FFMPEG
Most Basic Use
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output.mp4
This is the absolute minimum input needed to use FFMPEG.
Using this option will automatically apply some basic defaults to a video such as encoding and video quality.
Most Compatible Flags Set
-c:v libx264 -profile:v baseline -level 3.0 -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a aac -b:a 128k -movflags +faststart
FFMPEG Installation Guide
1. Go to: ffmpeg.org
2. Select a Build Maintainer
3. Download the Full Version of FFMPEG
4. Extract to C:\ Drive and rename folder to just FFMPEG
You can name this folder whatever you want and place it wherever you want
but the steps below will change depending on the location and name.
5. Confirm that file path to ffmpeg is C:\ffmpeg\bin
6. Open Advanced System Properties
7. Select Environmental Variables
8. Select Path then Edit
9. Add the Path to FFMPEG here
If you chose a different location and name for the ffmpeg folder, you'll use that instead.
10. Click OK on both windows then open up a Terminal and type:
ffmpeg -verison
This is what the output should look like if everything was done correctly.
If something was done incorrectly, you'll get something like this instead.
