# ffmpeg
> The Swiss knife of video editing from the command line

## Summary
The most comprehensive multimedia framework for recording, converting, and streaming audio and video.

## Capabilities
- Convert between virtually any audio/video format
- Record from various input sources
- Stream audio and video
- Apply filters and effects to media
- Extract audio from video and vice versa
- Trim, cut, merge, and manipulate media files

## When to Use
- You need to convert audio or video formats
- You need to process multimedia files programmatically
- You want to record or stream media

## When NOT to Use
- You need a GUI video editor
- Simple tasks where a wrapper tool is easier

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/ffmpeg
