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[Biz7662]

Hi all, I don't understand how to start with ffmpeg, someone can suggest me a manual ?? I just saw some tutorials but I still don't understand which of the ffmpeg version I've to install on my Mac.

Thank u

Anthony

[derhuerst]

I don't understand how to start with ffmpeg, someone can suggest me a manual ??

I don't really know the available options, but these are some resources I found on the official ffmpeg website:

• ffmpeg FAQ
• books on ffmpeg (they seem to vary in quality)
• technical documentation of the ffmpeg command-line tool

Probably there are also many more beginner-friendly blog posts out there, a quick search should give you some results.

I just saw some tutorials but I still don't understand which of the ffmpeg version I've to install on my Mac.

While there are several tools published by the ffmpeg project (ffmpeg, ffprobe, ffplay, ffserver, etc), the ffmpeg executable is sufficient for all conversion tasks.

If you have Homebrew set up on your Mac, then installing ffmpeg can be done via just brew install ffmpeg. In the command line (terminal), you would just execute it as ffmpeg ….

Otherwise, you'll have to download an ffmpeg binary manually, e.g. from the evermeet.cx ffmpeg binary website (the direct download link of the latest stable release would be https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/getrelease/zip). After downloading and unpacking, you would execute it as ~/Downloads/path/to/ffmpeg ….

This project (ffmpeg-static) allows you to obtain an ffmpeg binary for your platform (macOS) as well, but it is not intended for using ffmpeg in the command line, but as a dependency of an application.

Did that answer your questions?

[derhuerst]

BTW, there are also projects that try to simplify the ffmpeg command-line tool by wrapping it in a simpler interface, e.g. vdx, but they won't cover all use cases.

[Biz7662]

Ok derhuerst, thank u so much! Now I keep on understanding more. Basically I think the easiest way for me it's to use Homebrew.