Command

• Install (deprecated after HomeBrew 2.x)

brew install ffmpeg --with-fdk-aac --with-ffplay --with-freetype --with-libass --with-libquvi --with-libvorbis --with-libvpx --with-opus --with-x265

• List codecs

ffmpeg -codecs

• List encoders

ffmpeg -encoders

• Check specific decoder

ffmpeg -h decoder=aac

• List formats

ffmpeg -formats

• List input devices on OS X

ffmpeg -f avfoundation -list_devices true -i ""

• Record webcam toMPGformat

ffmpeg -f avfoundation -i "0" -s 1280x720 -r 30 out.mpg

• Start ffserver (Deprecated after 2018)

ffserver -f ffserver.conf

• Record webcam and push to ffserver with 8090 port

ffmpeg -f avfoundation -i "0" http://localhost:8090/feed1.ffm

• Play media with ffplay on debug mode

ffplay -v debug out.mpg

• Record webcam and encode to playlist

ffmpeg -re -f avfoundation -i "0" -hls_list_size 5 -hls_allow_cache 0 -hls_segment_filename ./segments/live%03d.ts -hls_base_url segments/ live.m3u8

• Print stream information

ffmpeg -hide_banner -i input.mp4

• Print stream detail information

ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_format -show_streams input.mp4