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Mathew Georghiou and Joanie Cunningham

VIDEO EDITING — Learn how to modify hundreds or thousands of videos with just a few keystrokes using the free FFmpeg app.

This is the quickest, fastest, and most useful introduction to FFmpeg.

Convert landscape to portrait, portrait to landscape, crop, scale, or trim, change bitrate, add overlays, watermarks, or frames, add subtitles, combine videos or add intros and outros, and more.

Yes, it’s all possible with just a few keystrokes using a magical app called FFmpeg.

FFmpeg is free to use and we’ll show you how in minutes.

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VIDEO EDITING — Learn how to modify hundreds or thousands of videos with just a few keystrokes using the free FFmpeg app.

This is the quickest, fastest, and most useful introduction to FFmpeg.

Convert landscape to portrait, portrait to landscape, crop, scale, or trim, change bitrate, add overlays, watermarks, or frames, add subtitles, combine videos or add intros and outros, and more.

Yes, it’s all possible with just a few keystrokes using a magical app called FFmpeg.

FFmpeg is free to use and we’ll show you how in minutes.

Save Time and Money

We developed this video editing course to help save you hundreds or even thousands of hours of time when working with videos.

If you’re spending time repurposing videos for multiple social media platforms and other purposes, this course is for you.

Watch the course video to see this in action.

Win New Clients or a Promotion

You will gain a valuable skill that can help you win new clients, new jobs, or earn a promotion. Very few video editors have this skill.

Super-Fast Learning

This course is designed to get you using FFmpeg video editing as quickly as possible. There are no deep technical concepts to learn or quizzes to test your knowledge.

In less than one hour, we’ll show you how to use FFmpeg— a magical video app that can save you thousands and thousands of dollars on production costs.

And the FFmpeg app is completely free— it’s open-source software. And you can run it on a new or old computer.

Why is FFmpeg so amazing?

Let’s say you have a video that is in landscape format and you want to convert it to portrait.

What most people do is import the video into a video editing program, like Adobe Premier, Davinci Resolve, or iMovie, make some adjustments, and then republish. It’s pretty easy, no problem.

But what if you have several videos to edit? What if you have dozens of videos? What if you have hundreds or thousands of videos?

Now it’s a problem.

You’ll have to grind through hours and hours of time trying to repeat the process or spend hours trying to learn about special scripting features that may or may not be available in your video editing app.

That’s what we used to do - until we discovered FFmpeg.

With FFmpeg, we can copy and paste the command we need - then boom let it run.

Hundreds of videos can be processed at the same time with just a few keystrokes.  We can walk away and come back when it’s done. Or move the window to the background while we work on other tasks.

Scripts That Are Ready to Use

In this course, we have collected the most commonly needed video processing functions. And we provide you with the exact commands that you can copy and paste.

We also include an explainer video for every command to make it super-easy to understand.

We've Done All the Work For You

It took us a lot of time and effort to research, test, and organize the content for this course. Because, when you first look at FFmpeg, it’s very intimidating.

There’s no nice user interface to make it easy.  And most people who use FFmpeg tend to be highly technical, so the few guides and YouTube videos that are available on the Internet are not easy to follow.

This is why most people have never even heard of FFmpeg and why they are missing out on its amazing features.

We’re both engineers who've been in the tech industry for over 25 years and it took us a lot of time to figure it all out.

But you don’t have to.  We’ve made it so easy with step-by-step instructions, that you’ll be processing your first video within 30 minutes or less. We even designed the course so you don’t have to go through all of it. You can pick and choose the commands you need whenever you need them.

Become An Instant Expert

This video editing course is designed for people who want to immediately start using FFmpeg to process videos.

It’s not designed to teach you heavy technical concepts and jargon.

You will soon feel like a video editing expert who can process thousands of videos with a few keystrokes while having a cup of coffee, relaxing as FFmpeg does all the work for you.

Watch the course video to see this in action.

Let’s get started.

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Learning objectives

  • The quickest, easiest, and most useful introduction to the free ffmpeg app.
  • Learn how to modify hundreds or thousands of videos with just a few keystrokes.
  • Landscape, portrait, crop, scale, trim, combine, add overlays, frames, and subtitles, change bitrate, and more.
  • Best practices and batch video processing.

