RETIRED

Good news! There hasn't been a need to update this installer as ffmpeg has been added to winget for some time now. Simply open Terminal on Windows, paste either one of the commands in, and press ENTER. Accept the terms that appear in Terminal and the install will complete.

winget install --id=Gyan.FFmpeg  -e
winget install --id=Gyan.FFmpeg.Essentials  -e
winget install --id yt-dlp.yt-dlp  -e

yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5roFJELMD4

Reference: https://winstall.app/apps/Gyan.FFmpeg and https://winstall.app/apps/Gyan.FFmpeg.Essentials

This repo will be left here for roughly 6 months from this commit (2nd, Oct, 2025) so those who starred or bookmarked can see this update.

ffmpeg Install Package

Ease-of-use binary executable installers for Windows 7 and up (64bit/x64).

About

ffmpeg is an open source command line multimedia framework to encode, decode, transcode, convert etc. a wide array of video formats. Learn more here. For use refer to the official documentation..

The build contained in this installer is obtained from gyan. No tampering or modification has occured. Simply packaged into an installer. Rather than compile my own ffmpeg build I opted to use one that is already available.

Note

Windows 8 and later has a "SmartScreen" feature that blocks software that it doesn't trust. Naturally since it has never seen this software, it may warn you. The installer is safe as is the contained ffmpeg build. If you are unsure, you may cross check the ffmpeg binary with gyans archives (get-filehash) or upload to virus total. You may need to click "Run anyway" when the warning appears.

gyan makes a few notes regarding these builds:

[gyan] hosts packages containing binaries of ffmpeg, ffprobe and ffplay. These are compatible with Windows 7 and above. They may work on Windows Vista but that hasn't been tested. If you're downloading ffmpeg to support features in a program such as Krita or Blender, get the release essentials build. All builds are 64-bit.

Because ffmpeg is built for 64-bit only, this installer is 64-bit only. Attempting to run it on 32-bit will fail.

Builds from gyan are as follows:

git full - built from master branch with a large set of libraries
git essentials - built from master branch with commonly-used libraries
release full - built from latest release branch with a large set of libraries
release essentials - built from latest release branch with commonly-used libraries

This repo houses installers for release full and release essentials. I make an effort to keep it updated by checking every 30 days. If there is no updated build, there is no update here. Updates can be as needed (security, critical bugs).

Why use an installer?

Installs and uninstalls cleanly. Just like manually upacking, this leaves no traces.
Automatically adds ffmpeg to PATH. No need to add this yourself.
Fast and simple GUI for those not 100% comfortable with command line.
Can be used for mass deployment to streamline software installation via scripting.
- From an elevated script > ffmpeg.msi /qr

Installer versioning is in format: MAJOR.MINOR.BUILD.YearMonthDay (EX: 4.4.0.20210101).

Alternative Sources

If you need more frequent updating, please use gyan's git .7z archives direct from the website. These are nightly builds. Gyan also publishes the release build to winget and the Chocolately community publishes their own build if you prefer command line installation from archives.

Hardware Support

gyan builds are compiled with hardware acceleration enabled. Supporting the following libraries:

AMD Advanced Media Framework
- --enable-amf
Nvidia CUDA, CUVID, NVDEC, & NVENC
- --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc
Intel Quick Sync Video
- --enable-libmfx
D3D11VA
- --enable-d3d11va
DXVA2
- --enable-dxva2

Refer to the README.txt file for more information.

The Basic Command

Use the following command, replacing input.jpg and input.mp3 with your actual filenames:

ffmpeg -loop 1 -i joshua-earle-EszQhMd_sBo-unsplash.jpg -i *.mp3 -c:v libx264 -tune stillimage -c:a aac -b:a 192k -pix_fmt yuv420p -shortest output.mp4

Explanation of arguments:

-loop 1: Loops the input image indefinitely. -i input.jpg: The input image file. -i input.mp3: The input audio file. -c:v libx264: Uses the H.264 video codec. -tune stillimage: Optimizes for a static image. -c:a aac: Encodes the audio to AAC format. -pix_fmt yuv420p: Ensures compatibility with most media players. -shortest: Forces the video to stop when the audio ends. output.mp4: The resulting video file.

