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917 points cryptophreak | 1 comments | 30 Oct 25 15:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | 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]▶

>>45761642 #

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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1. jdthedisciple ◴[31 Oct 25 07:27 UTC] No.45769237[source]▶

>>45762626 #

first u gotta tell them how to install ffmpeg... scary stuff

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