FFmpeg 7.0 “Dijkstra”: Best New Features

The new FFmpeg 7.0 major release brings parallel processing, MPEG-5 EVC support, and more.
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FFmpeg 7.0 Brings Experimental VVC Decoder & IAMF Support

FFmpeg 7.0 ‘Dijkstra’ is a major release with experimental VVC decoding, IAMF support, a multithreaded CLI tool, and more.
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Install FFmpeg 7.0 via PPA in Ubuntu 22.04 | Ubuntu 24.04

FFmpeg announced new major 7.0 release yesterday! Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Linux Mint 21. The new version of this popular multi-media library came with name “Dijkstra”. It features native decoding support for VVC (aka H.266) through the libavcodec library, though it’s so far experimental. The libavformat library can now […]

FFmpeg 7.0 “Dijkstra” Released with Important AArch64 Optimizations for HEVC

FFmpeg 7.0 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with Dolby Vision profile 10 support in AV1, important AArch64 optimizations for HEVC, and many other changes.
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How to Install FFmpeg on Fedora 39

Learn how to install FFmpeg on Fedora 39 Linux utilizing two methods: first with Fedora’s “ffmpeg-free” package or utilizing RPM Fusion.
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How to Install FFmpeg on Fedora 39

Learn how to install FFmpeg on Fedora 39 Linux utilizing two methods: first with Fedora’s “ffmpeg-free” package or utilizing RPM Fusion.
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FFmpeg 6.1 “Heaviside” Released With VAAPI AV1 Encoder, HW Vulkan Decoding

Coming more than eight months after FFmpeg 6.0 “Von Neumann”, the FFmpeg 6.1 release is dubbed “Heaviside” and introduces multi-threaded Vulkan-powered hardware accelerated decoding supporting H264, HEVC, and AV1 codecs, as well as a VAAPI (Video Accel…

PPA Updated for Installing FFmpeg 6.1 in Ubuntu 22.04

FFmpeg multi-media library updated to version 6.1, code-name “Heaviside”, few days ago! According to the FFmpeg release page, the new 6.1 release features new libaribcaption decoder, RivaTuner video decoder, Playdate video decoder and demuxer, vMix video decoder, OSQ demuxer and decoder, as well as Microsoft RLE video encoder and VAAPI AV1 encoder. The release also […]

How to Install FFMpeg on Debian 12 Bookworm

This guide demonstrates how to install FFMpeg on Debian 12 Bookworm, utilizing Debian’s default repository along with a secondary method using Deb-Multimedia APT repository, with example APT pinning instructions to then upgrade or install the lat…

How To Convert MKV to MP4 and Reduce the File Size with Good Quality

In this tutorial, we want to share with you one method we use to convert OBS Studio’s video recording in MKV format into MP4 with very good compression (by almost 50% reduced file size) but by keeping the quality acceptable for students to watch at hom…

Shotcut 23.04 to Bring Qt 6 and FFmpeg 6 Support

Built using the latest Qt 6 and FFmpeg 6 frameworks, the upcoming Shotcut 23.04 release promises improved Wayland support and more.
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How to Check Video Resolution Width(W) and Height(H) in Linux

To find the width and height of the video from the terminal, you just need to have a prerecorded video and the FFmpeg package installed on your system.
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20+ FFmpeg Commands For Beginners

This tutorial explains 20+ FFmpeg commands to accomplish various audio, video transcoding and conversion operations with examples in Linux.
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31 Must-Have FFmpeg Commands for Beginners

This post introduces 31 most commonly used FFmpeg commands with examples to perform various tasks, including converting media formats, trimming videos, etc.
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15 Examples of Different Usages of ffmpeg

ffmpeg is an excellent tool. It’s a complete video editor via the command line. It was created by Fabrice Bellard, the same creator who built QEMU and QuickJS, the engine behind JSLinux. In addition to the conventional conversion commands that we use on a daily basis, let’s see 15 more utilities that can be good for you in many cases. […]

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 16th, 2022

This week has been really great for Linux news and releases. We kicked off with a new major Firefox release, pre-orders of the PinePhone Pro Linux smartphone for everyone, and a new GNU Linux-libre kernel for those who want to build a 100% free computer without any proprietary code or drivers. We also got a […]

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FFmpeg 5.0 “Lorentz” Released with New Encoders, Decoders, Muxers, and More

Coming about nine months after the release of FFmpeg 4.4 “Rao”, FFmpeg 5.0 “Lorentz” is here to introduce several new encoders and decoders, such as the ADPCM IMA Westwood encoder, ADPCM IMA Acorn Replay decoder, Apple Graphics (SMC) encoder, MSN Siren decoder, GEM Raster image decoder, speex decoder, bitpacked encoder, as well as VideoToolbox ProRes […]

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FFmpeg Command Tutorial For Beginners

This guide explains how to use FFmpeg multimedia framework to do various audio, video transcoding and conversion operations with examples.
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Video Trimmer Quickly Trims Videos

Let’s say you simply wish to trim a piece of footage, you might want to consider Video Trimmer. It’s software written in Rust and uses FFmpeg for performing the trimming. The software’s video preview relies on GStreamer.
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How to install FFmpeg with NVIDIA GPU acceleration on Linux

Want to use ffmpeg to accelerate video encode and decode with an NVIDIA GPU on Linux? Try this tutorial which explains how to install and configure ffmpeg with NVIDIA hardware acceleration on Linux.
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