Troubleshooting (If the command fails)

If your image dimensions are not divisible by 2 (e.g., 1001x500), FFmpeg might throw an error. Use this version to automatically resize/pad the image:

ffmpeg -loop 1 -i input.jpg -i input.mp3 -vf "pad=ceil(iw/2)*2:ceil(ih/2)*2" -c:v libx264 -tune stillimage -c:a aac -pix_fmt yuv420p -shortest output.mp4

Batch Convert Multiple MP3s

If you have a folder full of MP3s and one image you want to use for all of them, you can use a simple bash loop:

for file in *.mp3; do
    ffmpeg -loop 1 -i images.webp -i "$file" -c:v libx264 -tune stillimage -c:a aac -pix_fmt yuv420p -shortest "${file%.mp3}.mp4"

for %f in (*.mp3) do ffmpeg -loop 1 -i images.webp -i "%f" -c:v libx264 -tune stillimage -c:a aac -pix_fmt yuv420p -shortest "%~nf.mp4"

for %%f in (*.mp3) do ffmpeg -loop 1 -i images.webp -i "%%f" -c:v libx264 -tune stillimage -c:a aac -pix_fmt yuv420p -shortest "%%~nf.mp4"

Add audio to video

By default, FFmpeg will only take one audio and one video stream. In your case that's taken from the first file only. You need to map the streams correctly:

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i input.mp3 -c copy -map 0:v:0 -map 1:a:0 output.mp4

Fast extraction with codec copy (recommended)

ffmpeg -i input_video.mp4 -vn -acodec copy output_audio.m4a

Re-encode to a specific format

ffmpeg -i input_video.mp4 -vn -acodec libmp3lame output_audio.mp3

Using the -map option

ffmpeg -i input_video.mp4 -map 0:a -acodec copy output_audio.m4a

Before you start, you can use ffprobe (included with FFmpeg) to inspect your file and see which audio codecs and streams are available: 'ffprobe input_video.mp4'

Separate Audio Tracks

ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i audio1.mp3 -i audio2.mp3 -map 0:v -map 1:a -map 2:a -c copy output.mp4

Meta Data

ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i audio1.mp3 -i audio2.mp3 -map 0:v -map 1:a -metadata:s:a:0 language=eng -map 2:a -metadata:s:a:1 language=spa -c copy output.mp4

##Extract Metadata (Song Titles)

If the audio tracks have embedded metadata (titles, artists), you can view them using ffprobe:

ffprobe -v error -show_entries format_tags=title,artist -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 input_video.mp4

Summary of Commands

Goal	Command
Quick Extract	ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vn -acodec copy output.aac
Convert to MP3	ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vn -c:a libmp3lame output.mp3
Trim Audio	ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 00:10 -to 00:20 -vn output.aac

*Note: If the video contains multiple audio tracks (e.g., voice, music), you may need to use -map 0:a:1 to select the second audio stream instead of the first. ##Extract Audio without Re-encoding (Fastest)

ffmpeg -i input_video.mp4 -vn -acodec copy output_audio.aac

-vn: Excludes the video stream. -acodec copy: Copies the audio directly.

##specific format like MP3, use:

ffmpeg -i input_video.mp4 -vn -c:a libmp3lame -q:a 2 output_audio.mp3

-c:a libmp3lame: Converts the audio to MP3.

