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FFmpeg is used mainly to convert and stream video. FFmpeg uses libavcodec. FFmpeg is developed under Linux, but can compiled and run under most operating systems.

Contents 1 How to get it 2 Formats 3 How to use it 4 FFplay 5 FFserver 6 External Links

How to get it

svn co svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk ffmpeg
cd ffmpeg
./configure && make && make install

Formats

FFmpeg supports many formats and containers, including: mpeg-1, mpeg-2, DIVx, H.263, H.264, MP2, MP3, and MP4.

How to use it

Here's an example how to convert example.dv to a .mpg file:

ffmpeg -i example.dv -f avi -vcodec mpeg4 -b 1800 -g 300 example.mpg

FFplay

FFmpeg also includes FFplay, a media player and streaming client.

FFserver

FFmpeg also includes FFserver, used to stream media to clients over a network.

External Links

• FFmpeg home page
• FFmpeg on Windows help
• FFmpeg on OSX help