ffmpeg: ffmpeg video converter

Description

ffmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter that can also grab from a live audio/video source. It can also convert between arbitrary sample rates and resize video on the fly with a high quality polyphase filter.

License

“FFmpeg is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 2.1 or later. However, FFmpeg incorporates several optional parts and optimizations that are covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later. If those parts get used the GPL applies to all of FFmpeg.”

http://ffmpeg.org/legal.html

Upstream Contact

http://ffmpeg.org/

Type

optional

Version Information

Equivalent System Packages

alpine: install the following packages: ffmpeg arch:

$ sudo pacman -S  ffmpeg

conda:

$ conda install imageio-ffmpeg

Debian/Ubuntu:

$ sudo apt-get install  ffmpeg

Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

$ sudo yum install  ffmpeg

freebsd:

$ sudo pkg install multimedia/ffmpeg

homebrew:

$ brew install ffmpeg

macports: install the following packages: ffmpeg nix:

$ nix-env --install ffmpeg

opensuse:

$ sudo zypper install ffmpeg

void:

$ sudo xbps-install  ffmpeg

See https://repology.org/project/ffmpeg/versions

If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.