step 1 ppa
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-4
step 2 update
sudo apt-get update
step 3 ffmpeg install
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
Step 3 Check FFmpeg Version
ffmpeg -version ffmpeg version 4.0.3-1~18.04.york0 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 7 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-27ubuntu1~18.04) ...
Step 4 FFmpeg Basic Commands
ffmpeg -version: show version ffmpeg -formats: show available formats ffmpeg -codecs: show available codecs ffmpeg -decoders: show available decoders ffmpeg -encoders: show available encoders ffmpeg -bsfs: show available bit stream filters ffmpeg -protocols: show available protocols ffmpeg -filters: show available filters ffmpeg -pix_fmts: show available pixel formats ffmpeg -layouts: show standard channel layouts ffmpeg -sample_fmts: show available audio sample formats
Basic Examples
Reduce .mov File Size: ffmpeg -i in.mov -c:v libx264 -c:a copy -crf 20 out.mov Convert .move To .mp4 ffmpeg -i in.mov -vcodec copy -acodec aac -strict experimental -ab 128k out.mp4
