$ ffmpeg -i “” -vcodec copy -acodec aac -strict experimental -ab 128k “”Įxtracting a file information can be done using ffmpeg. Simply in the command below replace input and output files with the name of your files. We can convert one type of media to another using FFmpeg.

$ ffmpeg -i “” -c:v libx264 -c:a copy -crf 20 ''Ĭonverting. Here the file input and output should be replaced by the name of your file that needs to be converted. Size of media files can be reduced using FFmpeg. Given below are some commands to use for these purposes: How to Use FFmpeg?įFmpeg can be used for converting various audios and videos, reducing file size as well as extracting information about a media file. Incase of any updates simply update it through the command line. This is all for the installation of FFmpeg on your UBuntu 20.04. In case to print out all the decoders: $ ffmpeg -decoders This will provide you with all the encoders type information along with a long list. In order to check all available encoders and decoders for ffmpeg: $ ffmpeg -encoders

This will provide us with the version of ffmpeg we installed along with furthermore information about the software. Please use avconv instead.Now all packages are updated and all you’ve to do is install FFmpeg: $ sudo apt install ffmpegĪfter few seconds installation will be completed and in order to verify it run the command below to check the version of ffmpeg: $ ffmpeg -version This program is only provided for compatibility and will be removed in a future release. When I issue the following command: $ffmpeg -version That, I suppose, would mean that it was not the source from which ffmpeg was (if) compiled. When I changed to the directory, I found ffmpeg and ffmpeg1, however 'sudo make uninstall' didn't work for both the places and threw an error 'make: * No rule to make target `uninstall'. I tried to find ffmpeg directory by issuing the following command: $ find / -name 'ffmpeg' -type d I have tried the followin: $ sudo apt-get remove ffmpeg I had installed ffmpeg a while ago (so don't clearly remember whether it was from source or repo).

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