Tag: #ffprobe
2 articles
The Difference and Role of ffmpeg / ffprobe / ffplay
Understand the three FFmpeg CLI tools: ffprobe for media inspection, ffmpeg for conversion and encoding, ffplay for playback and testing. When to use each.
Inspecting Metadata and Stream Information with ffprobe
Inspect video/audio metadata with ffprobe: codecs, resolution, frame rate, bitrate, and stream info. Covers JSON output and combining with jq for scripting.