The following documentation is regenerated nightly, and corresponds to the newest FFmpeg revision. Consult your locally installed documentation for older versions.
Command Line Tools Documentation
- ffmpeg: ffmpeg tool
- ffmpeg-all: ffmpeg tool and FFmpeg components
- ffplay: ffplay tool
- ffplay-all: ffplay tool and FFmpeg components
- ffprobe: ffprobe tool
- ffprobe-all: ffprobe tool and FFmpeg components
- ffserver: ffserver tool
- ffserver-all: ffserver tool and FFmpeg components
- sample ffserver configuration file
Libraries Documentation
Community Contributed Documentation
- Official FFmpeg Wiki
- MultimediaWiki
- An FFmpeg and SDL Tutorial by Stephen Dranger, explains how to write a video player based on FFmpeg (updated source code).
Books about FFmpeg
- FFmpeg Basics by Frantisek Korbel, describes various FFmpeg features and common tasks.