##Extract Specific Time Segments (Compilation) video is a mix of talking and music

ffmpeg -i input_video.mp4 -ss 00:01:30 -to 00:05:00 -vn -c:a copy part1.aac

ffmpeg -i input_video.mp4 -ss 00:10:00 -to 00:15:00 -vn -c:a copy part2.aac

##Create a Compilation (Merge/Concat)

file 'part1.aac'
file 'part2.aac'

``bash
ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i list.txt -c copy output_compilation.aac

Mixing Audio

ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i audio1.mp3 -i audio2.mp3 -filter_complex "[1:a][2:a]amix=inputs=2[a]" -map 0:v -map "[a]" -c:v copy -shortest output.mp4

Issue Reporting

Issues regarding ffmpeg should be directed elsewhere. Issues are open only for install and uninstall process.

FFmpeg (Most Recommended) The most powerful and widely used open-source multimedia framework:

Basic conversion with static image

ffmpeg -loop 1 -i image.jpg -i audio.mp3 -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -b:a 192k -shortest output.mp4

With fade effects

ffmpeg -loop 1 -i image.jpg -i audio.mp3 -vf "fade=in:0:30,fade=out:st=60:d=5" -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -shortest output.mp4

Add waveform visualization

ffmpeg -i batrawali.mp3 -filter_complex "[0:a]showwaves=s=1280x720:mode=line,format=yuv420p[v]" -map "[v]" -map 0:a -c:v libx264 -c:a aac output.mp4

crossfade transition

ffmpeg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img001.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img002.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img003.jpg \
-loopslideshow transition 1 -t 3 -i img004.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img005.jpg \
-filter_complex \
"[1]fade=d=1:t=in:alpha=1,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS+2/TB[f0]; \
 [2]fade=d=1:t=in:alpha=1,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS+4/TB[f1]; \
 [3]fade=d=1:t=in:alpha=1,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS+6/TB[f2]; \
 [4]fade=d=1:t=in:alpha=1,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS+8/TB[f3]; \
 [0][f0]overlay[bg1];[bg1][f1]overlay[bg2];[bg2][f2]overlay[bg3]; \
 [bg3][f3]overlay,format=yuv420p[v]" -map "[v]" -r 25 output-crossfade.mp4

slideshow transition

ffmpeg -y \
	-loop 1 -t 32.5 -i /tmp/Ilb2mg/0.png \
	-loop 1 -t 32.5 -i /tmp/Ilb2mg/1.png \
	-loop 1 -t 32.5 -i /tmp/Ilb2mg/2.png \
	-filter_complex "
		[0][1]xfade=transition=fade:duration=0.5:offset=32[f1];
		[f1][2]xfade=transition=fade:duration=0.5:offset=64,format=yuv420p[v]
	" -map "[v]" \
	-movflags +faststart -r 25 /tmp/output/res.mp4

swipe transition

 ffmpeg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img001.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img002.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img003.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img004.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img005.jpg \
-filter_complex \
"[0][1]xfade=transition=slideleft:duration=0.5:offset=2.5[f0]; \
[f0][2]xfade=transition=slideleft:duration=0.5:offset=5[f1]; \
[f1][3]xfade=transition=slideleft:duration=0.5:offset=7.5[f2]; \
[f2][4]xfade=transition=slideleft:duration=0.5:offset=10[f3]" \
-map "[f3]" -r 25 -pix_fmt yuv420p -vcodec libx264 output-swipe.mp4

multiple different transitions

ffmpeg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img001.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img002.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img003.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img004.jpg \
-loop 1 -t 3 -i img005.jpg \
-filter_complex \
"[0][1]xfade=transition=circlecrop:duration=0.5:offset=2.5[f0]; \
[f0][2]xfade=transition=smoothleft:duration=0.5:offset=5[f1]; \
[f1][3]xfade=transition=pixelize:duration=0.5:offset=7.5[f2]; \
[f2][4]xfade=transition=hblur:duration=0.5:offset=10[f3]" \
-map "[f3]" -r 25 -pix_fmt yuv420p -vcodec libx264 output-swipe-custom.mp4

meltdown

melt \
	image2.jpg out=824 \
	image3.jpg out=824 \
	-mix 12 -mixer luma \
	image4.jpg out=812 \
	-mix 12 -mixer luma \
	-consumer avformat:/res.mp4 frame_rate_num=25 width=1920 height=1080 sample_aspect_num=1 sample_aspect_den=1

