Install FFmpeg on Windows 10 - 2019

How to Install FFmpeg on Windows 10 Easy and Fast.
In this video we install FFmpeg on Windows 10 first we download and extract a static build of FFmpeg we then add our downloaded FFmpeg build to our system path so we are able to run it from any directory on our Windows 10 system simply by typing FFmpeg and not the full path to our FFmpeg binary.

Download link:
The download procedure has changed slightly you will need to download a specific zip file from the github link below:

We finish off with testing our newly installed instance of FFmpeg by changing the scale of a 4k video to 1080p. One thing to note about this static build of FFmpeg is that it comes with support for nvidia nvenc hardware accelerated encoders and Intel quick sync.
So if you have a modern NVIDIA graphics card that has nvenc or a modern Intel CPU with support for quick sync you will be able to utilise those to dramatically accelerate video encoding tasks with FFmpeg.

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[MathiasScott]

Him: "Let's get rid of the web browser because we don't need it anymore."
Me: *Closes browser and youtube video*
*oops*

[Tvngsten]

Best tutorial :
- Really clear informations ;
- All cases are treated ("if you don't have that, do that... etc") ;
- Slow and clear voice, easy to understand even for low level english speakers ;
- And it works !
Great job, thumb up ;)

[imaperson]

This made me feel like a hackerman. Thank you.

[ItsDaug]

For those getting the "'ffmpeg' is not recognized as an internal or external command" error, make sure that the ffmpeg folder path includes the 'bin' folder (Ex: 'C:\Program Files\ffmpeg\bin') and add to the System Variables 'Path' block, not the User Variables 'Path' block. It worked for me.

[FlinkTM]

Great video, 2 more things I had to do:
- Restart computer
- Start cmd as admin

[img]

Thank you I’ve been stuck trying to install this for about an hour and a half, you’re awesome!

[selkerskull]

This was literally the easiest tutorial I've watched, super easy to understand and follow along. I used it for rendering krita animations and this tutorial literally saved my butt, thanks!!

[umcaraqualquer]

This tutorial is basically 2 years old now, but it helped a lot
Thank you

[Fnchy]

Thanks buddy! I've been trying for ages to get ffmpeg working with DizqueTV and Plex but none of the guides worked. Yours is the first one that's done it! Thanks again!

[tedbragg]

Thank you for making a clear, well thought-out instructional. I'm building an OBS video scheduler and was lost until I found this video. Thanks again!

[squoshi]

why did i think your name was "Linus Tech Tips"?

[march]

Thanks man, I was trying to use "youtube-dl" on the spot (in substitution of 3D Youtube Downloader) but it wouldn't merge incompatible formats until I had installed ffmpeg. After following your tutorial, the program finally produced a watchable MKV.

Thanks again.

[treebro]

Love the video, super straight forward and solid production quality, which tends to be a variety for this sort of topic lol
Cheers!

[neshploda]

For anyone who keeps getting the error in the cmd window: 'ffmpeg' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. I was having the same error, but was able to fix my problem. Here is what I did:

In the "Environment Variable" window, double click on the Variable labeled "Path" (selecting and then clicking "edit" also works). This should bring up a big table of directory locations. Click the "Edit text..." button in the mid to lower right part of the "Edit environment variable" window. This should bring up a smaller window called "Edit System Variable", with two places for text. In the "Variable value" box, add onto the end of the list of variables, a semicolon and then the path to the bin for the ffmpeg executable file. Something like ";C:\ffmpeg\bin".

Hopefully, the ffmpeg command should now work. Essentially, for me, the new path never actually got added. Hopefully, this helps :)

[artificial-ryan]

Preciate the help, took a minute to realize I had to keep the folder structure the exact same as shown but I got it working thanks to your help!

[cozz]

I thought this was gonna be another one of those crappy tutorial videos but man this actually worked! Thanks so much mate.




Btw I’m installing this just for the replay mod for Minecraft lol

[live.archives]

i always visit this video when i have to install ffmpeg from the scratch, thanks so much

[journeytoultimatesuccess]

Finally, a tutorial that anyone can use! Thanks a million!

[JoshCartman]

Hi. The other day, I was looking for a way to basically make a WAV file out of a DVD (basically of a live band performance). I already knew how to rip a DVD with Handbrake, but I could not figure out how to get from DVD to WAV, so I started playing with Audacity and a FFMPeg plugin. That didn't work. Then, I found a website which explained how to use FFMPeg to convert M4V to WAV using Terminal in Linux, so I decided to give your video a try. At first, I figured this wasn't going to help me at all, but after setting it up, I ran the command ffmpeg -i "source.m4v" "destination.wav" and it converted it. Thank you for the video.

[f_bina]

This worked well on my PC! thanks you very much, this is the clearest and the most understandable tutorial I ever seen