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Free software scares normal people

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917 points cryptophreak | 1 comments | 30 Oct 25 15:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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andreldm ◴[30 Oct 25 16:12 UTC] No.45761642[source]▶
If handbrake scares them, don’t you dare to demonstrate how to use ffmpeg. I remember when I used handbrake for the first time and thought “wow, it’s much more convenient than struggling with ffmpeg”.
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soraminazuki ◴[30 Oct 25 17:28 UTC] No.45762626[source]▶
If you only care about converting media without tweaking anything, ffmpeg offers the simplest UI ever.

    ffmpeg -i input.avi output.mp4
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a_shovel ◴[30 Oct 25 17:46 UTC] No.45762850[source]▶
Proposing a CLI command as a candidate for "simplest UI ever" is a great gag.
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ekjhgkejhgk ◴[30 Oct 25 18:03 UTC] No.45763048[source]▶
Come on. "type ffmpeg, then hyphen i then the input filename then the output filename". I would've understood this when I was 8. Because I was super smart? No, because I was making a genuine effort.
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1. asielen ◴[31 Oct 25 02:14 UTC] No.45767638[source]▶
It is easy but annoying. I nearly always find it easier to write a short script and run that rather than type terminal commands directly.