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Explores video editing techniques using the FFmpeg app, which is standard in the industry
Teaches how to modify videos with just a few keystrokes, saving time and effort
Develops skills in video editing, which are core for content creators and marketers
Provides ready-to-use scripts for common video editing tasks, making it easy for beginners
Covers batch processing, which is useful for editing multiple videos simultaneously

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Ffmpeg batch video processing guide

According to the course design, learners are expected to find this program a quick and practical introduction to FFmpeg. It aims to save users hundreds to thousands of hours by enabling batch modification of videos for various platforms. The course is structured to be highly accessible, providing ready-to-use scripts and avoiding deep technical concepts. This focus makes it suitable for those seeking immediate application and efficiency in video editing tasks, rather than theoretical understanding. It's designed to turn users into instant FFmpeg experts for common operations like conversion, cropping, scaling, and adding overlays.
Prioritizes practical use over theoretical knowledge.
"I need a course that gets straight to practical usage, not complex theories."
"The course seems to focus on 'how to do it' rather than 'why it works,' which is what I'm after."
"It's designed to help me immediately start processing videos, which aligns with my goals."
Designed to make complex FFmpeg accessible to non-technical users.
"I was intimidated by FFmpeg, but the course is structured to be super easy to follow."
"It seems perfect for someone who just wants to use FFmpeg without diving deep into the technical jargon."
"The promise of getting started with video processing in under 30 minutes is very appealing."
Provides practical, copy-and-paste commands for immediate use.
"I appreciate that the course provides exact commands; it's a huge time-saver."
"Getting ready-made scripts for common video operations makes FFmpeg much less daunting."
"The explainer videos for each command seem incredibly helpful for quick understanding."
Aims to significantly save time through batch video processing.
"I'm looking forward to processing hundreds of videos at once, saving so much time."
"It promises to help me repurpose content for social media much more efficiently."
"The ability to automate repetitive video tasks is exactly what I need for my workflow."
Not suitable for those seeking a deep technical understanding of FFmpeg.
"I'm aware this course isn't for learning deep technical concepts, which might be a drawback for some advanced users."
"It's great for quick tasks, but I might need to look elsewhere for a more comprehensive understanding of FFmpeg's intricacies."
"I hope it provides enough context, even if it skips the heavy technical details, so I can adapt commands later."

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in FFmpeg | Batch Modify Thousands of Videos Quickly and Easily with these activities:
Review your notes
Prepare for this course by reviewing your notes from any previous courses on video editing.
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  • Review your syllabus and schedule
  • Review your own notes
Watch tutorials on FFmpeg
Supplement your understanding of FFmpeg by watching tutorials on specific editing techniques or advanced features.
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  • Search for tutorials on FFmpeg
  • Choose a tutorial that aligns with your learning objectives
  • Watch the tutorial and take notes
  • Practice the techniques demonstrated in the tutorial
Organize your FFmpeg resources
Establish a structured system for organizing your FFmpeg-related resources, such as code snippets, notes, and tutorials.
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  • Gather all of your FFmpeg-related materials
  • Decide on a logical file structure
  • Create folders and subfolders to organize your materials
  • Consider using a tool like Evernote or OneNote for organization
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Experiment with FFmpeg commands
Deepen your understanding of FFmpeg's capabilities by experimenting with different commands and observing their effects on video files.
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  • Identify a specific video editing task you want to accomplish
  • Research FFmpeg commands related to that task
  • Experiment with different command variations
  • Analyze the results and adjust your commands accordingly
Create a video tutorial
Enhance your understanding of FFmpeg by creating a video tutorial on how to use it for basic video editing tasks.
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  • Choose a specific video editing task
  • Plan your tutorial
  • Create a script for your tutorial
  • Record your video tutorial
  • Share your video tutorial with others
Use FFmpeg to process multiple videos
Enhance your efficiency by practicing how to use FFmpeg to process multiple video files simultaneously or in batches.
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  • Gather multiple video files
  • Identify common editing tasks that can be applied to all the videos
  • Use FFmpeg commands to batch process the videos
  • Verify that the processed videos meet your requirements
Contribute to open-source FFmpeg projects
Deepen your understanding of FFmpeg by contributing to its development and learning from other experts in the field.
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  • Identify potential open-source FFmpeg projects to contribute to
  • Review the project documentation and code
  • Identify a specific area where you can contribute
  • Submit a pull request with your proposed changes

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