The main reason that so many people use ffmpeg is its amazing ability to convert files from one format to another. ffmpeg supports so many formats that I doubt there is any competition even from paid software. In this chapter, you will learn how to perform these conversions and customize them to extract the best quality from the source files.
No-Brainer Conversions
The default output format in many Linux multimedia programs is OGV and OGG files. Sadly, very few consumer electronic devices support these two formats. ...
