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ffmpeg
The Swiss knife of video editing from the command line
Description
FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec, the leading audio/video codec library. FFmpeg is the backbone of countless multimedia applications and supports virtually every audio and video format.
AI 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
Use When
- → You need to convert audio or video formats
- → You need to process multimedia files programmatically
- → You want to record or stream media
Avoid When
- x You need a GUI video editor
- x Simple tasks where a wrapper tool is easier