For anyone looking to dive deeper and actually understand how FFmpeg and libav work under the hood, I highly recommend Leandro Moreira's tutorial [0]. For me, it's hands down the best and most comprehensive explanation out there.

[0] https://github.com/leandromoreira/ffmpeg-libav-tutorial

I must say those commands in the original were not really interesting to me but the tutorial you posted seems much more useful

That's a helpful tutorial, thanks.

wow we're at ffmpeg 101 already? ffmpeg 8 felt like yesterday

this is what happens when you let agents push, approve and release code while you sleep!

Here is one more guide

https://hackernews.hn/item?id=33771445

ffmpeg is a superpower. I use it for assembling all the video bits into something playable

FFmpeg, my beloved.

great ffmpeg introduction, thanks