--- title: 'My FFmpeg Setup' url: 'https://test-videos.co.uk/posts/my-ffmpeg-setup' markdown: 'https://test-videos.co.uk/posts/my-ffmpeg-setup.md' date: '2017-02-17' description: "So during making some guides, I thought to myself; I use a rather specific setup and not everyone will be the same and most likely be confused by what I'm going on about. So maybe I should tell everyone how I've got FFmpeg setup and it might just make life easier for those reading any guides on this site. Quick" --- # My FFmpeg Setup 17 *Feb* #### [My FFmpeg Setup](https://test-videos.co.uk/posts/my-ffmpeg-setup) So during making some guides, I thought to myself; I use a rather specific setup and not everyone will be the same and most likely be confused by what I'm going on about. So maybe I should tell everyone how I've got FFmpeg setup and it might just make life easier for those reading any guides on this site. ### Quick Guide - I [download FFmpeg for Windows](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html "FFmpeg Download Page") - Extract the contents of that file using [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/download.html "7-Zip Download Page"), of course you can use whatever you like. - Move the main `ffmpeg.exe` binary file, (you will find it in the bin folder) to any folder you like, I use `C:\FFmpeg`. and well that's pretty much it, you're good to go! Then all batch files I create end up in the `C:\FFmpeg` folder, this means that when ffmpeg is called from the script, it calls it from the same location as the script itself, this also makes your scripts slightly more portable by packaging FFmpeg with it, although you probably shouldn't do this unless it's for personal uses. Remember you don't have to have this same setup, it's just how I do it and may help in understanding how it all works. ### Add a comment [ Next Post](https://test-videos.co.uk/posts/a-quick-h264-guide) [Previous Post ](https://test-videos.co.uk/posts/bigbuckbunny-mp4) #### Search #### Some Text Widget Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna. --- ## Navigation - Parent: [The Blog](https://test-videos.co.uk/posts.md) - Previous: [H.264 Encoding In FFmpeg](https://test-videos.co.uk/posts/a-quick-h264-guide.md) - Next: [Making the Big Buck Bunny MP4s](https://test-videos.co.uk/posts/bigbuckbunny-mp4.md)