ffmpeg Reference Manual

ffmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

The ffmpeg Reference Manual provides beginners with a simple introduction to the basics, and experts will find advanced details they need.

In this you will see the following things below.

Table of Contents

1. Command Line Tools Documentation
- ffmpeg: ffmpeg tool
- ffmpeg-all: ffmpeg tool and FFmpeg components
- ffplay: ffplay tool
- ffplay-all: ffplay tool and FFmpeg components
- ffprobe: ffprobe tool
- ffprobe-all: ffprobe tool and FFmpeg components
- ffserver: ffserver tool
- ffserver-all: ffserver tool and FFmpeg components
- sample ffserver configuration file

2. Components Documentation
- Utilities
- Video scaling and pixel format converter
- Audio resampler
- Encoders and decoders (codecs)
- Bitstream filters
- Muxers and demuxers (formats)
- Protocols
- Input and output devices
- Filters

3. Libraries Documentation
- libavutil
- libswscale
- libswresample
- libavcodec
- libavformat
- libavdevice
- libavfilter

4. General Documentation
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Supported External Libraries, Formats, Codecs or Features
- Platform Specific Information
- Developer Documentation
- Git How-To
- FATE FFmpeg Automated Testing Environment


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