FFmpeg
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.ffmpeg.org/ FFmpeg website] | * [https://www.ffmpeg.org/ FFmpeg website] | ||
| + | * [https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html FFmpeg download page] | ||
* [https://www.ffmpeg.org/general.html#Supported-File-Formats_002c-Codecs-or-Features List of supported formats] | * [https://www.ffmpeg.org/general.html#Supported-File-Formats_002c-Codecs-or-Features List of supported formats] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:FFmpeg]] | ||
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| + | == Examples == | ||
| + | The <code>ffmpeg</code> utility has many options. In simplest form, to convert example.fli to example.mkv: | ||
| + | $ ffmpeg -i example.fli example.mkv | ||
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| + | FFmpeg considers some file formats to be "formats", and others to be "codecs". You may need to use the <code>-f</code> or <code>-c</code> option to select the input and/or output format. To list the formats supported by your copy of FFmpeg: | ||
| + | $ ffmpeg -formats | ||
| + | $ ffmpeg -codecs | ||
== Libav == | == Libav == | ||
| − | There is a fork of FFmpeg, confusingly named [https://libav.org/ Libav]. It is | + | There is a fork of FFmpeg, confusingly named [https://libav.org/ Libav]. It is said to be more focused on quality, while FFmpeg is more focused on features. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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FFmpeg is an open source software project whose main purpose is to convert video and audio formats. It also supports some still image formats. It includes:
- libavformat, a library for reading and writing "container" formats and other file formats
- libavcodec, a library of video and audio codecs
- ffmpeg, a command line format conversion utility
- ffplay, a simple media player
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[edit] External links
[edit] Examples
The ffmpeg utility has many options. In simplest form, to convert example.fli to example.mkv:
$ ffmpeg -i example.fli example.mkv
FFmpeg considers some file formats to be "formats", and others to be "codecs". You may need to use the -f or -c option to select the input and/or output format. To list the formats supported by your copy of FFmpeg:
$ ffmpeg -formats $ ffmpeg -codecs
[edit] Libav
There is a fork of FFmpeg, confusingly named Libav. It is said to be more focused on quality, while FFmpeg is more focused on features.
[edit] See also
- VLC, a popular media player that uses FFmpeg's libavcodec library.
