

There are various FFmpeg commands that could help resolve an issue and/or change the output, but the majority I won’t mention here. It’s important to mention this is a very basic ‘how to’ blog post, which focuses on the basic use of FFmpeg to handle the conversion tasks. So for example you can have MPEG-4 video in both MP4 and MOV files, accompanied by audio, such as AAC and PCM. So before I begin with the instructions, I will quickly mention that MOV, MP4 and WEBM are containers.


If possible, I try and keep a backup of the original video files that are important to me. Personally I avoid converting files when I can, in an attempt to preserve quality. Please note: Please view this blog post as a beginners guide and starting place to help you learn the basics. Warning: You download and use FFmpeg or any other application and file at your own risk. This blog post tells you how to convert and resize MOV and MP4 video files to GIF or WEBM and vice versa.
