ffmpeg:cheatsheet
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ffmpeg - Cheatsheet
Common switches
-codecs # List codecs. -c:v # Video codec (-vcodec) - 'copy' to copy stream. -c:a # Audio codec (-acodec). -fs SIZE # Limit file size (bytes).
Bitrate
-b:v 1M # Video bitrate (1M = 1Mbit/s). -b:a 1M # Audio bitrate.
Video
-aspect RATIO # Aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, or 1.25). -r RATE # Frame rate per sec. -s WIDTHxHEIGHT # Frame size. -vn # No video.
Audio
-aq QUALITY # Audio quality (codec-specific). -ar 44100 # Audio sample rate (hz). -ac 1 # Audio channels (1=mono, 2=stereo). -an # No audio. -vol N # Volume (256=normal).
Examples
Ringtone conversion
ffmpeg -i input.mp3 -ac 1 -ab 128000 -f mp4 -acodec libfaac -y output.m4r
To web
# no audio ffmpeg -i input.mov -vcodec h264 -an output.mp4 ffmpeg -i input.mov -vcodec libvpx -an output.webm ffmpeg -i input.mov -vcodec h264 -acodec aac output.mp4 ffmpeg -i input.mov -vcodec libvpx -acodec libvorbis output.webm
<video width="320" height="240" controls> <source src="movie.mp4" type='video/mp4'></source> <source src="movie.webm" type='video/ogg'></source> </video>
ffmpeg/cheatsheet.txt · Last modified: 2025/02/18 14:16 by peter