In this article, we will have explained the necessary steps to install FFmpeg on CentOS 7. Before continuing with this tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. All the commands in this tutorial should be run as a non-root user.
FFmpeg is one the free and open source cross-platform solution for converting, recording and streaming media. FFmpeg is also used for converting media files to different formats, resize video, change sample rates for video and audio files.
Install FFmpeg on CentOS
Step 1. The first command will update the package lists to ensure you get the latest version and dependencies.
sudo yum install epel-release sudo yum update
Step 2. Install FFmpeg on CentOS.
Now we add Nux repository to do this import GPG key using below command:
sudo rpm -v --import http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/RPM-GPG-KEY-nux.ro sudo rpm -Uvh http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el7/x86_64/nux-dextop-release-0-5.el7.nux.noarch.rpm
Install FFmpeg using following command:
sudo yum install ffmpeg ffmpeg-devel
Confirm the installation and check FFmpeg version typing below command:
$ ffmpeg -version ffmpeg version 2.8.15 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 4.8.5 (GCC) 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-28)
Step 3. FFmpeg Basic Commands.
Here is the list of the ffmepg basic command options used with ffmpeg command line tool:
ffmpeg -version: show version ffmpeg -formats: show available formats ffmpeg -codecs: show available codecs ffmpeg -decoders: show available decoders ffmpeg -encoders: show available encoders ffmpeg -bsfs: show available bit stream filters ffmpeg -protocols: show available protocols ffmpeg -filters: show available filters ffmpeg -pix_fmts: show available pixel formats ffmpeg -layouts: show standard channel layouts ffmpeg -sample_fmts: show available audio sample formats
Congratulation, you have learned how to install FFmpeg on CentOS 7. If you have any question, please leave a comment below.