Full list of Xfade filters

fade
wipeleft
wiperight
wipeup
wipedown
slideleft
slideright
slideup
slidedown
circlecrop
rectcrop
distance
fadeblack
fadewhite
radial
smoothleft
smoothright
smoothup
smoothdown
circleopen
circleclose
vertopen
vertclose
horzopen
horzclose
dissolve
pixelize
diagtl
diagtr
diagbl
diagbr
hlslice
hrslice
vuslice
vdslice
hblur
fadegrays
wipetl
wipetr
wipebl
wipebr
squeezeh
squeezev
zoomin

Template Circular/Avectorscope

ffmpeg -i audio.mp3 -filter_complex "color=c=black:s=1280x720:r=30[bg];[0:a]avectorscope=s=720x720:m=circular:colors=white:zoom=1.5,format=rgba[sw];[bg][sw]overlay=x=(W-w)/2:y=(H-h)/2:shortest=1,format=yuv420p[outv]" -map "[outv]" -map 0:a -c:v libx264 -c:a copy -shortest output_black.mp4

Template Showwaves

ffmpeg -i audio.mp3 -filter_complex "color=c=black:s=1280x720:r=30[bg];[0:a]showwaves=s=1280x200:mode=cline[wave];[bg][wave]overlay=y=H-h:shortest=1,format=yuv420p[outv]" -map "[outv]" -map 0:a -c:v libx264 -c:a copy -shortest output_black.mp4

Template Showspectrum

ffmpeg -i audio.mp3 -filter_complex "color=c=black:s=1280x720:r=30[bg];[0:a]showspectrum=s=1280x400:mode=combined[v];[bg][v]overlay=y=H-h:shortest=1,format=yuv420p[outv]" -map "[outv]" -map 0:a -c:v libx264 -c:a copy -shortest output_black.mp4

ffmpeg -i [AUDIO_FILE] -filter_complex "color=c=black:s=[WIDTH]x[HEIGHT]:r=30[bg];[0:a][WAVEFORM_FILTER] [wave];[bg][wave]overlay=(W-w)/2:(H-h)/2:shortest=1,format=yuv420p[outv]" -map "[outv]" -map 0:a -c:v libx264 -c:a copy -shortest [OUTPUT].mp4

Description:

[WAVEFORM_FILTER]: showwaves/showspectrum/avectorscope with its parameters
[WIDTH]x[HEIGHT]: video resolution (e.g., 1280x720, 1920x1080)
[AUDIO_FILE]: input audio file
[OUTPUT]: output file name

Template 1: Basic with Image

ffmpeg -loop 1 -i [BACKGROUND_IMAGE] -i [AUDIO_FILE] -filter_complex "[1:a]showwaves=s=[WIDTH]x[HEIGHT]:mode=[MODE]:colors=[COLOR1]|[COLOR2][wave];[0:v]scale=[WIDTH]:[HEIGHT][bg]; [bg][wave]overlay=shortest=1[outv]" -map "[outv]" -map 1:a -c:v libx264 -shortest [OUTPUT].mp4

Template 2: Without Image (Solid Background)

ffmpeg -i [AUDIO_FILE] -filter_complex "showwaves=s=[WIDTH]x[HEIGHT]:mode=[MODE]:colors=[COLORS],format=yuv420p[v]" -map "[v]" -map 0:a -c:v libx264 -c:a copy [OUTPUT].mp4

Customizable Parameters:

MODE: line, cline, p2p, bar
COLORS: white, cyan, yellow, red, green, blue, or combination (e.g., white|green|red)
WIDTH x HEIGHT: 1280x720, 1920x1080, 640x360, etc.

