Right, the format is ffmpeg -i < input file > < outputfile > .. unless you want to change bit rates codecs and so forth. I believe that the ffmpeg comes with various presets which is chosen based on the output extension normally. You can override them by passing options. I haven't experimented with media files with the encoding type stripped off.. Thanks *Amit K Nepal Infrastructure Engineer (RHCE) omNovia Technologies Inc. Amit K Nepal * On 8/18/2012 4:10 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > that is what I thought it told us to do!! I thought it odd that we > didn't have to tell it what they output file type was except just on > the output file name. So then to covert it to like an MP4 it would be > ffmpeg -i filename.flv filename.mp4 ? In the same regard it seems > ffmpeg converts input.xxx to output.yyy . Is that right? What if we > have a media file with the encoding type striped off? > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Amit Nepal > wrote: > > ffmpeg -i filename.flv filename.mp3 should do it. > > *Amit K Nepal > Infrastructure Engineer (RHCE) > omNovia Technologies Inc. > Amit K Nepal > * > On 8/18/2012 2:36 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> I know that I need to use ffmpeg to convert the files but I can't >> figure it out with the man page. ANy one willing to help to help? >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list -PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >