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FFmpeg Installation Guide

FFmpeg is a powerful multimedia framework used for processing audio and video files. It is required for media processing in this project. Follow the instructions below to install FFmpeg on your system.

Windows

  1. Go to this link: https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/#release-builds.
  2. Download the ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip from release builds section.
  3. Extract the downloaded zip file.
  4. Rename the folder to ffmpeg
  5. Move it to the location: C:\ffmpeg
  6. Press Win + R → type sysdm.cpl → Press Enter
  7. Go to Advanced tab → Click on Environment Variables
  8. Under System variables, select Path
  9. Click Edit → New
  10. Add: C:\ffmpeg\bin
  11. Click on button OK → OK → OK
  12. After the installation is complete, verify it by running:
ffmpeg -version

macOS

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Install Homebrew if you haven't already by running: 
    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
  3. Once Homebrew is installed, run the following command to install FFmpeg: 
    brew install ffmpeg
  4. After the installation is complete, verify it by running: 
    ffmpeg -version

Linux

Debian/Ubuntu

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Update the package list: 
    sudo apt install ffmpeg
  3. After the installation is complete, verify it by running: 
    ffmpeg -version

Fedora

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Update the package list: 
    sudo dnf install ffmpeg
  3. After the installation is complete, verify it by running: 
    ffmpeg -version

Arch / Manjaro

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Update the package list: 
    sudo pacman -S ffmpeg
  3. After the installation is complete, verify it by running: 
    ffmpeg -version