Making and Sharing Video Files With FFMPEG

Tuesday September 15 7:00PM

In the new Whammy! Location 1200 N. Alvarado Street

FFMPEG is a free open-source tool running "under the hood" of many popular video players and websites (YouTube, etc.). In this introductory course, you'll learn to edit, share, and reformat video files with FFMPEG instead of buying expensive video editing software. An introductory course open to all levels, ideal for archivists, artists, and caretakers of home movies.

The workshop includes:

A fun and playful introduction to using the command line, which is a direct way to access your computer’s tools.

A step-by-step walkthrough for downloading and setting up FFMPEG on your computer

Detailed instructions and walkthroughs of some basic commands to:

Make a test video file from nothing
Convert video files between "lossless" and "lossy" compression formats
Trim files
Combine two or more files
Convert video files into gifs!

Other cool tools, tips, and essential resources for advanced FFMPEG uses!

Please bring a computer - Mac and Windows both work!

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