Show HN: FFmpeg Pages – because I was tired of fighting FFmpeg

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Convert Compress Extract Audio Convert Video Format Input file Output format MP4 (H.264) WebM (VP9) AVI MOV MKV Command: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 -c:a aac output.mp4 Copy Compress Video Input file Command: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -b:v 2M -maxrate 2M -bufsize 4M output.mp4 Copy Audio Processing Input file Action Extract audio Remove audio Replace audio Convert format Audio format MP3 AAC WAV FLAC Command: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vn -acodec mp3 output.mp3 Copy Frequently Asked Questions How do I compress video with FFmpeg? You can compress video using: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vcodec libx265 -crf 28 output.mp4 How to extract audio with FFmpeg? Run: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -q:a 0 -map a output.mp3 How to cut a video without re-encoding? Use the copy codec: ffmpeg -ss 00:00:30 -to 00:01:00 -i input.mp4 -c copy output.mp4 How to convert a video to GIF with FFmpeg? Simple command: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output.gif For higher quality, add filters: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "fps=10,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos" output.gif How to merge multiple videos with FFmpeg? Create a text file file_list.txt: file 'video1.mp4' file 'video2.mp4' Then run: ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i file_list.txt -c copy output.mp4 How to change video resolution with FFmpeg? Resize video to 720p: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1280:720 output.mp4 How to remove audio from a video? Command: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -an output.mp4