#Installing and using ffmpeg linux install
#Installing and using ffmpeg linux professional

You can also use the FFmpeg library with the Audacity tool to do professional work on audio files. ffmpeg -i /home/ubuntupit/video_input.mov -s 1024x576 video_output.mp4ĭespite being a media library tool, it is more than just a library function it is a media framework.

You can go through the command line given below to understand the formation of video resolution setting. You can set custom screen resolution of your media file through FFmpeg tool. The FFmpeg tool allows you to set and reset the display resolution of your video file via the terminal command shell. Set the resolution or screen size of media files ffmpeg -i /home/ubuntupit/video_input.mp4 -an -video_output.mp4Ĥ. ffmpeg -i /home/ubuntupit/video.mp4 -vn audio.mp3įollow the command below to extract the video from a media file. Now you can use FFmpeg tool on your Linux system to extract audio and video files without the help of other third party tools.įollow the command line below to extract an audio file from a media file. ffmpeg -i /home/ubuntupit/new_audio.mp3 output.oggĮxtracting audio and video from media files is important for visual editing. Here, I will convert an Mp3 file to an Ogg file, and you can choose other audio file extensions. In the same way, you can run the following command line in your terminal shell to convert audio files. ffmpeg -i /home/ubuntupit/Videos/new_video.mp4 output.avi Make sure you have entered the path of your media files correctly. You can convert Mp4, Flv, Avi and other video files through FFmpeg tool. Run the following command given below to convert a video file via FFmpeg tool.

#Installing and using ffmpeg linux install

You don't need to install a separate media conversion tool to convert audio and video files if you install the FFmpeg tool on a Linux system.

ffmpeg -encodersĬonverting media files on a Linux system just got easier. You can also check the list of encoders and decoders used by the FFmpeg tool. You can directly run the FFmpeg tool from the terminal shell by typing the package name. Start and check the encoders and decodersĪfter installing the FFmpeg tool on your Linux system, you may need to check whether the tool is installed correctly or not. We will now see some use cases of the FFmpeg tool that you can run on a Linux system to convert, export and compress media files. So far, we have seen the methods to install the FFmpeg tool on Linux distributions.