FFmpeg is often confused with a codec, but the reality is that it is a multimedia framework. By framework, we mean that it contains codecs, tools, and programs that allow you to convert, record, and manipulate audio and video files. It is so incredibly good and efficient that many known applications already use it for their work as VLC, Handbrake, and so on.

What is the problem with FFmpeg? It has no graphical interface and everything has to be done from the terminal. And the process can get complicated. Anyway, the community brings us programs like MystiQ that provides a graphical interface to FFmpeg.

But the reality is that we come with something else. FFmpeg has a very active development and that’s why it is always improving and adding features focused on speed. So it is convenient to have the latest version available.

Install the latest version of FFmpeg

To avoid any kind of problems, uninstall FFmpeg if you have it installed.

sudo apt autoremove --purge ffmpeg

Then create a folder where the new version of FFmpeg will be located. I will install it in /opt/ but you can choose another one.

sudo mkdir -p /opt/ffmpeg

Now access it,

cd /opt/ffmpeg

Inside the folder, we proceed to download the latest version of FFmpeg that at the time of writing this post is 4.3.2

sudo wget -c https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
--2020-09-24 16:00:35-- https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
Resolving johnvansickle.com (johnvansickle.com)… 107.180.57.212
Connecting to johnvansickle.com (johnvansickle.com)|107.180.57.212|:443… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 206 Partial Content
Length: 38599740 (37M), 19102780 (18M) remaining [application/x-xz]
Saving to: ‘ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz’
ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz 100%[+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++==========================================>] 36.81M 258KB/s in 8m 20s
2020-09-24 16:08:59 (37.3 KB/s) - ‘ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz’ saved [38599740/38599740]

Now decompress the package:

sudo tar xvf ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz

Then access the generated folder and install the binaries on the system:

cd ffmpeg-4.3.2-amd64-static/
sudo ln -s "${PWD}/ffmpeg" /usr/local/bin/
sudo ln -s "${PWD}/ffprobe" /usr/local/bin/

And with this FFmpeg will be ready and installed.

ffmpeg -version
ffmpeg version 4.3.2-static https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/ Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 8 (Debian 8.3.0-6)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-static --disable-debug --disable-ffplay --disable-indev=sndio --disable-outdev=sndio --cc=gcc --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-gmp --enable-libgme --enable-gray --enable-libaom --enable-libfribidi --enable-libass --enable-libvmaf --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-librubberband --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libsrt --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libdav1d --enable-libxvid --enable-libzvbi --enable-libzimg
libavutil 56. 51.100 / 56. 51.100
libavcodec 58. 91.100 / 58. 91.100
libavformat 58. 45.100 / 58. 45.100
libavdevice 58. 10.100 / 58. 10.100
libavfilter 7. 85.100 / 7. 85.100
libswscale 5. 7.100 / 5. 7.100
libswresample 3. 7.100 / 3. 7.100
libpostproc 55. 7.100 / 55. 7.100

Conclusion

FFmpeg is a valuable tool in Linux, although it also has versions for other systems. But the truth is that in Linux is where we can know all the backgrounds of this tool. Today you have learned how to install the latest version in Ubuntu 20.04 / Debian 10 / CentOS.

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MystiQ harnesses the full power of FFmpeg

MystiQ is a front-end for FFmpeg, that is, it is a powerful multimedia (audio and video) file converter. It supports many formats including the most popular ones like Avi, MKV, MP4, Mp3, and others.

Many features make it a very interesting application, but one of them is that it is made entirely with QT5. This guarantees elegance and integration, especially with the Plasma desktop environment.

So, MystiQ features an intuitive graphical interface and a rich set of presets to help you convert media files within a few clicks

On the other hand, MystiQ is available for many Linux distributions like Arch Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE with precompiled packages. However, it also has a version for Windows and soon for macOS.

Main features of this Video Converter for Linux

Some of the main characteristics of this application are the following:

• MystiQ has a clean and elegant graphic interface. This thanks to a careful design where the work and the non-distraction of the user are prioritized.
• It is Open-source. The application is released under the GPL license which makes it quite flexible and with source code available.
• Cross-platform. With versions for Windows and Linux, it can be installed in most of the current computers.
• It supports a lot of multimedia formats. This will not be a limitation for the user.
• MystiQ is translated into many languages so that it is even easier to use and can reach many different people.

So let’s install it.

Install MytiQ Video converter on Linux

From the application website, we have a section dedicated to facilitating the installation. We can access it from this link.

There you will find the packages and instructions for each of the supported distributions. However, we will also find a distributed version in AppImage.

Once you install it, when you run it you will see the following:

As you can see the application is quite simple to use, but it also incorporates a user manual.

So, enjoy it.

Conclusion

Having a media file converter is often necessary for us. Well, today, you met MystiQ and I’m excited about the project. It looks elegant, simple to use and made with state of the art technology.

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