Add Visual On-Screen Title with Duration

ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 input.mp4

ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 -sexagesimal myvideo.mp4

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "drawtext=text='Your Video ```

*Title':fontfile='/path/to/font.ttf':fontsize=50:fontcolor=white:x=(main_w-text_w)/2:y=50:enable='between(t,0,10)'" -c:a copy output_with_title.mp4

## Adding an On-Screen Timer/Timestamp Overlay

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "drawtext=fontfile=/path/to/font.ttf:text='%{pts:gmtime:1:%%H:%%M:%%S}':fontcolor=white:fontsize=24:x=10:y=10" -c:a copy output_timer.mp4


## Add Title to Video Metadata

ffmpeg -i Hampura.mp4 -c copy -metadata title="Your Video Title" output_with_metadata.mp4


## Manually Set Output Video Duration

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c copy -t 60 output_60_seconds.mp4


## Extending a Video with Blank Duration (concat)

ffmpeg -f lavfi -i color=c=black:s=1920x1080:d=5 -f lavfi -i anullsrc:channel_layout=stereo:sample_rate=44100 -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p blank.mp4

Create a text file (mylist.txt) listing your files:

file 'input.mp4' file 'blank.mp4'

ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i mylist.txt -c copy output.mp4


## YCgCo color matrix and Full Color Range, which are non-standard for most video editing workflows. By using setparams and format=yuv420p, you manually forced the video to use the BT.709 standard, which is what YouTube and your script's filters (like hue and overlay) expect.

ffmpeg -i YCgCo.mp4 -vf "colorspace=all=bt709:irange=tv:ispace=bt709:itp=bt709,format=yuv420p" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -c:a copy anime_loop_fixed.mp4

ffmpeg -i YCgCo.mp4 -vf "colorspace=all=bt709:trc=bt709:primary=bt709:space=bt709,format=yuv420p" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -c:a copy anime_loop_fixed.mp4

ffmpeg -i YCgCo.mp4 -vf "setparams=color_primaries=bt709:color_trc=bt709:colorspace=bt709,format=yuv420p" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -c:a copy anime_loop_fixed.mp4

Provide feedback

Saved searches

Use saved searches to filter your results more quickly

RETIRED

ffmpeg Install Package

About

Alternative Sources

Hardware Support

The Basic Command

Explanation of arguments:

Troubleshooting (If the command fails)

Batch Convert Multiple MP3s

Add audio to video

Fast extraction with codec copy (recommended)

Re-encode to a specific format

Using the -map option

Separate Audio Tracks

Meta Data

Mixing Audio

Issue Reporting

Basic conversion with static image

With fade effects

Add waveform visualization

crossfade transition

slideshow transition

swipe transition

multiple different transitions

meltdown

Full list of Xfade filters

Template Circular/Avectorscope

Template Showwaves

Template Showspectrum

Template 1: Basic with Image

Template 2: Without Image (Solid Background)

Add Visual On-Screen Title with Duration

FilesExpand file tree

FFMPEG.md

Latest commit

History

FFMPEG.md

File metadata and controls

RETIRED

ffmpeg Install Package

About

Alternative Sources

Hardware Support

The Basic Command

Explanation of arguments:

Troubleshooting (If the command fails)

Batch Convert Multiple MP3s

Add audio to video

Fast extraction with codec copy (recommended)

Re-encode to a specific format

Using the -map option

Separate Audio Tracks

Meta Data

Mixing Audio

Issue Reporting

Basic conversion with static image

With fade effects

Add waveform visualization

crossfade transition

slideshow transition

swipe transition

multiple different transitions

meltdown

Full list of Xfade filters

Template Circular/Avectorscope

Template Showwaves

Template Showspectrum

Template 1: Basic with Image

Template 2: Without Image (Solid Background)

Add Visual On-Screen Title with Duration