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FFmpeg 2.8.17 'Feynman' 2.8.17 was released on 2020-07-07. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 2.8 release branch, which was cut from master on 2015-09-05. Mpeg To Mp4 Converter free download - FLV to AVI MPEG WMV 3GP MP4 iPod Converter, Free MP4 to AVI Converter, Free MP4 Video Converter, and many more programs. I accidentally ran into this rather funny, third party, YouTube hosted, movie that explains how to extract the MPEG from a Video CD (VCD) in a BIN image file, and I felt like sharing my find. Now, whether the VCD content is located in a BIN, ISO or other image file doesn't really matter. The principle is the same.
- MPEG is an efferent video formats family with lossy audio and video streams compression. It’s an industry standard for DVD disks and players, digital television broadcasting (including cable TV channels). If you plan to watch converted YouTube videos on your TV set, you should check your TV specification and learn if you need to convert to MPEG2 or MPEG4 output file. Freemake YouTube MPG converter can help to get both extensions.
- To watch YouTube MPEG files on a DVD player, we recommend selecting the DVD quality option. Please don’t pick an HD quality. You won’t be able to watch YouTube in HD quality on DVD because DVD standard doesn’t support high definition video playback. Alternatively, you may send your YouTube videos onto a DVD disc using our DVD burner software.
- Advanced users can adjust conversion settings manually. Let’s see how to convert YouTube to MPEG with custom settings. At step #3 instead of using a list of ready templates, you need to click a small blue gear sing which is located right below a preset drop-down list. MPEG preset editor will open in a new window. Here you can customize all conversion settings such as a frame size, a frame rate, a video codec, a bitrate, an audio codec, and audio channels.
- Freemake YouTube to MPEG converter app uses one-pass encoding to change online YouTube videos to MPEG format, it means that you get your videos as quickly as possible. However, please note that if you convert long YouTube records like 1, 2, or 3 hour-long, it might take some time to perform the transcoding.
- With Freemake tool, you can convert any YouTube content to MPEG including YouTube music clips, animated cartoons, short funny videos and YouTube films.
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Get packages & executable files
FFmpeg only provides source code. Below are some links that provide it already compiled and ready to go.
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Get the Sources
You can retrieve the source code through Git by using the command:
FFmpeg has always been a very experimental and developer-driven project. It is a key component in many multimedia projects and has new features added constantly. Development branch snapshots work really well 99% of the time so people are not afraid to use them.
Git Repositories
Since FFmpeg is developed with Git, multiple repositories from developers and groups of developers are available.
| Clone URL | Description |
|---|---|
| Main FFmpeg Git repository | |
| https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-web | Main ffmpeg.org website repository |
| https://git.ffmpeg.org/fateserver | fate.ffmpeg.org server software repository |
| Mirrors | |
| Mirror of the main repository | |
| Mirror of the website repository | |
| Mirror of the FATE server repository | |
Releases
Approximately every 6 months the FFmpeg project makes a new major release. Between major releases point releases will appear that add important bug fixes but no new features. Note that these releases are intended for distributors and system integrators. Users that wish to compile from source themselves are strongly encouraged to consider using the development branch (see above), this is the only version on which FFmpeg developers actively work. The release branches only cherry pick selected changes from the development branch, which therefore receives much more and much faster bug fixes such as additional features and security patches.
FFmpeg 4.3.1 '4:3'
4.3.1 was released on 2020-07-11. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 4.3 release branch, which was cut from master on 2020-06-08.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 4.2.4 'Ada'
4.2.4 was released on 2020-07-09. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 4.2 release branch, which was cut from master on 2019-07-21.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 4.1.6 'al-Khwarizmi'
4.1.6 was released on 2020-07-05. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 4.1 release branch, which was cut from master on 2018-11-02.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 4.0.6 'Wu'
4.0.6 was released on 2020-07-03. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 4.0 release branch, which was cut from master on 2018-04-16.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 3.4.8 'Cantor'
3.4.8 was released on 2020-07-04. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 3.4 release branch, which was cut from master on 2017-10-11.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 3.2.15 'Hypatia'
3.2.15 was released on 2020-07-02. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 3.2 release branch, which was cut from master on 2016-10-26.
It includes the following library versions:
FFmpeg 2.8.17 'Feynman'
2.8.17 was released on 2020-07-07. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 2.8 release branch, which was cut from master on 2015-09-05. Amongst lots of other changes, it includes all changes from ffmpeg-mt, libav master of 2015-08-28, libav 11 as of 2015-08-28.
It includes the following library versions:
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Old Releases
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Older versions are available at the Old Releases page.