Multimedia
ffmpeg
Video/Audio conversion and editing.
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Verified: 2026-05-10
Syntax
$ffmpeg [OPTIONS] [INPUT] [OUTPUT]
Examples
$ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output.avi
$ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vn -acodec copy output.mp3
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
ffmpeg --help
Note
The standard tool for multimedia conversion.
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