<strong>FFmpeg</strong> is a cross-platform solution for streaming audio and video as well as recording and conversion. It’s also useful to convert multimedia files between various formats. FFmpeg includes libavcodec audio/video codec library in it.

This tutorial will help you to install FFmpeg on Ubuntu Ubuntu 18.04 &amp; 16.04 LTS systems with easy steps.
<h2 class="heading1">Step 1 – Setup FFmpeg PPA</h2>
FFmpeg 4 is the latest available version for installation on Ubuntu. To install the latest version, you need to configure PPA on your system. Execute below command to add FFmpeg PPA on Ubuntu system.
<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-4
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<h2 class="heading1">Step 2 – Install FFmpeg on Ubuntu</h2>
After enabling the PPA, Lets exec below commands to install ffmpeg on Ubuntu system. This will also install many packages for the dependencies.
<pre>sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
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<h2 class="heading1">Step 3 – Check FFmpeg Version</h2>
After successfully install FFmpeg, let’s check the version installed on the system.
<pre>ffmpeg -version

ffmpeg version 4.0.3-1~18.04.york0 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 7 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-27ubuntu1~18.04)
...
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<h2 class="heading1">Step 4 – FFmpeg Basic Commands</h2>
Here is the list of the ffmepg basic command options used with ffmpeg command line tool.
<div class="pretty-label">FFmpeg command examples</div>
<pre><strong>ffmpeg -version: </strong>show version
<strong>ffmpeg -formats: </strong>show available formats
<strong>ffmpeg -codecs: </strong>show available codecs
<strong>ffmpeg -decoders: </strong>show available decoders
<strong>ffmpeg -encoders: </strong>show available encoders
<strong>ffmpeg -bsfs: </strong>show available bit stream filters
<strong>ffmpeg -protocols: </strong>show available protocols
<strong>ffmpeg -filters: </strong>show available filters
<strong>ffmpeg -pix_fmts: </strong>show available pixel formats
<strong>ffmpeg -layouts: </strong>show standard channel layouts
<strong>ffmpeg -sample_fmts: </strong>show available audio sample formats</pre>
<a href="https://www.ffmpeg.org/documentation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here</a> to read more about ffmpeg on its official site.
<h2 class="heading1">Step 5 – Basic Examples</h2>
Below are some examples of uses of ffmpeg command line.

<strong>Reduce .mov File Size:</strong>
<pre>ffmpeg -i in.mov -c:v libx264 -c:a copy -crf 20 out.mov
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<strong>Convert .move To .mp4</strong>
<pre>ffmpeg -i in.mov -vcodec copy -acodec aac -strict experimental -ab 128k out.mp4</pre>

FFmpeg is a cross-platform solution for streaming audio and video as well as recording and conversion. It’s also useful to convert multimedia fil...

How to Install FFmpeg on Ubuntu 18.04 & 16.04