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@protrolium
protrolium / ffmpeg.md
Last active June 1, 2025 19:07
ffmpeg guide

ffmpeg

Converting Audio into Different Formats / Sample Rates

Minimal example: transcode from MP3 to WMA:
ffmpeg -i input.mp3 output.wma

You can get the list of supported formats with:
ffmpeg -formats

You can get the list of installed codecs with:

@glen-cheney
glen-cheney / encoding-video.md
Last active November 24, 2024 10:09
Encoding video for the web

Encoding Video

Installing

Install FFmpeg with homebrew. You'll need to install it with a couple flags for webm and the AAC audio codec.

brew install ffmpeg --with-libvpx --with-libvorbis --with-fdk-aac --with-opus
@olasd
olasd / stream_to_youtube.sh
Created March 28, 2014 19:58
Stream video to youtube via ffmpeg
#! /bin/bash
#
# Diffusion youtube avec ffmpeg
# Configurer youtube avec une résolution 720p. La vidéo n'est pas scalée.
VBR="2500k" # Bitrate de la vidéo en sortie
FPS="30" # FPS de la vidéo en sortie
QUAL="medium" # Preset de qualité FFMPEG
YOUTUBE_URL="rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2" # URL de base RTMP youtube