeg version 3.3.4-2~16.04.york0 Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers $ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libav-tools x264 x265Īfter successfully install FFmpeg, let’s check the version installed on the system. Ubuntu 14.04: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/tesseractĪfter enabling the PPA, Lets exec below commands to install FFmpeg on your Ubuntu system. Ubuntu 16.04: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-3 To install the updated version, first of all, You need to add PPA to your system. How to install FFmpeg on Ubuntu, Debian, and LinuxMintįFmpeg is also available under default repositories but an older version.

FFmpeg includes libavcodec audio/video codec library in it. It’s also useful to convert multimedia files between various formats. FFmpeg is a cross-platform solution for streaming audio and video as well as recording and conversion.
