The input file format is auto detected and the output format is guessed from the specified file extension.Ĭonvert a video file from mov to mp4: ffmpeg -i input.mov output.mp4Ĭonvert an audio file from mp3 to flac: ffmpeg -i input.mp3 output.flac When converting audio and video files with ffmpeg you do not have to specify the input and output formats. In this section, we will show you some examples of how to use the ffmpeg tool. If you want to install the latest version of FFmpeg you’ll need to build the FFmpeg tools from source The version included in the Debian repositories always lags behind the latest version of FFmpeg. FFmpeg is now installed on your system, and you can start using it. To print all available FFmpeg’s encoders and decoders you can use: ffmpeg -encoders ffmpeg -decoders The output should look something like the following: ffmpeg version 3.2.12-1~deb9u1 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developersīuilt with gcc 6.3.0 (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1) 20170516

Validate the installation by running the ffmpeg -version command which will print the FFmpeg version: ffmpeg -version Install the FFmpeg package by running the following command: sudo apt install ffmpeg Start by updating the packages list: sudo apt update The following steps describe how to install FFmpeg on Debian 9:

How to Install and Use FFmpeg on Ubuntu 20.04

Plesk ffmpeg