Quick Start Guide to FFmpeg: Learn to Use the Open Source Multimedia-Processing Tool like a Pro

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2. Starting with FFmpeg

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The FFmpeg project provides several end-user programs. This book will focus on three command-line programs – ffprobe, ffplay, and ffmpeg. You will be using ffmpeg most of the time, but ffprobe and ffplay can help you as well. In this chapter, you will gain an introduction to all three.

All three have an annoying “feature” – they display a build-information banner that is as big as the state of Texas. If you create the following aliases in your $HOME/.bashrc file, then you do not have to suffer the annoyance.

alias ...