diff --git a/docs/help/ffmpeg.md b/docs/help/ffmpeg.md index ccdc64a6..4678de3f 100644 --- a/docs/help/ffmpeg.md +++ b/docs/help/ffmpeg.md @@ -1,34 +1,36 @@ +# FFmpeg + FFmpeg is required for thumbnail previews and playback features on audio and video files. FFmpeg is a free Open Source project dedicated to the handling of multimedia (video, audio, etc) files. For more information, see their official website at [ffmpeg.org](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). -# Installation on Windows -## Prebuilt Binaries -Pre-built binaries from trusted sources are available on the [FFmpeg website](https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html#build-windows). +## Installation on Windows +### Prebuilt Binaries +Pre-built binaries from trusted sources are available on the [FFmpeg website](https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html#build-windows). To install: -To install: 1. Download 7z or zip file and extract it (right click > Extract All) 2. Move extracted contents to a unique folder (i.e; `c:\ffmpeg` or `c:\Program Files\ffmpeg`) 3. Add FFmpeg to your PATH + 1. Go to "Edit the system environment variables" 2. Under "User Variables", select "Path" then edit 3. Click new and add `\bin` (e.g; `c:\ffmpeg\bin` or `c:\Program Files\ffmpeg\bin`) 4. Click okay -## Package Managers +### Package Managers FFmpeg is also available from: 1. WinGet (`winget install ffmpeg`) 2. Scoop (`scoop install main/ffmpeg`) 3. Chocolatey (`choco install ffmpeg-full`) -# Installation on Mac -## Homebrew -FFmpeg is available via [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) and can be installed via; +## Installation on Mac +### Homebrew +FFmpeg is available via [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) and can be installed via: `brew install ffmpeg` -# Installation on Linux -## Package Managers -FFmpeg may be installed by default on some Linux distributions, but if not, it is available via your distro's package manager of choice; +## Installation on Linux +### Package Managers +FFmpeg may be installed by default on some Linux distributions, but if not, it is available via your distro's package manager of choice: 1. Debian/Ubuntu (`sudo apt install ffmpeg`) 2. Fedora (`sudo dnf install ffmpeg-free`)